Shun DM0500W 8-Inch Ken Onion Chef's Knife

worth the price
I'd had my eye on this knife for a while. The minute it went on sale I bought it. It is now, by far, my favorite knife, so much so that I went back and bought the 6". It fits the hand better than any I've ever used and it cuts well, like butta.

Shun: Sharp, Durable and a Pleasure to Use But What About Ken Onion's Design?
My wife and I are loyal Shun knife users. That is a disclosure of bias. We were converted to Japanese steel and design via Shun. I had always owned excellent German knives, with their heavier, traditional designs--different--but neither demonstrably better or worse overall than Japanese knives. Clearly both are used by professionals. We simply changed our preference to Shun. My wife has small hands and was less comfortable than I was in terms of the build, weight and balance of our German knives. We both love the simplicity and ease of use of lighter, possibly somewhat sharper, Japanese knives. (That itself is a contentious issue but overgeneralizing is too easy to do). One of her favorites, a combination of Eastern and Western influences, is a Shun DM0707 Classic 10-Inch Chef's Knife. The corresponding traditional German knife is too heavy for her. This is basically about one's personal taste. I do not think it...

Excellence!
This knife is wonderfully sharp! It really feels great in the hand too. I had always wanted quality knives and finally too the plunge over the Holidays when I was able to purchase these knives as a "lightning deal" and saved alot of money. Even still at full price I would be very happy with them. They make me want to cook more at home to because they are such a delight to use. The only down side I thought was that the end of the blade where it goes into the handle is so wide that it won't fit in most knife blocks. In fact I have regular Shun classics that I also purchased and the Ken Onion series won't fit in that knife block either, not a big deal really I just leave it in the sleeve it came with untill I'm ready to use it. Eventually I will get a magnetic knife holder and stick it to the wall or something.

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