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Designed by Apogee Culinary and manufactured by Yaxell in Japan’s cutlery capital, Seki City, these FDA-approved kitchen knives offer a professional edge for virtually any kitchen task. They’re made from nitrogen-enriched American BD1N steel, which has been heat treated to a Rockwell Hardness of 63 for excellent slicing performance; to see this steel in action, check out the video below of a recent rope-cut test Read More
Massdrop really should base their prices on the lowest price from a large vendor.
At least for the 3.5" paring knife, it's $15 more on Amazon, but you get free 2-day shipping (assuming you have Prime, which most people do).
Although I find it hilarious that a Apogee rep roasted a guy in this discussion for posting a link that had the price higher, his point still stands. Massdrop is a good place to buy unique products, and that's about it. Why wait a month or two and pay shipping when you can get it in 2 days with free shipping (again, assuming you have Amazon Prime)?
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The price may vary, but you get the point (pun very much intended).
Not to mention, it's a little childish for a company's representative to be getting hot and bothered about a guy posting a useless link haha
The knives are sold in other places cheaper than here and without any waiting time. I found that it is more and more difficult to find any good deals here. http://www.cutleryandmore.com/yaxell-sale
I bought the paring knife and the santoku. When I bought the santoku I hadn't really paid attention to the contour of the edge in the product pictures, I assumed it was like a traditional santoku. Out of the box this was something that worried me, because I was looking for a santoku for the straight up-and-down chopping motion vs the gliding-slicing action you'd use with a german style knife. I have to say upon using it I was thoroughly impressed. The contour of this knife opens it up to being an incredibly versatile kitchen knife. Not only can it function like a traditional santoku, but it also functions like a European style chefs knife. This means that not only can you use it like you would a santoku, but you can also use it as a chefs knife, and even use it for a hybrid style of a chopping-slicing style motion. So in addition to functioning as a santoku for lots of chopping, it can serve as a chefs knife when I don't need a 10" chefs knife or if I simply don't want to get another knife dirty. Very useful, and very well thought design that I wouldn't expect at this price point.
The paring knife is what I expected. I wanted a wider blade with a nice belly on it. Having used a traditional paring knife for the past few years I found that something with a good belly on it makes it easier to cut through harder food because less of the blade is actually in contact creating less friction, and better control of detail for finer paring tasks again because you can engage less of the cutting edge for more precise cuts.
The steel is excellent, excellent resistance to corrosion, holds an great edge for a long time, not incredibly difficult to sharpen comparable to VG-10 in that regards but I have yet to need to sharpen again since I got them after I changed the angle right off the bat(my preference, not required). I'd say all around I'm more impressed with the edge retention of this steel compared to VG-10. If using in a professional setting I wouldn't doubt you could get through a full days work with a very workable edge, and only requiring the occasional stropping to keep that razors edge. 2 weeks of heavy use and I've had to strop only once. This steel will take a pretty polished edge also, I'd say 3 micro, nearly mirror finish.
The handle of this knife really fills the hand, and has a great contour with a nice swell for the palm to rest in. It's also fairly well balanced, being slightly heavier towards the blade. I assume the pommel on the end is to balance the blade since it does have a fairly thick spine.
All-in-all this has to be the best value I've come across. Great steel, great design, very functional. Would highly recommend this knife whether for professional use or the average home gamer.
tsturzlI can't thank you enough for this awesome Review. You noticed and appreciated everything we were trying to accomplish in the design. I really appreciate the time you took to write this.
tsturzlAgreed about the shape of the paring knife. It's great for peeling ginger especially.
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Sep 13, 2017
Want to add not only are these great knives, Apogee and Mr. Epstein really care about the product and the consumer. I had a concern about one of my Dragon knives from a early purchase. Mr. Epstein responded in less than a day to immediately address my concern. Outstanding product and outstanding service.
I missed the MD for the Dragon Fusion, and got one for the same deal on cutleryandmore. I love the knife. I've been using it every day for almost a month now, and without passing it on a steel or strop, it still shaves hair off my arm just like it did on day one. I'm planning on switching from my Global knives to the Dragon set, and picking up the 10" on this drop.
The only thing I did notice is that for my hand, and I'm not sure it'll be the same for all of these knives, is that they could be just a smidge girthier in the handle, and I wouldn't mind in the least. Overall my Fusion is still very comfortable and a joy to use.
My 10" chef's knife came in the mail today and I have to say I'm seriously in love. As the second knife I've purchased from the Dragon line it seriously shows that the quality of your product is across the board. It went right into my knife roll, but not after being heavily ogled and admired. I can't wait to use it at work tomorrow, and I'm really starting to get an itch to purchase the rest of the Dragon and Dragon Fire lines. I can't remember exactly how I stumbled upon these knives but it was only by chance and I'm so glad I did. Thank you for taking the time to make such a nice product. The workmanship that goes into these is truly evident and I hope to see even more offerings in the future with the BD1N steel.
... Just an update, my 8-inch Chef's knife arrived. It's incredible, drawing ooh's and aah's from everyone who either sees or holds it.
And then they use it and are blown away, thanks for a great product, I think I'll order some more from this drop!
Deaomega1214Any time, I am 20 years old, and already sick of sub standard products, good to get something worth the money, I'll be getting a bread knife and paring knife this drop.
I, too, was about to join this drop, and what stopped me and will keep me from ever buying this brand is the appalling behavior of someone representing himself as the voice of the brand. If you'd insult prospective customers pre-sale, I can only imagine what kind of treatment we'd get if there were problems post-purchase.
The cutlery world is much too large and too competitive, and the competition too good, to justify supporting this kind of behavior. I'll be making another cutlery purchase here shortly, but not from this vendor.
PennHere is an unsolicited testimony about how good our service is. Again I’m sorry you were offended.
Want to add not only are these great knives, Apogee and Mr. Epstein really care about the product and the consumer. I had a concern about one of my Dragon knives from a early purchase. Mr. Epstein responded in less than a day to immediately address my concern. Outstanding product and outstanding service.
These are seriously good knives! Nothing like them in the market. The only knives that somewhat come close in design are the western deba knives. These are much better priced and the steel is fantastic! I'm lurking around to get another 6 inch utility when it drops again. My 8 inch chef looks like it can compete with the Silent Hero knife!
I already have 4 Dragon knives. They great knives - sharp and well balanced in the hand. I was missing the 9-inch bread knife to finish out my Dragon knife set. So glad it is being offered in this drop.