Inexpensive paring knife suggestions.

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I live in a household where the dishwasher is a necessity. It's one of those things that's not worth arguing about with my better half.

I've tried Gerber, Victorinox, Henkel, synthetic body stainless steel knives. We like the flat edge, Sheepsfoot style. Over time these brands change and the quality changes and I assume many of the brands outsource and change suppliers

I was recently looking for a few new parers and general purpose knives in the 2.5 to 4inch renge and realized I might be missing the boart on brands here. Does anyone have suggestions.
 
gentleman_edc said:
I live in a household where the dishwasher is a necessity. It's one of those things that's not worth arguing about with my better half.

I've tried Gerber, Victorinox, Henkel, synthetic body stainless steel knives. We like the flat edge, Sheepsfoot style. Over time these brands change and the quality changes and I assume many of the brands outsource and change suppliers

I was recently looking for a few new parers and general purpose knives in the 2.5 to 4inch renge and realized I might be missing the boart on brands here. Does anyone have suggestions.
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These are my favorite paring knives, been using them since the '80s. Thin, sharp and last forever (still have my first). The knife I saw most in French kitchens. Different sizes available. They come in stainless also and are dishwasher safe (even a commercial dishwasher)

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I am guessing you don't dishwash the carbon steel. My wife would be scrubbing that one clean, so while I think that is beautiful, it wouldn't fly at home.

I will investigate that one. It's about twice the price of the ones I have been getting, but it is still a bargain if it is a good knife.
 
The Herder Windmill parer isn’t exactly dishwasher friendly but it’s inexpensive and perhaps one of the best paring knives available so I figured I’d add it here for posterity.

I got mine about a decade ago after watching this video and it’s the sharpest thing in my house next to my straight razor. 👍👍

 
My condolences regarding the dishwasher requirement. One of the few things that I’ve done right in life is to train a wife and 2 sons to clean all knives, carbon or stainless, wood or synthetic, as soon as the cutting task is done, and returning them to the block. Of course, my sons may be laughing like hyenas, putting rusted and split-handled knives in the dishwasher. Probably not, though.

Should you at some time overcome your cleaning impediment, Pallares knives are great. They are available from Flotsamandfork dot com (same place as the one recommended by ChefGet, above).

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Available in Three Sizes:
Small Utility Knife: 4.5” blade; 8" total length
Medium Utility Knife: 5.5” blade; 9.25" total length
Large Utility Knife: 6.5” blade; 11" total length
 
Chefget said:
These are my favorite paring knives, been using them since the '80s. Thin, sharp and last forever (still have my first). The knife I saw most in French kitchens. Different sizes available. They come in stainless also and are dishwasher safe (even a commercial dishwasher)

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Wow, that website is dangerous. Lots of cool options that dont cost a whole lot.

Aardvark said:
My condolences regarding the dishwasher requirement. One of the few things that I’ve done right in life is to train a wife and 2 sons to clean all knives, carbon or stainless, wood or synthetic, as soon as the cutting task is done, and returning them to the block. Of course, my sons may be laughing like hyenas, putting rusted and split-handled knives in the dishwasher. Probably not, though.

Should you at some time overcome your cleaning impediment, Pallares knives are great. They are available from Flotsamandfork dot com (same place as the one recommended by ChefGet, above).

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Available in Three Sizes:
Small Utility Knife: 4.5” blade; 8" total length
Medium Utility Knife: 5.5” blade; 9.25" total length
Large Utility Knife: 6.5” blade; 11" total length
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Any clue which stainless is used for the Pallares? Would the typical 420, 4116, or 4034 be a safe bet?
 
scdub said:
The Herder Windmill parer isn’t exactly dishwasher friendly but it’s inexpensive and perhaps one of the best paring knives available so I figured I’d add it here for posterity.

I got mine about a decade ago after watching this video and it’s the sharpest thing in my house next to my straight razor. 👍👍
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The video is great. And it explains what I liked about some of my old paring knives.
I can deal with carbon steel, it's just that I will have to sharpen and de rust it occasionally.
 
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