Dalstrong Giftable Hybrid Cleaver & Chef Knife-8"- 'The Crixus' - Delta Wolf Series - Ultra-Thin & Zero Friction Blade Steel-Black Titanium Nitride Coating-Camo Handle w/Sheath

At first I was super leary and thought that I was going to have to buy another knife way sooner than not. The knife was super sharp right out of the box/sheath. The sheath itself is well crafted and hold up well. However the button strap to hold the knife in has to be in a place that is rather inconvenient ams compromises the durability of the sheath itself. Back to the knife itself. Please understand that I work fine dining high volume and run a profesional hot hot line. Pictures will follow if allowed after this is posted. The handle is super comfortable, at least for my smaller hands. Also very well built. It's held up to a lot of heat and constant up and down on the cutting board. Never has it been in a dishwasher! The blade stays pretty damn sharp. I can ALMOST get paper thin cuts of steak, or even tomatoes. Maybe it's because I cook 100 or so steaks aside from sandwiches and salads, but I do find myself using my steel much more often than ide like to. I've used this knife to make cuts from simple bread slicing (if it's sharp it cuts a Baggett like butter), to chopping vegetables and butchering smaller bones. Fish cuts, and technical meat cuts like in tar tar. I've set it to a stone 2 times for a total of 5 min in the 3 months I've had it. It's been knocked onto the floor 2 times and it's held up like an old school Tonka truck. It is a little on the heavy side and took a couple weeks to get used to. Not to mention learning how to use the angles this specific blade offers. And it's totally how well the user knows the cuts, given that it has something like a 2° bevel. Don't expect the lower half of the steel to stay pretty as it WILL gain character if it is the black blade. 17 years in a kitchen and this is the first Dalestrong I've really used and the first I've owned. I'm quite impressed thus far. Enough that I'm going to purchase a couple more styles I'm the wolf series. All in all, it was a killer good investment!

Comfortable to hold. Weight is nice. Really sharp.

He absolutely loves it! I got this for him for Christmas and he uses it just about every time he cooks. This is SHARP. It has cut the case for it once already. Excellent quality, will buy from again when looking for knives!

Excelente producto. Lo recomiendo

My son is the grilling man and bought this knife for his birthday! Very solid, sharp and comfortable to use. Highly recommend!

Not as sharp as I was hoping, struggled to cut through ribs, but overall pretty good.

I purchased this knife about one year ago. Chipped the blade cutting up a chicken. Emailed Dalstrong and within an hour I had a response. They are sending a new knife.

I love it. Well worth the money..