DALSTRONGChef & Cleaver Hybrid Knife - 8" - 'The Crixus' - Shadow Black Series - Red Edition - Red Titanium Nitride Coated - High Carbon - 7CR17MOV-X Vacuum Treated Steel - Sheath - NSF Certified

This is my favorite brand of kitchen knifes. Great comfort and reliable. With proper maintenance, it will be the most dependable knife you have in a professional kitchen!

OK, so I'll admit, I am a snob when it comes to Knives. I have a set of Henckels that I paid over $1100 for 15yrs ago that I protect with my life, and a set of Dalstrong "Valhalla" that are my daily drivers (and i absolutely LOVE) - BUT along with such snobbery comes a sense of over-protection, which i will admit to and am not proud of - and drives my "Other Half" stark raving lunatic MAD at Me on a regular basis.Enter the plan to reluctantly buy her a "do-all" knife of her own - and i say "Reluctantly" because she doesn't share my snobbery and likes "Pretty Things" meaning she was showing me all kinds of funky, colorful knives that made me cringe at the thought of having to share kitchen space with. Seriously, i will admit i need help. LOL.Enter this Red Sword. When she showed it to me i basically said something nondescript and didn't even really LOOK at the page - i mean, cmon, it's a RED knife, so i assumed Ceramic or some cheesy piece of culinary offense ... Until she said "But it's a DALSTRONG" ... So i turned back and figured, OK, maybe it was worth a second look.NOW, of course i immediately saw the funky handle, the red (again, i just couldn't look at it seriously due to the color) but read the description and was actually impressed enough to order it for her, heck, if it sucks, send it back, right?WRONG. i was wrong, and the first step to recovery is to admit that ... OK, yeah, the handle is still of-putting to ME, but WOW, it actually feels FAR better in the hand than i would ever have imagined. True to the Dalstrong legacy, the packaging, etc was impeccable, and WOW the balance, heft, etc kinda all came together quickly, and made Me secretly freak out like a kid on Christmas eve because i REALLY wanted to give it a test-run at dinnertime. Which i did.IF You can get past the "red" (or if that's your "Thing") this is a serious, quality piece, especially at the price point. The 15deg blade is razor sharp out of the box and after using it twice, once to carve up/debone a pork shoulder prior to smoking and once to slice up some veggies - I am impressed. Time will tell, but as a Dalstrong Fanboy I am sure that the quality is there, and again, dismissing the funky look of the handle, the color etc it fits well in the hand and performs better than expected.If the color chips, fades, etc or if there are issues down the line i will obviously update the review - but as far as first impression(s) in USE, if You can get past the color and funky look this is actually a seriously high-quality knife for the price.

This company makes some pretty nice knives but this one feels like a bit of a miss. It is thin and sharp, shaped like a cleaver out of a video game and colored bright red. The handle is also bright red plastic and the only place you can really see that there is metal is at the tang and on the blade. It is made of steel and is highly magnetic. It comes with a blade guard (also plastic) which is useful because there are no wooden blocks that I am aware of capable of holding this shape blade. It is kind of like a scimitar.Not sure how one would sharpen this eventually without ruining the red finish. I guess very carefully.Definitely a useable knife but honestly, for the price, it feels cheap and too light.

This thing just screams high quality! The packaging the way the knife is displayed is just first class. And the most important part this thing is sharp! I love the design of this knife but is not just about looks, the knife feels great when held, the handle is fits perfect in the hand. This definitely will not be my only Dalstrong knife, recommend 100%

I love knives. I always want to get fancy knives. I'm not a professional chef but the feeling of a knife cutting through something with ease is the best. I have used this knife to chop vegetables, to slice fajita mix, and to cut up steak. It's always amazing, sliding through with ease. I'd recommend this knife to anyone who finds themselves in a situation in which they need to cut something.