Dragon Classic Wide Santoku Chef's Knife, 7.5 inch

I have many top of the line knives from Kramer, Miyabi, Shun, Victorinox, and others. I think this knife maintains it's sharpness longer than any of the other knives. Every once in a while I run it on the ceramic steel and it's good to go for a few more weeks.

I received a less than perfect knife. The Ceo of the dragon series even called me to make it right! I had received a factory defect knife. He personally offered outstanding customer service! I finally got to use my dragon and dragon fire line of knives. These are the best feeling in my hand and the dragon fire chef knife is the BEST knife I’ve ever had to cut with. This line of knives are outstanding!E5-8-2018 updateThese line of dragon knives have proven to be the best line of knives I have ever seen! The edge retention is amazing! Customer service is so great as well. I bought the entire line of knives (except the bread knife by choice as I don’t cut a lot of bread). Yaxell dragon knives won’t have you regretting buying one.

Out of the box the knife came sharpened with a extremely uneven bevel (<0.5mm on one side and almost 1.5mm on other) with visible chipping and a visible burr. This is basic stuff that a $10 knife from Walmart does better on. I would recommend finding another knife in this price range from a manufacturer who cares.

My knife arrived in flawless condition. A work of knife art, actually. Insanely sharp out of the box. My limited experience with BD1N steel with other knives tells me it is going to stay that way for a very long time and sharpen right back up when the time comes. Comfortable handle and plenty of knuckle clearance for my large hands.

Arrived perfect. Longest lasting edge ever.