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Grats! Hattori's are beautiful! I have one as well. Money well spent if I must say so myself!

Good First Knife I really like the Tojiro DP as well. I think all of the recommendations given so far are fantastic. Personally, if this were my very first good knife, I would stick with Wusthof Classic 8". The Tojiro and other Japanese knives are fantastic (I have quite a few), but I think...

If price is not an object I would recommend a Japanese made western style knife like Masamoto or Misuno. The steel is much harder, retains an edge much better and just far superior construction. Once you use one of these you will never go back.

Cutco knives are fair in quality and do an adequate job in the kitchen. My objection is to the marketing and sleezy business tactics Cutco is involved in. Go to Google newsgroup search and type in Cutco and Vector. Then get ready to read hundreds of articles on this company. Even if you...

Japanese knives are the way to go! My Wusthof's are great but once I purchased my first Japanese knife, there was no turning back. The steel is much harder and retains an edge better as well. Check out the Masamoto VG-10 Western at this site. http://www.japanese-knife.com/main.shtml The...

For the money, either Forschner or Mundial knives. Forschner is well made (by Swiss Army) sell for a very good price. Mundial are quality knives, steel is a little soft but for the budget minded person a great deal. You can purchase a good 8" or 10" Forschner knife for around $30.00