Victorinox paring knife?

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ursamajor

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Anyone know anything about these? My father-in-law gave me one after I used his and fell in love with it. I don't know what kind of stainless it is etc...but damn can this thing slice and slice. It looks cheap and unsubstantial at first glance. But when you use it-well I have to say, it is the most nimble and easily controlled paring knife I have ever used. The blade is very thin, with a full hollow grind, and flexible. It just feels natural in the hand, like a 6th sharp finger. I actually peel a tomato with it easy peasy with peels paper thin. I bet I could peel an olive with this thing.

Anyone else here ever try one?
 
Victorinox are the Mora of the cooking world. Cheap handle, great performance blade. If looks don't matter, the victorinox are a great investment.
 
My aunt had a set that she bought in Europe that I remember as a kid about 30 years ago. Those things were like scalpels and did quite the number on almost any type of fruit.
 
ursamajor said:
They make larger knives? Like a chef's knife? Cool. Until I tried my father in law's, I thought they only made SAKs
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They are one of the most common commercial knives found in restaurants in north american restaurants.
 
Use amazon for these.

Victorinox 47521 10-Inch Chef's Knife, Black Fibrox Handle (Get the 10. Yes it is big, but you can get nice long pull cuts on roasts etc.)
Victorinox Fibrox 7-Inch Granton Edge Santoku Knife

Santoku for veggies, chef knife for slicing (and veggies ;). Along with your pairing knife, this will do all your kitchen needs.
 
They are absolutely one of the best values money can buy when it comes to culinary knives. I use their 10" chef's knife and paring knife and need no other knives in the kitchen. We also have a bunch of the red handled serrated paring knives that get used as our "snack/kitchen utility" knives.
 
You really can't go wrong with a Victorinox :thumbup:

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The red handled paring knife is a great little knife. My wife uses her's a lot. They are inexpensive, cut and slice nicely, easy to sharpen.
 
So now that I know that Victorinox made chef's knives, I bought one on Amazon-the 10". Holy crap, I wish I knew about these before. I may soon end up grabing the Santoku. My wife picked up a Chicago Cutlery Wally World special. It is 1 piece of solid stainless, and has a pretty solid grind on it. So while I am not in a rush to replace it, I really like the Victorinox Chef's and paring knives I have.
 
ursamajor said:
So now that I know that Victorinox made chef's knives, I bought one on Amazon-the 10". Holy crap, I wish I knew about these before. I may soon end up grabing the Santoku. My wife picked up a Chicago Cutlery Wally World special. It is 1 piece of solid stainless, and has a pretty solid grind on it. So while I am not in a rush to replace it, I really like the Victorinox Chef's and paring knives I have.
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Another good brand to consider is Friedrich Dick. Unfortunate name, but they make great knives. Just got some in and ended up keeping a few for myself! Like Vic/Forschner they're mostly "industrial/professional" knives for large pro kitchens and butchers, so the majority of their line isn't the fanciest--but the quality and performance are phenomenal. I'm very impressed!
 
We have maybe six Victorinox paring knives. They are very comfortable, great slicers, and they work well even when they are quite dull. I need to sharpen mine, but they still work, so it is easy to put it off.
 
anthony cheeseboro said:
We have maybe six Victorinox paring knives. They are very comfortable, great slicers, and they work well even when they are quite dull. I need to sharpen mine, but they still work, so it is easy to put it off.
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I keep my plain edged Vic paring knife at only about a 20-25 degree included angle. I could probably perform surgery with it, if I knew how. :D
 
Victorinox 10" Chef's knife is The Bomb.

I prefer Henckels Twin Grip for a paring knife,
unless it is the rosewood handle Victorinox
paring knife, another excellent kitchen blade.
 
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