Victorinox Fibrox Pro 5-Inch Chef's Knife with Straight Edge and Black Handle

Some reviewers call this a paring knife, but that is completely wrong. This knife has a full size handle and a short stout blade that you can really bear down on with great leverage slicing pumpkin or watermelon rind and is a perfect carrot slicer. Great for other small diameter dense things like salami, but just as good for tomatoes. A Super handy knife for every day use

Don't give a lot of 5 star reviews, but I think this knife earned it. I gave this to my wife as a gift, and she can't say enough good things about how sharp it is, how well it works, and how it has a good 'feel' in her hand. I wear XXL gloves, and the handle could be bigger for me, but I'd say anyone with a mans XL and smaller will find it fits their hand well. The handle is hard plastic, and I was afraid it might be slippery when wet, but the shape of the handle prevents it from slipping. The design of the serrations looks like it will allow for relatively easy sharpening, especially when compared to other serrated knives. I have some Victorinox steak knives with the same handle material, and they have served us well for many years, not becoming soft over time, yet with no cracking or splitting. As her other kitchen knives wear out, I plan to replace them with more from this series from Victorinox. The ones she has were made by Cold Steel, and the blades are awesome, came wicked sharp, and stayed sharp for a LONG time, but their serration design makes them a real chore to sharpen, and after enough trips through the dishwasher, the handles are starting to crack. Just keep in mind, this is a slicing/cutting knife, not a chopping/prying knife. The blade is ground thin, with a very fine edge that cuts very well, but I believe could be bent if used for things like prying apart frozen steaks (which I highly recommend you do with a blunt knife anyway, if you'd try that with this knife, and it would slip, you could lose a finger, it is that sharp).

Sharp sharp sharp. Great for slicing and chopping vegetables. Cuts meat like butter. Great price for sharp a good tool. If it gets dull, it’s not going to break you to buy another.

One of the best serrated paring knives I've ever used. Slices through tomatoes like butter with no squishing or macerating. A must-have for every home cook!

I use this knife nearly everyday and can't say enough good about it. I have a few Shun's, Globals, etc but for everyday this knife gets reached for the most. First, it's super sharp and keeps that edge for a long time, it's short enough for quick easy handling and really allows you a lot of control. The wavy edge makes getting through the tougher things easy. Want to cut up corn on the cob into shorter sections? It's effortless and cuts through the ear husk and all. A dense heavy cabbage, child's play. The various melons tremble at the sight of this knife. French bread or a baguette, easy slices even if you just walked around the corner from the bakery with a hot loaf. Tomatoes are zipped through. Like most wavy edge knives it tends to want to slide off line ( half inch slice of bread at the top and only a quarter inch at the bottom) but it's not as bad as most in this regard and it's size makes controlling that easy. The handle is comfortable and non slip. I've dressed it once on a Chef's Choice 120 Diamond Hone 3-Stage Professional Knife Sharpener, Black on just the polishing/stropping stage and it was a good as new. Highly recommend!