This Carving Knife works excellent at cutting fruit like pineapples and watermelons which require a long blade to cut length wise. It sliced through this pineapple effortlessly. While this is not your go to knife for most cuts, its great for Carving cooked meats and fruit. It came with a plastic protective sleeve and a box. Right now I am keeping it in the box in my knife drawer to protect the knife. an would prefer a slightly longer handle. Its one of the sharpest knives we own.