to see how it cuts against my dick knife. I use these knives only to meat, tripe, etc. to cut for my dog, for normal cooking I only use Japanese knives. This morning, I cut about 3 kg lamb rumen thus, must honestly say it cuts better than imagined. It fits comfortably in your hand, the cutting effort is kept within limits. Of course, still have no idea about life and duration of the sharpness, but I prefer this anyway knife after every second cut from the steel. In any case, the knife is easily worth the money, had much higher quality with regard to the handling and cutting power were not much better. From me a strong buy recommendation.