matsato knives

[patrick gambone]

Hello everybody,
I am looking for educated opinions on Matsato knives. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[l1ranger]

as educated of an opinion as I can - its a 4CR steel knife made in an unknown location on a website full of discounts and marketing mumbo jumbo.
Its not worth buying, even with the discount

 

[Weiss]

Cedric and Ada did a funny review of Matsato/Huusk knives, and didn't have a good opinion as I recall. Part of the video showed him whacking the Matsato blade against a Cold Steel GI Tanto. The GI Tanto cut deeply into the Matsato blade, leaving a minor nick in the GI Tanto's blade.

 

[knarfeng]

Cedric and Ada did a funny review of Matsato/Huusk knives, and didn't have a good opinion as I recall. Part of the video showed him whacking the Matsato blade against a Cold Steel GI Tanto. The GI Tanto cut deeply into the Matsato blade, leaving a minor nick in the GI Tanto's blade.

And that's saying something, since the GI Tanto is 1055 steel.
I seem to remember that the Huusk was promoted as being 18-8, an austenitic steel suitable for forks and spoons but not for cutting tools.

I was gifted a Huusk knife by a well meaning friend. It was garbage. I keep it in the garage so that I can bring it out and put it on the kitchen counter if my friend visits.

I note that the Matsako and Huusk knife designs are identical. The two web sites have the identical promo pictures and identical wording.

Matsato:

THESE TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS​

We use high-quality stainless steel to make our flawless, robust and beautiful knives and have been inspired by centuries-old Japanese blacksmithing skills.
Each Matsato knife is carefully crafted in a 138-step design and undergoes rigorous testing before delivery.

Huusk

THESE TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS​

We use high-quality stainless steel to make our flawless, robust and beautiful knives and have been inspired by centuries-old Japanese blacksmithing skills.
Each Huusk knife is carefully crafted in a 138-step design and undergoes rigorous testing before delivery.

I remember a lot of advertising for Huusk knives a few years ago. Looks like they milked that one dry so are starting up the scheme again under a new name.

 

[patrick gambone]

thanks guys that's what i needed

 

[Weiss]

Hey, if you don't ask, you don't know. For what it's worth, my kind and ever loving wife saw these advertised somewhere and decided she wanted one. Shame on me for not granting that wish, but once I started looking into them, I thought yikes, followed by, no. No way. Pot metal.

 

[EatingSarma]

thanks guys that's what i needed

Morakniv has some nice kitchen knives.
Also Victorinox.
And Cold Steel commercial series.

They might not look special, but those are actually good knives and are made by reputable companies.