imarku Paring Knife - Paring Knives, 3.5 Inch Small Kitchen Knifes - Japanese SUS440A Stainless Steel Fruit Knife, Ergonomic Pakkawood Handle, Ultra Sharp Blade, Unique Gifts for Men and Women

Love Japanese knives! Been looking for a good sturdy set and this completes it! This knife is incredibly sharp and precise, making it perfect for tasks that require fine detail, like peeling and slicing small fruits or vegetables. The quality of the blade is top-notch, and it glides effortlessly through everything I’ve used it on. The handle is comfortable and well-balanced, giving me excellent control while cutting. It’s clear that a lot of thought went into the design and craftsmanship of this knife. It's beautiful and I'm super happy with my purchase!

Love this knife. It's pretty, it's sharp, it's compact and I like the matte finish on the handle. It's a great starter knife for my 13 year old nephew who's just getting into cooking

This is a well made knife. It is well balanced and has a very nice handle. I really like it. In fact I like it so much that I bought two additional as gifts.

Very sharp. Easy to hold and use. I have learned to be careful how I put the sharp knives away. I used just throw them in the drawer, that's how they dull. Now carefully to place in separate area. Also cutting on a stoneware plate will dull them. This knife is good knife

5 knives in one reviewUnder $30Fukep - 3.5" pairing knifeUnder $20Imarku - 3.5" pairing knifePaudin - 3.5" pairing knifeUnder $15Tuo Osprey - 3.5" pairing knifeTuo Falcon - 3.5" pairing knifeCompared to my Shun 3.5" pairing knifePaudin - End cap not flush with blade and had multiple metal burrs. Ordered it 2 times, both had the same end cap issue. One handle had split. Blade was heavy compared to handle and felt off balance. Sharp out of the box, but did not cut anything as it was Returned prior to cutting.Tuo Osprey - very large pairing knife. Felt awkward in the hand. Probably a personal preference, but was not for me. Sharp out of the box. Did not cut anything as it was Returned prior to cutting.Tuo Falcon - decent weight. Looked good. But the pins/ rivets in the handle were not flush with the wood. The edge of the rivet was sharp and made it uncomfortable / difficult to use. Sharp out of the box. Did not cut anything as it was Returned prior to cutting.Imarku - handle felt good, slightly heavier than the shun 85g compared to 62g. Blade length good, handle length is good. Sharp out of the box. Cut as easily as the shun. Time will tell how often this needs to be Sharpened. Kept this one.Fukep - looks great. All of my other knives have wood handles so the polymer is fun. Most comparable to the shun from a handle design. Good handle feel. Good weight 72g compared to 62g. Sharp out of the box, but had massive resistance during cutting. Almost felt like the blade had a scandi or convex grind. Aka, like trying to cut an apple in half with an axe. Returned.Overall. The Imarku blade was the best from a price/ performance standpoint.

Quality product-really nice handles and very sharp

These are great knives and stay very sharp.

Works as it should with an excellent quality steel blade and larger than normal handle for this sort of knife