Mercer Culinary Genesis Forged 8 Inch M20608

This feels good to hold and chop with. Has a reassuring weight to it that is easily applied when swiftly chopping herbs but also slicing through hardy stuff like carrots, root vegetable, and meat. I use this daily, several times a day and it is now my go-to knife. When recieved the blade was very sharp but I do recommend using a whetstone to regularly maintain the blade. The handle is sturdy and has a decent grip edge to it.

Knife performs well and has good ergonomics.

Excellent quality, pretty sharp factory edge and takes an ever better edge if you sharpen it. The grip is very good, I think it's the best grip of any knife I've tried. I weights about 250 grams, it fits a standard messermeister or any sort of blade guard you want to use (unlike my Victorinox). I bought it on sale for 20$, and for that amount I would wholeheartedly recommend picking this knife up, it is a sturdy workhorse and will not disappoint you if you're looking for a German-style, heavy knife.

I use these at work all day every day excellent quality and my coworkers use them all the time because they hold the edge soo good that it slices everything so cleanly. For a chef knife that does not break the bank it’s an excellent buy. I have three two with the short bolster and this one. And I have been using them for over three years and I keep adding to them same knife different times and they all work great!! Once I retire them I use them for cutting through bone at home and still work and hold the edge great!!

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