Miyabi Kaizen II 9.5" Slicing Knife

I purchased this knife a short time ago as a gift and decided to keep it.

I have only used it once. But soon the weather will be better suited for smoking and grilling and the knife will be used often.

However I did use the knife to slice and then butterfly pork tenderloin for schnitzel.

The knife worked great with nice clean effortless cuts. I like the handle, feels real nice in my hand.

Additionally the Damascus design pattern is stunning . Absolutely beautiful.

I think its a great knife and plan on purchasing a few more Miyabi knives.

I'm not a Chef, don't work in a kitchen professionally. I love to bqq, host quite a bit, so I do put some miles on my kitchen equipment but nothing major or serious. Average Joe. That being, this is a solid knife for salmon filet, tritip etc. But not necessarily "better" than a decent Chef's knife. I don't really notice a difference in the quality or presentation of the meat when I use this knife to cut/plate a ribeye or a brisket vs using a decent chef's knife.

Don't get me wrong, I don't regret the purchase as the knife does what is intended to do, but I wouldn't call it a must have addition as you can use your chef's knife for the same purpose (If I were to do it again, I would really really splurge on an amazing chef's knife and forego a slicing/carving knife). However, this knife looks much better on the cutting board while serving guests it is sleek/slender and really gorgeous.