Spyderco Murray Carter Premium Kitchen Knives - Highly Refined Signature Japanese Knives for Culinary Professionals

this thing is light and crazy sharp. I guess that's how a nakiri is supposed to feel. Much less resistance on veg. It feels super cheap until you start cutting, time will tell. Spyderco is a solid brand and I called the Vendor to verify that this was not a fake. The store does have a real physical address. the blade is not at all flashy and I suspect that if I was still working as a line grunt at the evil french and evil italian soul sucking restaurants, this blade would totally survive a few accidental runs through the dishwasher. i definitely would NOT lend this blade out in the restaurants, 97% sure it would walk or go "missing".1yr update: it's still working good...there are a few things that I dislike. For years I used a Shun santoku for home and the standard Wustof chef knife for work, I'm 90% sure the wustof I have now is not the one I originally bought as it seems that every restaurant I bounced from, our knives got mixed. Anyways, I'm used to not having a totally flat 180 edge. This spyderco nakiri is curved at the distal 1/3rd. I wish I had gotten a nakiri with a flat 180 degree edge. Would make chopping easier. From what ive heard, that's one of the main selling points of the nakiri style blade. Also, this blade is a little bit too light, chopping takes a bit more downward thrust. Maybe my next blade will be a traditional forged japanese.

Very disappointed with this knife. The blade started to rust within a few days of normal use and hand washing. If you do not completely dry the blade, immediately, steel will start to discolor. The blade does not hold an edge well at all, requires sharpening after a couple of uses.I would have returned this knife if I had not purchased it as a gift.

top quality with a well know knife maker.. great at cutting/ slicing.. knife is great and i cook at a bar

for paring knives and utility knives I like a comfortable handle and a maneuverable blade. Spyderco gets it right on their petty with the proper full-size handle, but this knife occupies an awkward in-between size. The blade is too big for paring, but too small for chopping or meal prep. I can't think of too many uses besides cutting a lemon in half or cutting up an apple. The most-used and most-important knives in my kitchen are the 3" paring knife and the 8" chef knife (and the bread knife for bread.) The middle ground is satisfied with dull bread knives and some steak knives we use for utility. Not seeing any real use for a premium 6" petty, I ultimately returned the Spyderco Petty knife.

I own 20+ japanese kitchen knives. This is my new favorite. The super thin grind slices veggies effortlessly. The grind also releases onion / potatoes very nicely allowing for quick progression. The aogami super patina is beautiful 🤩. Love the g10 handle won't need to be waxed and oiled.

Superb slicer. Once you hold it in your hand you will understand the price point. I opted for petty. May buy the Funayuki next for larger tasks. Maybe I will got big with the itamae super blue :)

On November eighth 2021 I bought the spyderco Murray Carter Wakiita kitchen knife. In March 2023 I noticed there was a spot of rust on the knife. I sent the knife back to the manufacturer, only to find out it is only warranted for one year for this kind of problem. If you ask me a $290.74 stainless steel kitchen knife should not rust. I never put it in the dishwasher and washed it promptly after use. I will give it a don’t buy unless you like expensive disposable knives. My grandson did chip the blade cutting a drumstick off a broasted chicken. They did sharpen it for five dollars. On a positive note, it is an extremely sharp knife. I also bought a bread knife and their 6 ½ inch serrated utility knife close to the same time. So far so good with these knives. I hope I don’t have the same problem with them.

Good knife added to my collection. It's called a petty knife but it's quite short and I would classify it as a pairing knife. Sharp outta the box. Handle is just plastic and doesn't feel that nice in the hand but I didn't want to pay for the wood handle.

Sehr flexibele und dünne Klinge, hab ich nicht erwartet. Der Griff ist ebenso Kurios, schlecht verarbeitet und ich denke das sich das Heft Recht schnell lösen wird. Fühlt sich alles in allem nicht wehrtig an...!