The upper knife is the brand new. The lower one went through one year heavy abuse including dishwasher, a big no-no for quality knives. Still, despite some faded out engraving and scratches the knife is as good as new. Long and thin blade is a pleasure to use. Balance is superb. The knife can easily replace chef knife or fillet knife for multitude of tasks. Out of the box the … [Read more...] about Zwilling Twin Cuisine Slicing Knife, 200 mm