Frankly, from the time that I heard of the famous Japanese knives, he hurried me to try one, but for the prohibitive prices of the market, I had to chew my brakes! That cleared the delay in my first attempt, you can cut raw carrots by 7 or 8 according to size, set ratings to ratings, do not move and the cut is free! Super knife at a great price. I tried another, smaller, bought in a supermarket and it is frankly not great. This one is really ideal for the "amateur" cook I am. It remains to find a case because the accident may happen with a "razor" same!