Haven't bought a new knife in years... was browsing JKI and came across this little thing
Packing was over the top from JKI... EXACTLY WHAT ONE WANTS... SUPER FAST SHIPPING AND PACKED LIKE FORT KNOX AND FREE!!!!! Box was also wrapped in nice black gift/tissue paper and sealed with a JKI logo sticker... a nice touch. OK... on to the knife....
OOTB edge was ok... nothing spectacular but it's a $125 knife... not expecting the world here. Ran it on some 5k grit paper and hard felt to get rid of the semi wire edge that almost all new knives have to some degree. Stropped on a little leather and it passed the MC Three Finger test (which is, as I have learned, as good as one needs in the kitchen). Cut up an apple on a cheap bamboo cutting board... obviously not through the core / seeds. Was very clean, had to use a little pressure cause the knife is a feather, I'd say a hair over 4oz at the most. The apple did stick to the blade though but it wasn't a huge deal. The edge remained shaving / 3 finger sharp even after heavy contact / rocking cuts on the board. Then I figured I'd up the ante... cut some hard sausage... about 15 thin slices. Washed the knife and the edge was still shaving sharp but the portion near the tip no longer passed the three finger test. This is to be expected because hard sausage isn't exactly the friendliest of items to cut with a very thin J knife. Granted this was a very quick analysis of this knife but if you want something thin and light and sharp... this is it. A STEAL @ $125.
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Packing was over the top from JKI... EXACTLY WHAT ONE WANTS... SUPER FAST SHIPPING AND PACKED LIKE FORT KNOX AND FREE!!!!! Box was also wrapped in nice black gift/tissue paper and sealed with a JKI logo sticker... a nice touch. OK... on to the knife....
OOTB edge was ok... nothing spectacular but it's a $125 knife... not expecting the world here. Ran it on some 5k grit paper and hard felt to get rid of the semi wire edge that almost all new knives have to some degree. Stropped on a little leather and it passed the MC Three Finger test (which is, as I have learned, as good as one needs in the kitchen). Cut up an apple on a cheap bamboo cutting board... obviously not through the core / seeds. Was very clean, had to use a little pressure cause the knife is a feather, I'd say a hair over 4oz at the most. The apple did stick to the blade though but it wasn't a huge deal. The edge remained shaving / 3 finger sharp even after heavy contact / rocking cuts on the board. Then I figured I'd up the ante... cut some hard sausage... about 15 thin slices. Washed the knife and the edge was still shaving sharp but the portion near the tip no longer passed the three finger test. This is to be expected because hard sausage isn't exactly the friendliest of items to cut with a very thin J knife. Granted this was a very quick analysis of this knife but if you want something thin and light and sharp... this is it. A STEAL @ $125.
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