Zyliss Chef's Knife with Sheath Cover - Stainless Steel Knife - Fruit, Vegetable, Herbs & Meats Knife - Travel Knife with Safety Kitchen Blade Guards - Dishwasher & Hand Wash Safe - 7.25" - Black

This knife is sharp but will still require a maintanence like any other knives.I haven't seen any rust on my knife like others but I know what caused that rust on knife. The rust will also happen on the other knives, expensive or not, if you keep putting the knife into the dishwasher. Dishwasher is nice and easy for housecare, but don't abuse your stainless steel cookwares or any metals through that. The dishwasher has a water cycle that rinses and washes your dishes and it will use steaming at the end of the cycle. The steaming is used to ensure no bacterias can stay on the dishes and this is hygienic. However, the steaming is not good for steels as it causes rusts.The rusts on the steels happens because of oxidation between the air, water, and steel. The result should be seen after a few years of continuous contacts between these elements, although the heat might be a factor that speed up the process. The rust has happened to me before, not from the knife though, but from my stainless steel pot handle, spoon, and rice cooker's pot. I handwashed them according to a guide in Youtube and it's all clean.Later on I also find out that it is better to wash knife by hand and wipe it with paper towel or a cloth to clean them. Their reason is not the same reason as mine. The dishwasher can chip the knife's edge away because the knife keeps hitting on other dishes in the dishwasher. The chipped edge will make the knife blunt and broken, it will be dangerous. It doesn't matter if the knife is dishwasher-safe, the best treatment for all knives is still handwash and dry with a cloth or paper towel afterward.

Got these for my mom for Christmas because she needed a bigger knife for cooking and she loves it!

I bought one of these knives in the store years ago and these knives really work well. I did not realize it at first, but they are hollow ground knife blades, and they initially were foreign to me so I resisted using it.When I started to use it, wow, did this knife cut, and it did not get dull. My best test is slicing tomatoes, and veggies, you know, generally all around chef stuff you need to cook something.What makes me a little confused is that now that I have ordered and received a second knife I don't understand why it is not as sharp or does not cut as well as the older first knife? Both are acceptably sharp, but the new knife is not as sharp towards the tip of the blade. I never sharpened the original knife, by the way.I want to give Zyliss a 5/5 for all the years of service my original purchase gave me, and is still giving me, but I have to question their current quality control or manufacturing process. What happened Zyliss?Still both knives are great, and compared to some of the name brands and so-called premium brands, these are much less expensive, their handles fit better and they cut much better. My next purchase will be some smaller Zyliss knives, Ii really like them.I am going to rate this new knife 4/5 and take a point off for it not being as sharp as the original.Rated 4/5( I could use some pointers or information on what to use and how to sharpen these knives when they need it, which is not very often. )

I am by no means a professional chef and I've never had the money to purchase expensive, fancy knives because I'm a financially independent college student living off scholarships and loans. That being said, as far as my personal knife experiences go this is one of the best knives I've ever used. I do a lot of cooking and chop large amounts of vegetables about 4 or 5 times a week. It responds very well to sharpening and it holds its edge quite well- significantly better than the other knives I have in my drawer! It cuts tomatoes without squishing them, slices onions without slipping off of them, and lets me easily get through butternut squash and turnips. Honestly for just under $14 this is an invaluable investment and it seems that a good, sharp knife makes cooking a lot less tedious. The light weight is nice and the shape of the handle keeps my hands from cramping when I'm chopping a large batch of sturdy veggies. The chef knife style blade is deep enough that I don't have to worry about smooshing my knuckles into the cutting board, either. The plastic sheath also really came in handy when I was moving because I didn't have to wrap it. It also lets me store it in the cutlery drawer without having to find a place for it in my knife holder.All in all, excellent knife and I will probably be ordering the other size knives from Zyliss as well because I like this one so much.