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Zhen 3-Layer VG-10 Forged Kitchen Knives
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Made from three layers of forged steel, these kitchen knives are tough as nails. The core is made from VG-10: a high-carbon content steel from Japan Read More
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Mikeyj
3
Jul 18, 2018
Steel coming out of China deserves to be treated with suspicion. I love massdrop, but when it comes to knives I’ll stick with German Steel. Even Japanese foundaries have been found to falsify steel qualities.
Jaggi
737
Sep 20, 2018
MikeyjI can see the sales pitch now: "German knife steel, reliably mediocre!"
I think in the end you have to pick your manufacturer and then trust in them to know whether the steel they're using is up to scratch or not. I do agree though that a good dose of suspicion is pretty much essential these days, no matter where things come from, with perhaps extra helpings of it where Chinese manufacturing is involved.
I think in the end you have to pick your manufacturer and then trust in them to know whether the steel they're using is up to scratch or not. I do agree though that a good dose of suspicion is pretty much essential these days, no matter where things come from, with perhaps extra helpings of it where Chinese manufacturing is involved.
Gunnersmate2
1646
Nov 4, 2018
Best vegetable and chopping knife available for the money. Super sharp, great weight and balance and excellent finish. 
DeadWadeW
5
Jul 18, 2018
I only have 6 options available. The chef's knife and the santoku are not options, please look in to this.
Danny_Dawson
9
Dec 4, 2017
How well made are these, I'm looking for a good all rounder and a heavy duty cleaver, but I'm having trouble deciding whether to get the Zhen Santoku & a 8 inch Cleaver here or just get the Kanemoto VG-10 from the other drop.
Danny_Dawson
9
Dec 5, 2017
droopThanks, I've decided to get this set, since this is my first time buying good knives, I'll start small I guess, I've read the reviews, MD seems to have the best price anywhere so I'mma get them while I can
jhonis
150
Apr 30, 2018
I warned my wife multiple times how sharp it is after 5 minutes of stropping....
Kavik
5531
Jul 17, 2018
Ohhhhhhhhh, damn.
Hope she made it through okay (sry, shoulda said that already in the first message lol)
Hope she made it through okay (sry, shoulda said that already in the first message lol)
Sefali
190
Sep 16, 2018
Did that a couple weeks ago, except the knife landed right next to my foot, stuck into the floor like I’d thrown it at it. I shiver when I think of it landing an inch to the left. Hope your wife is ok.
craigc
12
Mar 24, 2018
is the cleaver for "meat" heavier and thicker?....that is what I want...getting through rutabagas is like sawing wood.
Jaggi
737
Mar 24, 2018
craigcBased on the weights listed here, and comparing with descriptions of the knives on Amazon:
The 6.5-inch Cleaver and 7-inch Veggie Knife should have thinner and lighter, 1.8mm thick blades.
The 6.5-inch 'Bone Chopper' Cleaver, and both of the 8-inch Cleavers should have thicker and heavier, 3.5mm thick blades.
Zhen also make a thinner 1.8mm version of the 8-inch cleaver, but it's not available as part of this drop. Which is perhaps a pity since one of the reviews for it states "It's my only knife that I feel safe using to chop up large rutabagas. I can safely pound the cleaver through a large rutabaga while keeping my fingers far away from the cutting edge".
From what I've read you're probably better off with a thinner blade for rutabagas, thicker blades are more inclined to wedge and jam.
The 6.5-inch Cleaver and 7-inch Veggie Knife should have thinner and lighter, 1.8mm thick blades.
The 6.5-inch 'Bone Chopper' Cleaver, and both of the 8-inch Cleavers should have thicker and heavier, 3.5mm thick blades.
Zhen also make a thinner 1.8mm version of the 8-inch cleaver, but it's not available as part of this drop. Which is perhaps a pity since one of the reviews for it states "It's my only knife that I feel safe using to chop up large rutabagas. I can safely pound the cleaver through a large rutabaga while keeping my fingers far away from the cutting edge".
From what I've read you're probably better off with a thinner blade for rutabagas, thicker blades are more inclined to wedge and jam.
kstokley
1284
Business Development
Dec 6, 2017
anakinMore 7" Veggie and 8" Chef added to the drop. They will be available in just a few minutes.
Anjunafan
4
Mar 27, 2018
HapticHumanIts working great. Light and nimble and takes/holds an edge very well. 5min on the stone and its as good as new. I dont baby it at all.
Yuval28
6
Dec 5, 2017
Of course it's not personal haha
But Amazon ships the same knifes times Israel (more expensive) and I've already bought some knives on MD...
All the knives on "kitchen knives week" don't ship to Israel sadly
Danny_Dawson
9
Dec 5, 2017
Yuval28I'm guessing they don't want to deal with too many obstacles and customs from some countries when they expect a larger order of sensitive goods, and also it depends on the seller as well I guess
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