Xinzuo — Ji Series reviews
Xinzuo makes accessible, well-priced kitchen knives with strong out-of-the-box sharpness.
Xinzuo 4.1" Ji Petty Knife
A tiny Damascus petty with a fitted wooden sheath — detail work in the same finish as the flagship Ji knives.
Xinzuo 5.9" Ji Honesuki Knife
A triangular boning-style knife from the Ji line — 150 mm of Damascus-clad 7Cr17MoV for poultry, joints, and precision butchery.
Xinzuo 5" Ji Bread Knife
A compact serrated Ji knife for bread, tomatoes, and delicate skins — 67-layer Damascus in a size that fits any board.
Xinzuo 5.3" Ji Utility
The in-between knife in the Ji series — 135 mm of 67-layer Damascus that handles everything a paring knife is too small for and a chef knife too big for.
Xinzuo 7.2" Ji Cleaver
A tall Ji-series vegetable cleaver — 67-layer Damascus over a hard 12Cr18MoV core, with enough blade height to scoop a whole board of prep in one pass.
Xinzuo 7.2" Ji Nakiri
A mid-priced Damascus nakiri built purely for vegetable prep — hard 12Cr18MoV core, real ebony handle, and a tall flat edge that stays glued to the board.
Xinzuo 8.3" Ji Bunka
Xinzuo's Ji Series 210 mm bunka — a hard 12Cr18MoV core wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus, a flat belly for push cuts, and a real ebony-and-G10 handle.