Kei Kobayashi R2/SG2 Gyuto 帶漆紅色 Pakka 木手柄

I have many Japanese knives; different profiles, different handles, different steel, and I really love this one. it’s an excellent addition. My favorite steel SG2. The profile of the blade is a very good universal shape, thin laser knife that just blows through everything easier than any knife I own. I love the simplicity of the handle and I like the fact that it’s not too long like a lot of handles are in my collection. Fit and finish is perfect. I appreciate the polished rolled edges. It’s balanced perfect right at the choil and is currently my favorite knife. A+

The most beautiful knife I own. Its an absolute pleasure to prep with. It feels like you are cutting air when slicing/dicing and everything in between. I haven’t wanted to pick up another knife since.

This was my third purchase from burrfection, and the first knife to actually arrive with an edge on it, incredibly sharp, I was very pleased. Another review compared this knife to a laser, and I also feel like I'm using a laser when I cut with it. This knife arrived meticulously sharpened, and with such a thin-ground edge on it that I'm terrified to work it on my stones, lol. Every aspect of the knife is perfect, the attention to detail is extraordinary. The heptagonal handle is really cool, the bottom ridge is in line with the blade, which gives you a great feel for edge alignment when your fingers wrap around the bottom of the handle. The choil is just sexy, I don't know how else to describe it. This knife is the crown jewel of my collection.

I only used it one day, but I somehow managed to put some dings in the blade. I can't remember everything I cut that day, but I'm thinking that this damage came from avocado pits. If that's the case then I'm very surprised -- I know R2/SG2 is supposed to be fragile, but my two Aogami Super knives of similar 63-64 HRC hardness (carbon steel) don't have this same issue with avocado pits, one Yoshihiro, one Hatsukokoro. Maybe it was something else I cut, maybe I was clumsy and hit a bone or something. I'm not knocking stars because the damage is 100% my fault, I'm just sad the steel is this fragile. I will be more careful, but now I'm too scared to even take it out lol.

This is a true laser. When I first saw it, I was hesitant because of the handle shape (heptagonal instead of octagonal), and the color of the handle. But after using it for 2 weeks, they're non-issues and I've come to like it. It struggles a little bit with hard vegetables like carrots but it performs much better than all my other knives. No regret buying it.