My 5/8 ebay J.A.Henckels finally arrived from Italy. Not sure I am happy. Someone definitely tried to sharpen it as the toe area had scratches on both sides of the blade- extending only a few mm up the from the edge. Polished the scratches out.

As I placed it edge down (it is already dull) on paper with lit background the toe and heel are not touching the paper. In other words, it appears to have a very slight smile. See pic.

Can I set the bevel as is or do I need to breadknife this flat? Am I making this too big a deal?


Thanks!

Alpsman