HENCKELS Classic Razor-Sharp 8-inch Carving Knife, German Engineered Informed by 100+ Years of Mastery

The spine of the knife, the back of the blade, is very sharp. Every Henckles knife I've purchased (5 so far) has had this 'feature'. I have to use a rough stone on the back of the knife to soften the edge enough so it doesn't cut my hands during use. That's the only downside, these knives are excellent purchases if you knowingly put a little effort into them. They come factory sharp, but a strop with some compound gives them incredible lasting sharpness. They are right between a soft blade that is easy to sharpen and a hard blade that is brittle. So if you work with knives for a living these are going to last you a long time. My 8" classic chef from henckels is my workhorse, this 8" classic carving I use with taking skin and scales of fish or taking silver skin of beef. It's not as flexible as some carving knives I've used, but I think that's better.

I LOVE this knife! So sharp and such a quality knife. I've never had such a nice knife before and I have had a lot of expensive knives but this one is the very best! The grip is comfortable and easy to use. It's just the right weight and the length is perfect. Great seller, too. Well packaged and delivered quickly.

Excellent quality. Very sharp. Easily maintained. Matches the originals in my block.

Beautiful quality knife. Carved meat like butter. Love it. Have had their steak knives for years and thought I'd try their carving knife. It did not disappoint. I'm planning on buying more of their knives. Can't go wrong

This knife has a good, sharp edge. However, it is far too light for doing heavy duty cutting and carving.

I needed a new knife and this was exactly what I need. Well balanced and very sharp. I have used many times and I am very happy with my purchase. I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys cooking.

I just received the knife today. I don’t like factory edges, so inspected the edge of the knife, before I would start reshaping it. I couldn’t believe my eyes, it looked like a child put the edge it. Very rough grid, looked like they use something that I don’t have, plus very uneven grid. I tested it, and it just tore paper. I tried a 1000 grit king stone first, to no success, then switched to a 220 grit Norton stone. Man I am tired lol very hard medal. But I finished shaping it, then went back to my king 1000 and sharpened it, then I used a king 6000 to polish it. It was a lot of work. But now it cuts like a razor. But I think people need to know, it has really good steal, but HENCKELS should be ashamed to send a knife with an edge so pitiful. If you are not a very good experienced sharpener, hire a knife sharpener to put an edge on it, that uses stones to sharpen knives, or buy another knife.

So, we received as a gift a set of "made in germany" high-end Wustof knives. The 8-inch utility knife has an unacceptable knuckle clearance. This knife costs less than half as much... and... it's nicer. Nicer to use, nicer to hold, and to me it looks nicer. Not sure about sharper, of course, but that's really my responsibility, isn't it?

Very sharp

it as described and received quickly. Very sharp knife

Perfect for any good chef, sharpens well.