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The Miyabi Iki is an 8-inch chef's knife with a hard steel blade rated around 66 HRC and a wood handle. That hardness lets it take a very keen edge and hold it, but it also makes the edge more brittle than the softer German-style knives most home cooks own. It suits cooks who sharpen carefully, cut on wood or plastic, and want a light, precise Japanese-style blade. Against Miyabi's own Birchwood and Kaizen lines it trades some toughness and heft for edge retention and a slimmer feel.
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Lowest price we've seen: $499.99 on Nov 9 at Best Buy. Tracked across 3 stores since Nov 9.
Owners of Miyabi's hard-steel knives generally praise sharpness, balance and looks, and many say the edge outlasts their older knives. The recurring caution is that the brittle edge punishes rough use, so chipping complaints come from people who cut bone or use glass boards.
