Dalstrong Knives Review

The Gladiator series features beautifully hand polished satin finish blades made of high-carbon ThyssenKrupp German steel which gives unprecedented precision with cutting. The design was inspired to ignite the gladiator in you who fears nothing. It represents guts and the valor in one’s inner instincts that can sense the roar of a blood-thirsty crowd. Unarguably, You require armor before stepping in to conquer a one-on-one battle.

The Dalstrong Gladiator series boasts to be a high-performance kitchen workhorse, that guarantees ultra-thin slicing and dicing with minimal effort, maintenance, or clean-up required. The blades are hand-sharpened by 16-18 degrees per side. For supporting your technique to excellence, the knives feature beautiful and ergonomic black food-grade ABS Polymer handles. The wide shaft makes knuckle clearance and the scooping food extremely easy for transferring from the cutting board to any vessel. 

While the blades retain their sharpness for a longer time, the handles have been laminated for extra strength, cleanliness, and water resistance. Meaning, you shouldn’t feel the need to sharpen your knives and be able to get away with just honing them here and there with a sharpening steel. 

The Phantom series by Dalstrong is an exemplar of fine craftsmanship. The knives, made of excellent Japanese AUS-8 high carbon steel, are manufactured over 45 days. Ruthlessly sharp, the Dalstrong Phantom Series has been painstakingly sharpened, manually yet with expertise, to between 13-15 degrees and nitrogen cooled for enhanced hardness, flexibility and corrosion resistance. The robustness rivals that of other premium traditional knife brands including Cansghan, Yoshihiro and Wusthof among others. The agile sharpness of the blades facilitates quick, precise and effortless cuts with each use. Representing refinement, beauty, purity and power, these knives are excellent performers. 

The overall Forged construction type ensures a perfect balance between the blade’s sharpness and maximum resilience. The handle is made of velvety, rich, black Pakkawood which is highly polished to ergonomic suitability. It allows your palm a traditional Japanese D-shaped tuck to give a pinch-hold on the knives.

Featuring a hand-polished spine and ergonomic bolster shape, the knives allow a very natural and smooth ‘pinch grip’. Nonetheless, these knives are an aesthetic treat to own and flaunt too. The Dalstrong Phantom set has all of the impressive features at a pretty affordable price. Such engravings also beautifully add a touch of elegance.

Embodying an exquisite combination of an award-winning blade design with cutting-edge breakthrough technology, the Shogun Series by Dalstrong is an impeccable collection of knives. The design is inspired by the Shogun military clan that resembles ruthless power. The knives are a collective reflection of a Shogun’s courage and craftsmanship of unforgiving warfare. Therefore, the motif of the design is to assist your tactics in merging art with power. Undoubtedly, the knives, crafted over 60 days of unflinching effort, signify greater perseverance and dedication in producing awe-inspiring results. 

The Blades are made of  Japanese high-carbon AUS-10V super steel which undergoes nitrogen-cooling with vacuum heat treatment for improved resistance to corrosion. They are garnered with Dalstrong’s stunning ‘tsunami-rose’ technique of 67 alternating layers of SUS410 Damascus cladding. The purpose is to attribute the knife with strength, durability and stain resistance, yet the aesthetic it acquires is mindblowing.

Dalstrong’s Crusader series reflects purity. A crusader is an armed warrior on the battlefield who attacks and also defends. Dalstrong brings the customer’s attention to the inspiration of the series- the noble and resilient crusader, whose sword ‘is a seamlessly crafted instrument of precision and force. The steel-clad knight strikes. And never misses’.

This equivocates the motivation behind the knife’s craft. Indeed, it is engineered with razor-sharp German-made ThyssenKrupp x50crmov15 blade steel at 58+ Rockwell in a minimalist fashion to suit any kitchen. The ‘fuller’ groove attributed to each blade is reminiscent of historical medieval swords, welding the past and present together.

