the chef's knife is an all-purpose chef's knife, great for mincing, chopping, slicing and dicing, not only for meat, this knife is made of X50CrMoV15 (or 4116 steel) and perfectly balanced with its ultra-sharp blade, the cutting edge has hand sharpened 15 degrees per side, the handle is also unique, anti-slip properties like tactical knives and plastic made from recycled sustainable Ocean Bound Plastic, hand wash with warm water and detergent, dry with cloth.