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  • For home chefs & professionals. This Fibro Pro chef's knife has been the top choice of both home chefs and professionals alike. Expertly crafted with a tapered stainless steel edge that cuts with ease and efficiency.
  • Fit for all tasks. Designed to handle kitchen tasks both big and small, This durable knife's razor sharp and laser-tested blade effortlessly chops, minces, slices and dices. An essential for every kitchen.
  • Easy handling. Each knife features an ergonomic handle made from thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) for a non-slip grip -- even when wet. This exceptional knife is weighted and balanced for easy handling.
  • Knife Dimensions. Blade made out of stainless steel material -- 7. 9 inches in length. Made with dishwasher safe materials for an easy clean.
  • Trusted Swiss quality. Expertly crafted in Switzerland in 1884, Victorinox provides a lifetime against defects in material and workmanship. Making a Lifetime commitment has never been so easy.
Great value, my new daily driver!

Using this knife in a professional setting daily, has fared well cutting hundreds of onions, fish, potatoes, mushrooms, chicken pieces, etc. Holds a decent edge for a few days under constant use, works well being sharpened by a honer as well as a whetstone. Have not tried to sharpen it in a "V" sharpener. Well balanced with a light handle. I prefer the fibrox handle to my more expensive smooth ebony-handled knives, as it feels reassuringly snug even when cutting walleye and calamari, which can become quite slippery. Wide face is good for transferring what you've cut to the prep bowl or other container- I have a cutco petite chef knife that is just simply too narrow for effective cutting and transferring. Update, 10-08-18: Still my daily driver knife! I use this knife at least 50 hours a week, every week. I keep it clean and sharp and it's never been through the dishwasher. I stand by my investment proudly.

Try to find better for the money, just try

I started working in a kitchen and out in the pantry the house knives were pretty bad, like you'd need a hammer to slit your wrists with any of them bad. I had bought a $9 8" chefs knife from GFS just so I could actually chop my parsley rather than turn it into pesto without borrowing a knife off the line. This Victorinox? First off it's about 2" longer than the GFS 8" chef knife and way WAY more than 3x as nice. I've cut up onions (though to get nice thin slivers for the salads I've become rather partial to my Tojiro shirogami santoku), carrots, parsley, zucchini, cauliflower, asparagus, duck breasts, green beans and this knife just keeps cutting. The extra length over the GFS knife just makes everything easier. A blade guard and steel have preserved the edge pretty well as a month+ later it's still cutting pretty well but I predict a sharpening will be in order in the not too distant future. In the meantime for $30 this knife is pretty hard to beat.

Inexpensive, but very good.

These are inexpensive kitchen knives, but they work way better than any other inexpensive knives I've tried. Generally speaking, the 50 to 150 dollar "kits" with 5 knives are awful. Handle is a heavily textured plastic, easy and pleasant to hold. They don't get slippery when wet or greasy. No, they don't look like carved onyx or unicorn horn, but they're incredibly useful and practical. The blades are thinner than expensive knives, but rigid and very very sharp as they come from the factory. At this point I don't know how long it will hold a edge, but it started out sharper than some of my (very) expensive knives. You can sharpen any knife, but that seems to be a skill that a lot of folks can't master. At his price you could pretty much use one of these for a year, throw it away and buy a new one. Leave your expensive German and Japanese knives out for your guests to look at. Cut your food with these.

Best knives you will find unless you are willing to pay around $1,000 to cut things slightly better

It cuts things...and it cuts things well. What more do you need to know? Buy them already! Seriously though, we wanted to get some grown up knives because we like to cook and were tried of the low quality sets. I did my research and these are literally the best knives you can buy for the money (by the way, this is the same company that invented the Swiss Army Knife). Are you a professional chef? If not, you probably don't need that $300 chef knife and even if you were, I honestly doubt you would be able to tell that much of a difference. The blade came sharp, I keep it sharp with a honing rod and I bought a wet stone but have not had to sharpen it yet due to the honing rod doing what it should. The handle is very comfortable and the weight and balance make it easy to use. I enjoy using my Victorinox knives and have been impressed with all of them so far (have not had a chance to use the bread knife yet). I know someone is probably thinking, "but these are that pretty", do you want knives to cook with or wall art? Would you pay more money to fly coach if that meant they put a laminated Monet poster behind every headrest? Even if you aren't sure, buy these and you can always upgrade the ones you need to later and either have a backup or gift this to someone more grateful (just kidding, its your money so buy what you want :) If you are reading this and don't already know, do not put your knives in the dishwasher. If you do not plan to hand wash your knives, you aren't ready to invest the money into good knives yet since it will ding up the blade turning your nice knives into...well, sharp butter knives.

Purchased in 2013

Have used this knife for over 5 years I have to say that it is a surprisingly durable, sharp and quality knife. I have forged knives that cost many times the price of this one, it is a stamped blade on a ploy handle. Its ability to take and maintain a razor sharp edge is impressive. To do this the steel is very hard and I use diamond stones to sharpen and hone on a leather strap with diamond honing compound. I steel it before use and it cuts like a hot knife through butter! As a professional chef take my recommendation that this is a good investment. Note, I did get this in 2013 and who knows if they have changed the materials or process since then.

