The Imayo chefs knife is shaped in the traditional European style and is an all purpose knife suitable for chopping, shredding, cutting, slicing and cubing all meat, fish and vegetables. The kitchen classic, a chefs knife is an all-purpose blade ideal for a wide variety of cutting tasks from slicing, dicing and chopping fruits and vegetables as well as many other foods. The tsuchime, or hammered finish, creates air pockets that help food release from the blade.