FINTISO MARISOL® 8" Chef Knife, 7-Layers Clad Steel

Finally had occasion to use this knife tonight and it beats all my expectations. It is beautiful. I just let 'the knife do the work' and the super sharp blade made every task a breeze. I'm almost reluctant to use this it's so nice, will have to keep it put away except for special occasions or to beautify the room a bit. I highly recommend.

What I love about this knife, is the marble looking handle, it��s a good quality knife, very sharp as well. This will be one of my favorites

This knife handle is a work of art. My photo doesn't even do it justice. The handle is made of blue resin and burled wood. The knife has great balance. I was not previously familiar with Fintiso, but this knife is a new favorite to use in the kitchen.

This Chef's Knife by FINTISO is absolutely gorgeous! Excellent quality craftsmanship and nice weight. Absolutely love the beautiful handle! Cuts easily and precisely upon opening. Great gift idea.

This knife is gorgeous! It has a nice weight and is comfortable to use. It��s extremely sharp out of the box, and the dimples make food slide right off. Length wise, it seems bigger than my usual Santoku knives, but I like it, as it��s an in between size of that and a chef knife. Highly recommend this.

My suspicion is that whoever designed this knife and brought it through all of the manufacturing process, to the end user now experiencing it, they really wanted one thing to be the end result. A truly impressive knife and a joy in the one so using it. They nailed it. Being a chef and a foodie, I have enjoyed having a bit of experience with a decent number of knives. These have also spanned the spectrum of style, type, quality, etc... Most tend toward the middle of the pack, with a predominance of one divide between them, setting them apart. Machine made or hand made. For the most part, nearly without question or variation, the hand-made knives tend to be superior. Better crafted, having more character, and most often simply having had chosen for them better steel and technique. There are surely outliers, but this tend to be a strong pattern. I consider that among the best of machined knives, they never rise above an 8 on a scale of 1-10, and that is accounting for the best and most expensive of them. They hand-made knives just can't be overcome. Well, if ever there was and is an argument for a machined knife to attain parity, it is this knife right here. This knife is simply gorgeous. Whoever designed it and put it to the factory design and engineering and process, they did an amazing job. The steel is simply superior. Strong, thick without being foolish. It's got a bit of a Damascus swirl in it, which is a delight to the eye, and likely is also providing that increased stability and touch and feel. The weight of the knife, its balance from the handle down the blade, is perfect. It's easy to rock on delicate jobs, and has all the power to push through the toughest. The handle not only looks gorgeous, but feels superb in the palm of the hand. The fit into the palm, nestling the fingers on the haft, feels like it was made just for my hand. The edge is honed, has no blemishes or flaws, and to me is of a perfect sharpness. Can it go sharper? Yes. Does it need to? Not with this weight and edge, not to me. Simply put, I would recommend this knife to anyone. Anywhere. Especially if they enjoy this Santoku style. Even though this is a machined knife, I give it a 10 of 10. It's perfect. For $80, I can't think of a better deal than this. I am thoroughly impressed.

To start off this knife is beautiful, wood resin handling is lovely to look at. Normally, I'm not fan of handles that taper at the end, but this one gets flatter and wider where it tapers, so the ergonomics are still nice. The blade has kind of a faux damascus look to it and supposedly has an S35vn core with some other type of steel layered on top mainly for aesthetics. I'm a little bit of a pocket knife nerd and have gotten so far down the rabbit hole of knife steels and sharpening that I have a pocket microscope for checking blade edges. Looking at the factory edge, it definitely feels sharp, but seemed to have a quite a bit of a burr and uneven grind. A quick test on some pieces of apple still showed it was able to slice paper thin with little effort. The tip of my knife also arrived bent, as the end seems to have pushed out the end of the box in shipping. I did do a quick sharpening to see if I could straighten out the tip and even out the edge. S35VN is supposed to be a powder metallurgy super steel that is has epic levels of edge retention and hardness. But I was able to easily sharpen it on a diamond stone, even though these super steels are notoriously hard to sharpen. Overall, I really love Santouku style and design of this knife. Even if it's not really S35VN, it's more than sufficient for kitchen duty...especially if you can find it on sale with a coupon.

This knife is sharp and sharp looking. It is great value since s35v is a premium steel. The grip is quite nice. The blade is thin for slicing.

This is a really nice knife. Its super sharp and sharper than all the other knives in my draw. It comes in a nice box and the steel and handle have a really good quality feel to them. I really like that the handle is a resin because even though you shouldn't I have been know to put my knives in the dishwasher. Overall this has a good blade is is well balanced.

This chef knife is the perfect gift. It's absolutely stunning! The overall presentation and packing are spot on. It's made with a high quality, super sharp blade and the handle is work of art. Highly recommend!

I am blown away by this knife! It has what I think is the perfect weight, it cuts like an absolute dream, and I just feel like this should be the blueprint staple of all these knife sets out there on the market these days. And how could I forget as far as looks go......OMG it is a stunningly gorgeous knife that is for sure. I would love to get an entire set of chef's knives with a block for these. I could totally see this being the ONLY knives in my kitchen. Well worth every dime.

This knife comes well presented and would make a nice gift for a budding chef. The balance between the handle and the blade is nice and better than I anticipated. The blade isn't cut-yourself-everytime-you-get-near-it sharp --- which we have experienced from Amazon knife sets before. So you have quite a bit of control still. The blade slices through nicely, but still needs a smidge of effort behind it which is where the translucent slices are lost. That being said, it takes direction well and would make a nice companion for a while. If you're looking for a gift for a CIA trained chef, I would keep moving. But if you're looking to elevate your game or present a good knife for a home chef, this will fit the bill well.

This beautiful knife was sent in a specialized box that is inset with a foam covered in beautiful blue velvet lined cushion that fits the knife snuggly to prevent movement. The handle is so striking when you open the lid of the box. I do question the wood part of the knife. I don't know if it's really made of resin and wood. The whole handle sounds like plastic. (even the wood part) so if this is really made of Burl wood, it must be a super thin covering. It is absolutely gorgeous though. This is a heavy weighted knife and appears to be well balanced. It is extremely sharp and makes quick work of cutting, slicing, and dicing. Makes prep work easier. Easy to use and fit nicely in the hand with a very comfortable grip. Probably one of the sharpest knives I have owned. The blade is a smooth cut blade. Claims to be dishwasher safe, but I'm not sure that I would do so. We will have to see how well this stands up and how easy to sharpen the blade if it ever needs it. Makes a great gift.

A knife so pretty, I feel a bit bad even using it. From the mesmerizing handle, down to the beautifully crafted blade, this knife is a joy to view, hold, and use. The balance is exactly where you want it to be while slicing through your veggies, meats, fish, or whatever else you throw at it. I particularly like the scalloping on the blade, which are rectangular and smoothed out and not crudely ground down like my other knives. This provides an overall better result when cutting through ingredients like avocados or anything that tends to stick to the blade. The wood in the handle is a stunning, burled grain that blends so nicely with the 'water' resin, you'd think it was resin as well. Having see some satin finished burled wood on pianos, I lean towards believing it's real wood; time will tell. I'll conclude by stating how thoroughly embarrassed my old Santoku knife is at the introduction of this knew beauty. The old knife is now packing it's bags and headed back to Queasyfart HQ to rethink it's life.

Slicing meat for beef jerky was much easier with this! And I love the handle. Due to the wood and resin, each one looks slightly different and unique. I was a little surprised that the pattern in the metal feels raised.