HENCKELS Traditional Razor-Sharp 4-inch Paring Knife, German Engineered Knowledgeable by 100+ Years of Mastery, Stainless Metal

Amazingly sharp!
It’s an incredibly sharp knife that is just the perfect size and the quality I expect from Henckel’s!

Perfect when you need a bit more blade but not a large knife
I hadn’t planned on buying this knife this week, however someone pulled my paring knife out and (I have no clue how they did this, why, or what madness had taken over their mind) apparently used the tip to pry something? End result it’s hooked and that’s no good. I needed a replacement till I get home and can fix it.This one arrived with a standard paring knife right before lunch so I put it to work making a diced tomato and herb topping. The extra inch makes a good gap filler between a paring knife an using a chef’s or other alternate knife when I need just a bit more. (I also purchased a paring knife from a line I didn’t have from HENCKELS, made in Spain and I’m really impressed. It’s heavier than my original knife and the handle is a bit different. I’ll review it tomorrow. )Normally, I don’t buy knives online except for utility replacements like Sani-safe general kitchen knives, though this year I’ve had to stock a kitchen while traveling so it’s had some surprises – this is a good one.My only key piece of advice is, if the person doesn’t know the value of good kitchen knives put the knife roll under your pillow.

It’s not as good as the professional chef’s knife, but the best you can buy for normal kitchen use.
In my misspent youth, in the early 70’s, I worked for a year as a sous chef in one of the top French restaurants in the US, though my basic careers have been as a studio guitarist & a consulting programmer. But, in the restaurant, I learned from a chef de cuisine who had trained in a 2-star Michelin restaurant in France, so I learned excellent technique. He gifted me with top-line professional Henckel’s 8″ & 10″ knives when I started, which I had until I moved last year & the movers lost the box with my knife block (sigh…). Given that my Henckel’s had cost over $200 apiece 50 years ago & were still like brand new, I gave up on replacing them now. This, which I got on sale (I believe its retail price today was around $120) is the best knife I’ve owned outside of my professional knives. My only complaint is that it is weighted for homemaker use. A professional long-bladed knife is weighted so that the balance point is actually ahead of the tang at the first half-inch of the blade. If you grip it with thumb & forefinger at the back edge of the blade, it should balance evenly. Chefs hold their knives with the first knuckle over the tang actually on the blade (you can often tell a chef from the diagonal groove on their index fingers). When you hold a properly weighted 8″ or10″ knife like that, it is perfectly balanced & feels weightless. You can flute a mushroom with it as easily as with a 4″ paring knife. The knife does all the work when you slice with it. This knife’s balance point is behind the tang, at the point where the handle meets the tang, so holding it properly means too much of the weight of the knife is behind the blade. 99 out of 100 people have never handled a perfectly balanced knife, so won’t notice this minor flaw in the knife. For them, this will still be the best knife they’ll ever own & far better, sharper & easier to use than anything they can buy at any ordinary big-box store (and still MUCH cheaper than a professional knife). Go for it & enjoy. But, keep a Henckel paring knife handy to flute your mushrooms ;).

Cuts everything like butta!
This knife is sleek, durable, sharp, lightweight, and like no other knife I have ever used. I actually enjoy chopping things now because this knife is so easy to use and so sharp. It would make a great gift for the chef of your home or for someone who enjoys spending time in the kitchen and appreciates a great tool! Highly recommend!

BEEN USING FOR 30 YRS BEST KNIFE EVER THIS 4 ” SIZE I USE MOST OFTEN FOR EVER THING LIKE THE WEIGHT LOVE AND NEED THIS TYPE HANDLE AND HANDLE WEIGHT PERFECT THIS BEST CO BUT WATCH IT SOME OTHER NEW TYPE LOOKE THE SAME BUT WEIGHT TOO HEAVY HANDLE TOO WIDE THIS TYPE THIS ONE THE BEST MY FAVE CAN NOT GO WITHOUT

Great pearing knife. I would suggest not putting in the dishwasher as it wrecks the handle. This is our replacement knife. We had the first for 10 years and replaced with this the exact same product.