dhruan

Workhorse of my kitchen

Pros: Takes a good edge and stays sharp. Excellent ergonomics.
Cons: Could be slightly heavier?
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Victorinox 8-Inch Chef's Knife, Black Fibrox Handle

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dhruan’s Rating

Purchase Date: January 2005

Purchase Price: $30.00

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(6 reviews)

This along with the 7" santoku and 3" paring knives are my go to knives. The blade takes a good edge and keeps sharp. Excellent ergonomics. Size of the blade is adequate for most tasks.

I actually own quite a few pieces of Victorinox cutlery (fifteen or so in total acquired over the span of fifteen or so years, some duplicates like the 7" santokus and 8" chef's). So yeah, I do love 'em, they do what I expect them to do provided that I do my part which is keep them clean, sharp & abuse (namely dishwasher) free.

Are they absolutely the best out there? Price wise I would say they cannot be beaten, terrific value. For example, I love MAC knives but could not justify buying them when I can get to +95% of performance paying only third of the price. Maybe some day... I have had my eye on the SK-65 and SD-65 for a while now, they feel mighty nice in hand... ;)

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hangoverz 1/1/12 at 8:11pm
The Forschner 40520 was rated as "best overall" in Cooks magazine in Fall 20 Pretty good report card from "the" chefs magazine.The handle is a little longer than others I've owned, maybe too long for small hands, but it is contoured so you can move up towards the blade for better control.It took top honors over several high end ($80 -$100+) Wusthofs and Henckel models.

While they didn't claim that the Forschner was better at any one specific task or that the craftsmanship can stand up to the others (its blade is cut from a blank ribbon of steel, instead of a hand-forged one piece) they did say that its lighter weight was preferred by some of their testers and that it handled the basics just as well as more expensive models.The blade does have a nice rocked contour, which makes chopping & dicing easier.I've grown to prefer ligher weight blades and you don't sacrifice much when it's this sharp.Definitely doesn't have the same craftsmenship or allure of one of the high end Germans, but if your looking for a highly functional, lightweight, standard chef, it's hard to go wrong here.Overall I would say that for the price, this is a great chef knife.

I just took delivery of mine last week and I am putting it to the test.The handle is made of a grippy composite that allows you to securely hold firm if wet or in akward positions.I can say that it arrives razor sharp.