Farberware Edgekeeper 5-inch Santoku with Self-Sharpening Sheath

The Farberware Edgekeeper 5" Santoku with Self-Sharpening Sheath is a great product. I chose to review this item because I was interested in changing out all of my knives. I figured if this was a good product, I would go and buy a set after I made my review. I was not disappointed. This knife comes with a self sharpening sheath, which of course, sharpens each time you slide it in and out of the cover. To me that is an added bonus. I like my knives to have covers so that while I reach into my knife drawer, I don't get cut or stabbed.The size of this knife is perfect for me to handle. Not too big and not too small. The design on the knife is made so that foods do not stick to your knife while slicing. I always hated that when slicing cheeses or potatoes and other vegetables. This design allows air to be between the food and knife which prevent the foods from sticking and in turn allows for easy and fast slicing and chopping. This knife also has a nice wide surface to allow you to scoop up chopped ingredients. I definitely recommend this knife and plan on purchasing some as gifts for friends and family.

I love the knife for chopping small items. The sheath is a bonus, protects from cuts while looking for a knife in the drawer and it sharpens the knife every time it goes in out of the sheath. I also like the crennelations to let what you are cutting to fall away from the knife.

This knife is very sharp and stays that way. Though thick and bulky in style, it still can cut just like a steak-knife-shaped knife. When preparing meals, I found the knife cuts through everything I usually use a steak or kitchen knife for, only better. Surprisingly, the width, thickness, and blunt end do not make it more difficult or clumsy to use this knife. I am glad I tried this kind of knife because I had thought this shape did not have many uses and I was wrong. It cuts through bread, rolls, and tomatoes with ease, when other heavy, wide knives are dull by comparison and merely push the roll, bread, and tomato in, squashing them. The blade is made of high carbon steel that is stainless, and it has scalloping above the blade that helps it cut better. The sharpener sharpens when the knife is inserted into and when it is withdrawn from the sleeve. The Edgekeeper sharpener is precisely right in the opening of the sleeve and consists if two small, sharp, diagonal blades set alternately to each other. It does not go all the way along the inside of the sleeve. The red color of this very efficient sharpener area reminds me to be careful of the blade's sharpness. The Farberware Santoku knife is very strong. The durable handle is comfortable to hold when chopping or mincing vegetables or slicing meats, fresh fruits, and fresh vegetables. This excellent knife also cuts pizza, sandwiches, steak, roasts, cake, and even ice cream cake. However, some cheeses get a little stuck to the wide blade more than to a thinner bladed knife, but the scalloping helps it resist sticking. Similarly, it is not as efficient for peeling the skin off fruits or vegetables since it is wide, so is difficult to hold onto what is being peeled. It is heavier than my usual kitchen cutting knife. I must hold it tightly when carrying it in the room because the sharpener really works and the knife is always very sharp. When I withdrawn it from the sheath, I have to watch where I grab it to give it the pull to take it out, given that it is very sharp right at the edge. It is so sharp it should not be used while barefoot. Furthermore, I really need to keep my fingers away from what is being cut a lot more than when I use my everyday older, less sharp knives. Once again, this sharpener really works. I store this knife separately from my other knives so I remember to be more careful when I take it out. The sharpness of this knife makes it much easier to cut everything. To wash the knife, Farberware recommends hand washing. The heavy plastic sheath holder can also be hand washed, and it dries easily with holes letting the water drain out quickly. The Edgekeeper Santoku 5 in. Knife with Self-Sharpening Sleeve has a lifetime warranty.

After about 30 years of getting a knife with a sharpening holder (sheath) I'm so happy my prayers have been answered, thank you Farberware. My old knife NOT Farberware has seen it day but still sharpens. I hope that this one holds up as long, but by then I probably won't be cooking at that age at least I hope. The 5" Farberware Edgekeeper is first of all SHARP with a nice and comfortable handle. It's not bulky, lies flat and fits in my knife holder slot perfectly. The built in sharpener will sharpen with every use, once coming out and then back in, nothing special to do the built in sharpener in the sheath does the work for you. I have two other Farberware knives and really like them and use them all the time, very happy with the Farberware brand knives. I used this 5" to cut, carrots, onions and celery for a beef stew and it cut perfectly and no problems cutting the carrots nice and sturdy. The package states the blade is made of high carbon stainless steel, suggests that for best results hand wash with warm soapy water and hand dry immediately. I would say yes buy it and you won't be disappointed.

I'm not an Expert on knives, but I do like a good Chef's Knife to cut through bigger pieces of meat to cook them faster and Santoku is a cross between a Chef's Knife and a small Cleaver. And since I've got a few dull knives laying about in my drawers I was very excited to try out this Farberware Edgekeeper 5" Santoku with Self-Sharpening Sheath. First of, I really like the Fact that it comes with a Sheath and everyone who's ever accidentally cut themselves on a wayward knife in their drawer will most likely agree. That this Sheath has a Self-Sharpening feature for the Knife is an absolute bonus, as I said, got a few dull ones laying about. The Santoku Knife itself is great. It fit nicely in my hand, the plastic handle is not too thick and slicing through frozen Steak was like cutting through soft Butter. I didn't have to "saw" at the meat to get it cut up, it was fantastic. The Farberware Edgekeeper 5" Santoku with Self-Sharpening Sheath is Dishwasher safe which is also a plus, so you won't have to scald your hands trying to sanitize it by handwashing after cutting meat. Overall the Farberware Edgekeeper 5" Santoku with Self-Sharpening Sheath is a very nice Knife, I would recommend it and will be shopping for the rest of the Farberware Edgekeeper Collection of Knives to replace all those dull ones I've got.