The steel-only design of the knife with painstakingly hand-sharpened blades to 16-18 degrees per side delivers an aesthetic brilliance like none else. It is also designed for maintaining the perfect balance between ultra-thin slicing and maximum resilience. The Full tang blade ensures an additional touch of strength and robustness. It has been distinctly polished manually to a satin finish, accentuated with a tapered design that guarantees unmatched hardness and flexibility.

The design inspiration for the Dalstrong Phantom series has been elaborately discussed in the review above (no.2). What our primary focus for this section would be to exclusively talk about the Phantom Chef Knife. The name is suggestive of its purpose, that is to facilitate the finest movement and sharp precision techniques of chefs and professional cooking-experts world-wide.

The word ‘Phantom’ in itself echoes a shadow racing through the dark, or a gust of wind blowing through the night. This is the experience that the users of Phantom series knives are well acquainted with for the tool’s elegance, agility, ruthless sharpness, and unfaltering balance. 

Unlike santoku knives, the knife has a sharp scalpel-like edge, with hand-finished craftsmanship of the traditional Honbazuke method, that adds a mirror-polish to the model. The slants of 13-15 degrees per side reveal the finesse of the blades which have been Ice-tempered to ensure excellent resilience and superior retention of the edge’s power. It is resistant to stain and rust. The cleaning and maintenance of the Chef Knife, in the Phantom series of Dalstrong, are extremely minimal. Premium quality laminated pakkawood handles, that add volumes to the ergonomic aspects of the knife, have been imported from Spain, for superior strength, refinement, and beauty. 

As you might have already known, by reading the review of Shogun Series by Dalstrong mentioned above, these knives are crafted over 60 days, with ultimate dedication and engagement, to ensure that you and your guests are getting the best dinner time cutlery experience. Dalstrong  Shogun series’ Steak knives are indeed made to resemble a perfectly clean and elegant table, served with straight slices of food ensuring that each bite of the meal deepens a positive impression on the guests. 

The military-grade G-10 handle delivers an ergonomic convenience of handling. The knives’ end caps are engraved for adding further distinction and detail. The blades are highly impervious to heat cold and moisture ensuring durability. Indeed, the series includes everything that can ensure superior hand-control, agility, and precision while cutting the slices with minimal resistance and non-stick properties. The grip remains non-slip and the blades are stainless. 

In a nutshell, these knives are an All-in-One boon for you to gather an aesthetic impression and exclusive dining experience every time you place them right next to your plates. The quality of the blades can be attributed to cryogenic tempering, which increases the Steel crystalline properties and enhances its strength and hardness, besides adding aesthetic brilliance. The knives last a lifetime because they are built to provide maximum resilience with a Bleeding-Edge Technology to hone your expert culinary skills and dining additions.

There is virtually nothing that can survive the strokes of the meat cleaver butcher knife by the Dalstrong Gladiator series. Be it the large cuts of meat, poultry, beef or pork bones, salmon head, or endless pounds of chicken, the heavy-duty knife can slice them off. The design of the knife looks similar to a nakiri, however the blade is larger and thicker. The knife also equips you to easily remove the skin with unmatched accuracy and finesse. It has a screamingly sharp edge that makes it highly efficient at dicing and chopping even tight knots. 

The blades are designed to provide excellence in terms of balance, precision control, forged tipping, wear-resistant, and stain-resistant attributes. The laminated G10 Garolite handles, imported from Spain, provide ergonomic and slip-resistant handling. With the 1.3lbs and 4mm thick spinal design of the knives, you can maximize heft and balance while performing the toughest of culinary challenges. You need not worry about the safety of your hands while operating with the knife for the finger protective bolsters are wisely designed to guard your fingers. 

The blades of high carbon ThyssenKrupp German steel at 56+ Rockwell, are hand-sharpened to 14-16 degrees per side for improving sharpness and delivering maximum resilience. This essentially makes it a double beveled knife. The tall blade height and broad base permit passing the cut pieces from the cutting board to the vessels. While you can experience maximum convenience with the center-riveted handle, the BPA protective  Dalstrong PerfectFit sheath makes storage all the way easier.