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Just kidding. I love my Vics. They're more knife than the vast majority of people need. I've got a decade and some change of professional cooking under me and I've spite of having some nice, expensive and beautiful steel in my roll, my 8" Victorinox chef's knife is what you're likely to find in my hand, at work or at home.
I'm not sure if I have the 5 or 6 of this knife, but it's my wife's favorite knife. I like it quite a bit as well, especially for tasks where a deep belly isn't really suitable.
One thing about Victorinox knives is they don't have amazing edge holding ability. The upside to that is maintenance is fast and incredibly easy, and it's a great knife to learn how to sharpen by hand with (it's so easy, don't be scared!) A coarse stone will make quick work of any chips or nicks in the edge. The steel isn't quite as brittle so if you drop it, you're less likely to break it.
That said, this isn't a fantastic deal, it's just about what it runs normally.
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Just kidding. I love my Vics. They're more knife than the vast majority of people need. I've got a decade and some change of professional cooking under me and I've spite of having some nice, expensive and beautiful steel in my roll, my 8" Victorinox chef's knife is what you're likely to find in my hand, at work or at home.
I'm not sure if I have the 5 or 6 of this knife, but it's my wife's favorite knife. I like it quite a bit as well, especially for tasks where a deep belly isn't really suitable.
One thing about Victorinox knives is they don't have amazing edge holding ability. The upside to that is maintenance is fast and incredibly easy, and it's a great knife to learn how to sharpen by hand with (it's so easy, don't be scared!) A coarse stone will make quick work of any chips or nicks in the edge. The steel isn't quite as brittle so if you drop it, you're less likely to break it.
That said, this isn't a fantastic deal, it's just about what it runs normally.
If it's going to be a beater knife or you aren't going to care for it, Mercer Ultimate White isn't a bad choice. It's just $14. https://www.amazon.com/Mercer-Cul...HJ1ZQ&th=
Amazon.com: Winco USA KWP-62 Stal Cutlery, White : Home & Kitchen
https://www.amazon.com/Winco-USA-...B00ZQG1U6G [amazon.com]
German steel!
Yeah, it's really fine, just not anything to write home about. I just find they need touch ups more often than some of my other knives. Just a honing for the most part. It's quick and easy. The average home cook may not even notice. At one point in my career, my 8" was chopping more than a ton of onions a year, on top of everything else.
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The downside is when it becomes dull, it's very difficult to sharpen it. We only use ours mostly for meat these days.
The 8" knife is taller which helps with chopping. The 7.5" is more a utility knife I think. Pretty much the same knife though.
I really like this knife. Definitely worth picking it up. It stays sharp enough, and if you just use a honing steel or (if you want to be fancy) a whetstone, then you it gets right back to the where it was.
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They have a lower end line called Reigetsu/Fuji Cutlery; wouldn't get them aside from their more niche models, like debas, honesukis, and yanagibas. They're stamped/laser cut from a generic steel and then finished in Japan. Not really worth the small savings in price.
Grab the petty/utility knife if you're looking for a direct analogue to this knife deal.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/32414755...SwPj
Do they have something like that in 6", tnx.