I have never really found a knife that I liked or that I thought worked well until this baby came into my life. I can cut blocks of cheese with ease, I can cut tomatoes without squishing them and making a huge mess, this knife is absolutely amazing. It is very well made and I believe it will last for many years. The sharpening sheath is also very durable and it is genius as far as I am concerned. I will never have to worry about the knife getting dull because every time I take it out of the sheath or put it back in the sheath it is being sharpened. What more could I ask for!!!!

The Faberware Edgekeeper 5" Santoku knife with self-sharpening sheath is a great addition to anyone's kitchen knife collection. It is packaged in one of those clear plastic formed packages. It took the use of a utility knife to remove because the packaging was very tough. Inside was the knife inside of its self-sharpening sheath and a little flyer. There wasn't much to read about the knife because it only goes together one way. If you try to put the knife in upside down, it will drag against the top of the sheath and not go in all the way. The red plastic pieces that hold the sharpening blades on the sheath are the "bottom" and you put the knife in with the blade against those. This is what gives a sharpening action each time the knife is inserted into and withdrawn from the sheath. When you try to pull the knife out of the sheath, sometimes you have to slightly angle it with the bottom away from the red plastic indicators because it will grab and not allow the knife to slide out. The sheath isn't shaped like the knife. For some reason the sheath extends beyond the end of the knife and then curves upwards. Perhaps this sheath can be used with other Farberware knives of different shapes and lengths? The sheath also has several holes along the top and bottom. I assume this it to keep air flowing around the blade and disperse moisture so that if kept for a long period of time in the sheath that no rusting happens. The end of the sheath has a slot cut out of it that follows along the entire end edge. I'm not sure what this is for, but it does allow you to see where the end of the blade is so maybe it's just to let you know the blade is fully inserted. The knife has two parts, the blade and the handle. There are no rivets or screws in the handle, it's a solid plastic covering. This will make for easy cleaning and hopefully less chance of breakage. The blade is nice and thick and just along the top of the edge has little cups which will help to allow sticky or wet foods to release from the blade without scraping them off. The knife doesn't feel overly light which I liked because that little bit of extra heft shows me the quality. I've tested it on several different foods including lettuce, apples, tomatoes and meats. It cuts them all very well. The blade has a nice sharp edge and it the perfect size for most cooking needs. I would definitely recommend this item because it's nicely made, it has its own storage sheath, and it keeps it's edge!

I keep a set of various Edgekeeper knives, in a bin, by the outdoor grill. Sturdy, and with a protective sheath, I can grab them while wearing grilling or serving gloves. Quick, sharp and safer than the random collection of knives I was using before.

This Farberware 5 inch Santoku knife is light weight, easy to use and won't break the bank when you purchase it. The flat blade is high carbon stainless steel. It measures 5” long and 1-1/2” tall. The tapered cutting edge is ¼” tall and the hollowed-out indentions are another ¼” tall. The thickness of the blade is 1/16” so it is stiff and not flimsy. It does not flex like some light weight knives do. The handle is 4” long and ergonomically designed. It fits well in my hand. The knife comes with a protective hard PVC sheath that has a sharpener built into it. This sharpens the cutting edge of the blade every time you take it out and put it back in. The Santoku knife is used for all purpose chopping, slicing and mincing of vegetables and meats. The hollowed-out indentions along the sides of the blade keep food items from sticking to it. The blade is straight and flat not curved and tapered so cutting is done in a vertical motion rather than a rolling motion. The flat blade works well for scraping food off a cutting board. This 5” Santoku knife can be used on any item that a chef's knife would be too big for or any item that a paring knife would be too small to use. This knife fits right in between and does a fantastic job.

I have a higher end 7" santoku knife that is well balanced and is perfect for my cutting needs. However, I have arthritis and even though the knife is great, it is a little heavy and makes the cutting job somewhat laborious. I thought this 5" Farberware Edgekeeper would be better suited for me since it did not seem as heavy, I decided to use it to cut up some chicken for freezing. It did the job well. I was able to cut through the meat as well as cartilage and bone. The knife was plenty sharp and fit my hand well. It did not seem unbalanced or heavy. I later used it to lop off the ends of a pineapple and slice through it. I suppose this was not the right knife to use for that job. But it worked just fine. So after all is said and done. I was satisfied with this knife thus far and really like the sheath. I don't know about the built in sharpener. Only time will tell if it is really doing it's job. I do like that I can put this knife in a picnic basket or take it to a special event and not have to worry about the sharp knife causing any injuries or damage during transport. I have used other Farberware products and have never been dissatisfied with them.