Oliva Elite Kullens Santoku Knife - 7"

This santoku knife is well-balanced, sharp and cuts beautifully. It’s a workhorse in our kitchen and feels like it’s made to last for years. However, we are disappointed that our knife has a few cosmetic blemishes on the blade which pop out at certain angles (see photos). We hope these marks don’t reflect some defect in the manufacturing process.

STYLE & GRACE MEET PRECISION: Oliva Elite knives are a dream come true! I look for function and beauty--Messermeister scores 10 out 10 in both categories. I bought the 8" chef knife and 3.5" pairing knife combo, the 7" santoku, the 5" cheese and tomato knife, and the 8" scalloped offset knife. I love them all and will likely complete my personal set with a 6" utility knife in the near future. I love the fact that this company is female empowered and their customer service ranks among the best! I received a response email in less than 10 minutes and there was nothing difficult or unpleasant about my inquiry. This is the kind of company I want to support and will recommend them to all my family and friends.

I purchased a few Oliva knives and am happy with all of them, however this was my least favorite of the few. The handle is slightly different than the others and does not feel as nice in the hand. The knife also did not come very sharp like the others did. As a result, I find myself not using it as much as I would of liked which is a shame due to the high price tag.

My favorite knives ever!!

Your knives never disappoint! Along with being sharp, the handles are their own artwork you enjoy displaying in your kitchen

I love all of my new Oliva Elite knives. They have completely changed my speed in the kitchen and improved my ability to create, not just delicious, but beautiful food. I am eagerly awaiting the emails alerting me to the availability of the 3 items which were sadly out of stock.

Great sharp knife. Olive handles are a great look. Only downside is, if your not used to using high quality sharp knives, you might cut yourself!

Comfortable in your hand and does the job with ease. It’s also nice to look at. Be careful extremely sharp, first time out I cut the tip of my finger clean off. Just shows how easily it can cut through thick material. Looking forward to purchasing more knife through messermeister.

Have used the Olivia elite sets for work for a while now. Holds the edge amazingly, great weight, handle is the perfect size for my hands, and to top it off they are just beautiful knives. Balance is darn near perfect.

The Messermeister Oliva knives are beautiful with their Olive handles. I'd put their blade quality right on par with Wusthof and better than Henckels. The one area I think the Messermeister knives truly lack in is the comfort of the handle. While the handle is quite comfortable for short durations, I don't think the design lends well to being able to use a proper pinch grip and using the knife for long periods of time like cutting for hours. If I had to cut a lot of stuff, I think I'd prefer to use a LamsonSharp, Wusthof, RyuSen or Henckels knife because their handles are better designed for a pinch grip. The shape of Messermeister's Oliva handles is more to extenuate the beauty of the olive wood handle than to be for functionality.My only other worry is that the handle will become stained. I haven't had my Messermeister knives long enough to know whether this is a large concern or not. The handles do not appear to be coated or sealed so that they don't get stained. I'm wondering if while I'm cutting up strawberries or accidentally lay the knife near some liquid on the counter or cutting board that they'll get stained. I don't have to worry about that with Wusthof or Henckels since they are plastic handles that won't stain. The same is true of the LamsonSharp knives and their wood handles are sealed. The RyuSen knives are made of multiple layers of wood each soaked in wax or resin then the layers bonded together to give a wood handle that won't absorb water.Messermeister makes a great knife, they just need to work on the handles a little more.