Customer Reviews

Pure Komachi 2 Series 8" Chef's Knife, Fuchsia

5 star:		(34)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is a versatile knife that I use from carving meat to slicing vegetables. The blade is very thin, so if you're looking for a knife to cut through bones or a whole pumpkin, this may not be the best knife, but it'll easily slice paper thin garlic and mince shallots. The curved blade works great for chopping herbs and the sharp tip allows precise control over carving meat and fish.
I've been using this knife everyday for about 4 months now, and the blade is not showing any signs of dullness. I am planning on getting other series from this line.

We received a Shun santoku and this fuschia-colored Komachi last Christmas. The Shun is fantastic, but this knife gets used just as much. For some things, like cheese, fruitcake and other sticky foods, the Komachi is much better - slices thinly and cheese doesn't cling. It's lightweight and easy to control. We now have a few knives in the Komachi line and just love them (especially the bread knife) in spite of also owning and using the high-end Shun knives. At first, the bright colors of the Komachi were somewhat off-putting, but once we started using them we found them to be great, supersharp knives and there's no picking through the rack to find what one is looking for!

I love this knife. We've had it for a week and it is super sharp, has a great balance. I also like the thin blade, it does not crack things like mushrooms when I cut.

First off, I read through the positive and negative reviews before placing my order, and the general concerns seemed to be that the handle felt cheap, was smaller than ideal and that the knife was too sharp.

If you're concerned the knife might be too sharp, maybe this knife is too sharp for you. It's very sharp, and that's exactly what my wife and I were looking for. The furnished apartment we just moved into came with knives, but nothing you can cut a tomato with, let alone peel a fruit or vegetable with. When we moved, we sent our belongs by boat, including several nice, sharp Japanese knives, and this knife honestly seems as sharp and as good at cutting as our nice Japanese knives that cost several times what this cost.

Regarding the handle, yes, it is a cheap plastic handle, and as a tall man with large hands, I can say that if I was the primary user of this knife, I'd like a larger handle. That said, my wife, who has slender hands but long fingers, has no problems with the knife handle size, and neither of us expected anything nicer than this for the price of the knife.

The knife coating actually does make rinsing food off the knife easier. If you rinse the knife as you're cooking with it, it rinses clean even when I wouldn't expect a standard knife to rinse clean. That's a nice bonus, and not something I was specifically looking for when I was shopping for this knife. If you let food dry on this knife and come back to it later to wash it, expect to have to scrub the food off just like you would with any other knife, but if you rinse right after you finish using it, it really does rinse clean, which makes cleaning it much easier. I'm not sure how the coating will hold up after repeated cycles in the dishwasher, so like many other things, we wash it by hand, and it looks and cuts great after dozens of uses and washes.

Honestly, as someone who really appreciates a nice and sharp knife, and who was happy to see "too sharp" as a complaint, I expected less from this knife, and was very pleasantly surprised by the job it's done. It was purchased to fill a short term void, as we expected it to be relegated to a spare when our belongs arrived from Japan, but this knife will continue to be one we regularly use, and it was a bargain at the price we paid.

Firstly, for those who are curious about the color of this knife, be curious no more. It is basically spray painted hot pink. As for the benefit of food not sticking to the knife, I haven't noticed it. Food still sticks. So the pink coating is useless except to garner attention. There is a chip on the coating right out of the package, so I expect the coating to be a real mess very soon. And it will be a certainty that sharpening the knife will remove the coating some more. This knife is thin, light weight, and has a cheap plastic grip that is too small and short. There were 2 nicks on the handle right out of the package, with on right under my index finger causing a sharp irritation. I had to use another knife to remove the jagged nick. The knife is very sharp, and handled tomatoes and chicken breast easily. Overall, this knife is priced about right..maybe even a bit over-priced. It reeks of low quality and quality control, but it performs well. It reminds me of a disposable razor. Only time will tell how this knife holds up. Online description of this knife indicates a limited life time warranty, however, nothing related to warranty is even mentioned with the packaging.

We bought an entire set of these Knives. I read the praise from other Reviewers and they are right. These are wicked sharp and as careful as I tried to be, still wound up cutting myself while cleaning one.

My gripe with these Knives are the Handle material. It is a Hard Plastic. It has no texture, design grip or rubberized coating, etc. It makes it not only feel super cheap, but outright dangerous for slipping when your hands are wet. I really was not expecting much for $8-10 a knife, but this is not something to overlook. The worst part is if the plastic gets a nick in it; you get a reminder of how cheap these knives are each time you use it, as the bur digs into you hand like a thorn. Sorry, Pure Komachi... I really wanted to like these Knives because the Blade is of fantastic high quality for the price.

I bought one of these knives 6 months ago as a joke to get me over the limit for free shipping on.
To my shock, it is not a joke, but a great performing chef's knife. I've used it for slicing,dicing and chopping veggies and herbs. It holds its edge and is well balanced. I've also used it for cutting beef for stew meat and slicing roast beef.

It's a thin blade so don't try cutting frozen meat and such with it.

I just bought 3 more of these knives for stocking stuffers for our married kids. I think they'll enjoy there pink knives too

This knife is great, it's cheap and the blade is sturdy and very sharp. The pink finish may be slightly nonstick compared to bare metal, but that is unimportant, sharpness is important, and this knife has it. The handle is a bit small or somehow off, but if you put some fingers on the blade you still get great grip. Can't say about the durability of the sharp edge, but it seems to be holding up so far.

Many people rave about this product and talk about how it is a great knife for its price. Frankly, it is a great knife which I would have gladly paid much more for this knife. This knife is always dirty at our hose because we use it all the time. I will definitely be purchasing more of the Komachi series of knives.

I have owned this knife for over two and a half years now.
It is sharp and easy to handle, and I never have any real trouble cutting anything.

However, after about two years of moderate use, the bright-color paint starts peel off chip by chip
whenever I cut something more solid or sticky (potatoes, cheese block, etc.).

Where does the paint go? Your food!
The chips are so tiny and numerous it's not possible to pick them out...

Having eaten the paint for over six months (which I certainly hope doesn't contain lead),
I finally decided to get a new and better knife...

It seems to me that the bright-colored paint on the knife is not necessary at all,
since I never liked the color and the paint is the only reason I am tossing away the knife now...
(the knife is still perfectly sharp after two and a half years)

Although the peel-off of the paint is kind of scary and disgusting,
I can't really ask for more from a cheap knife that lasts for more than two years.