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Excellent for the price, same German steel as Wusthof knivesJul 11, 2011
By Maxwell
It's sharp out of the box, but not literally "razor sharp" I guess I will try to sharpen it with a ceramic fine sharpener, to have the real "razor sharp"
X50CrMoV15 - German steel. Very stain resistant. Other than that not much to speak of. The cryptic X50CrMoV15 stands for 0.5% carbon, the other 15% is composed of 14% or 14.5% of Cr, some Mo and V. I don't know who in German marketing came up with the idea to use X for Carbon, in periodic table it's C. 0.5% C content means, by definition X50CrMoV15 isn't a high carbon steel, despite of some marketing claims. In fact it has less C content compared to 440C steel. However, it's plenty tough and resists corrosion well. If you don't want to bother maintaining your knives this is a good choice. Except for the low edge holding ability of course. In the end, you end up sharpening it a lot more often, so low maintenance statement is really arguable. Used by Wusthof, Victorinix and others in their high end knives. Ref - X50CrMoV15 Steel Composition.
HRC 55: Very hard steel (e.g. a higher quality knife blade): ( Hardened High Speed Carbon and Tool Steels such as M2, W2, O1, and D2, as well as many of the newer powder metallurgy Stainless Steels such as S30V, 154CM, CPM-M4, ZDP-189 , etc.
downside: made in China, but Hey, for the price and the German material, is not a big deal, as long as you sharpen it once received, for sharpening advise check [...]
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Outstanding Bargain!May 06, 2010
By Jesse Rosenquist
This knife is a complete pleasure to use. The santoku design works as advertised to keep food from sticking, but I mainly enjoy the quality and heft of this sturdy blade. Super sharp and nice handle. My next purchase will be the Surge Chef's Knife.
 Good for the priceNov 24, 2011
By Foodie1
"Foodie1"
I have quite a few Kleve knives, including the 8" chef. I would say that this 7" Santoku is good for around $12, but not more. It's nicely made and cuts well, but isn't as easy to "rock" (when chopping) as the chef knife. I think this is not so with all santoku knives, just this one - the edge is not arched, but is flat and then curved. It's ok to chop vegetation, but it's not really stick-free, personally I don't see any difference from the dimple-free blades. Generally I prefer the Kleve chef knife, except that it has the full bolster. I think this knife's half-bolster is a better design.
The 5" santoku version is very weird- too small to chop, like a chef, but too large to pare... weird. Maybe an occasional garlic or shallot chop?
My perception of knives changed, after I tried some higher end knives, like Shun at that snobby store (sur-la-table). But I can't afford those.
Glad that I made this purchaseDec 12, 2010
By Judy
I've been wanting to get a Santoku Knife for quite a while, but finally decided on this one. The price was great and when I received it I was very satisfied with it. I wish I had gotten it sooner!!! Now I am going to check out the rest of their line of knives.
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