Absolutely the best knife for the price out there

Absolutely the best knife for the price out there. I've got Wüsthof Grand Prix II knives, which are pretty damn good -- especially if you're doing a lot of work with them (nice balance and rounded handles that wont wear on your index finger). This Victorinox knife is absolutely equal to the Wüsthof in every measure of usability except balance -- and it's close enough on that to not really make a difference. I've spent 4 hour shifts in a volunteer kitchen, going through box after box of various meats and veg with the Victorinox. It's great. Hit it with a sharpening steel before you go to town and it holds it's edge admirably. It also takes a "real" sharpening with a stone well.

But it's a very good budget chef's knife

This is a budget chef's knife, make no mistake about that. But it's a very good budget chef's knife, and for that, it gets five stars. For someone like me, a bachelor who cooks mainly for himself but enjoys it quite a bit, this is perfect. I only have experience with one other chef's knife, and it cost about 3x as much. I bought that as a gift for someone else but had a chance to use it on a few occasions. The more expensive one weighs more, has a nicer handle, and has a much better balance in the hand. IMO that's the biggest difference between this and one that costs a lot more. If I were using a knife hours a day I'd spring for something better, mostly just for the feel of it. For a casual cook who wants a quality blade, this is hard to beat for the price.

A Truly Amazing Chef's Knife!

First of all, I have had all sorts of knives over the years, but I have never owned a knife quite like this one. Since I have always been successful in 'avoiding' the kitchen for decades (yes, I can BURN water when trying to boil it!); I now just try to 'assist' the Chief Cook and Bottle Washer with food prep and clean-up. We both watch a fair amount of cooking shows and I am always amazed at how well and how fast some of these chefs can slice and dice something. I do realize that I will not ever achieve the speed these people do, I do value my fingers, all of them, but it sure is nice having a knife that really slices down through whatever you are cutting with extremely little effort. This knife is well balanced, and it just "feels right" when it is in your hand. If using the techniques the pros suggest when cutting things, this Victorinox Chef's knife makes short work of any cutting or chopping job you may have. I know that if I take care of this knife, I will never have to purchase another one...that's why buying high quality in the first place makes so much sense. You spend a little more up front, sure; but it is worth it in the payback of a much, much longer lifespan. This is my first, EVER, Victorinox knife for the kitchen (I do have a few Swiss Army knives), but it certainly will not be my last kitchen knife made by them! And yes, I would strongly recommend this knife to anyone looking for something superior to almost anything available out there, especially at this price! Cheers to all! p_rod

My favorite knife!

If you cook at all you know that using comfortable and sharp knife makes all the difference in the world. I find myself not having to sharpen this knife as often as I sharpen my far more expensive knives. Also the handle from which you hold it from fits perfect in my hand making it more comfortable when cutting slicing chopping or whatever. It has quickly become my most favorite knife to use inspite of my more expensive knive that I own. I look forward to the many more meals I'll be using this knife to assist!

Sharp Knife!!!

This is indeed a SHARP knife. I wanted to try it out as soon as I got it so I was prewashing it in the sink and sliced my finger nicely - so be aware that this is "well-sharpened" upon arrival. If the handle wasn't so cheap and cheesy, I would give this 5 stars. As it stands, the quality of the handle is not the same high quality as a knife which cut everything as if it was butter. The price of the knife is not that high either so maybe the company felt it could cut corners in the handle and put the production money in the knife instead. Makes sense to me and I can live with that. I like the knife and highly recommend it. 12/4 My love affair with this knife continues. Last night,at first I thought there was something wrong with my potatoes because the knife sliced through them as if they were butter but with nice clean edges. Oh my- simply impressive. My love just keeps growing. However, I am still disappointed with the company. I have gotten over the fact that the quality of the handle does not fit the quality of the knife. However everytime I put this beautiful knife into the cheap bendable plastic sheath that the company calls a " knife guard", I cringe. It is not washable on the inside and is more like temporary packaging. Now, if the manufacturer reads these reviews, this is my advice to you: My other favorite knife is a gorgeous green plastic paring knife from Kuhn Rikon. It is sharp and designed as a total package. It comes with a heavy-duty molded plastic knife guard that is a joy to behold. It has a well-defined guard on the sheath. The sheath has 3 holes in it to faciltate cleaning. Even the plastic handle is nice. I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this knife. If Kuhn Rikon can put together this kind of knife and shealth package for $7.00 retail price, I suspect you can do a bit better with the handle and sheath guard for your more expensive chef knife. For me, I have decided to search AMAZON to see if I can purchase a sheath for this knife separately. 12/4 Afternoon. Ok, I have gone full circle on this knife. I went out looking for a knife sheath and after all my complaining above I find that Victorinox sells sheaths especially made for this knife. While I was out there, I also read more reviews ( there are thousands of positive reviews) and many experienced chefs indicate that the knife handle is nice and does not slip as a smoother handle might when it gets wet. Well, the lightbulb went on. I think they are right. I also went looking for their paring knife and again found an incredible number of glowing reviews. Also found a smaller chef's knife. I am hooked. So I bought one of each of them and another sheath to go with each as well as a glove to protect my fingers now that I will have all of these beautiful and sharp knives!! I guess you could say I have gone ga ga over these knives and so I had no choice but to raise this knife 5 stars. I am simply in LOVE. LOL Thank you Vitorinox!

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