Customer Review

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  Wow! Where did my finger ends go!
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2018
  Well what can I say! My wife spends her evenings hoping and praying that I wont use this knife, she is terrified that I will accidentally cut off one of my arms or slice through the kitchen worktop. She has vowed to me that she will not go anywhere near this thing as long as she lives. It was so sharp on arrival that the postman was shaking with fear as he was convinced it was going to make its way out of the more-than-substantial packaging and, as he put it 'go for him'. The first thing I did when I opened it was the usual sensible manly test and check the edge for sharpness with my thumb. All I can say is that I now have to unlock my phone with my finger as the thumbprint that was once so unique to me is no more, it has been shaved clean off and now resembles the pattern on a worn rubber glove. When tested in the more usual fashion on regular household groceries like tomatoes it performs exceptionally. It is a little ungainly to use when coupled with the chain-mail glove on my other hand, but I have no complaints on the performance of the knife itself. I enjoyed using it so much I made a special trip out to get more groceries, just to allow me the pleasure of using this new deadly household utensil. What a buy.

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  A real chef's knife
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2018
  Forget those stupidly expensive knives that cost a month's wages, and another month's wages to pay to get professionally resharpened. This is the knife that real working chefs use daily. Tough enough for swede yet light and flexible enough for delicate salad work.Kept properly honed, this will practically fall through even a soft tomato under its own weight like it was thin air.Perfectly balanced and has easily the best handle I've ever used - comfortable, indestructible and non-slip even with greasy hands.I've seen examples of these that were decades old working like new in commercial kitchens.An absolute masterpiece.

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  I really wanted this pleasure but...
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2020
  Finally got my hands on one of these knives this morning....hand actually & it immediately felt awkward to hold. Like this?....no, like this...ummm, maybe this...hold on...(grabs usual knife) ahhhh...should be like this. But it isn't, can't find a comfortable grip at all.Lightweight for sure...too much so for me & probably the source of my above frustration. Grasp it fully around the handle & it's a feather at point of blade contact....to get any downward pressure I'm needing to extend my index finger along the top of the blade so as to then be able to push down on it, as you do when using a knife/fork for dinner....as I say, neither feels right at all.And push down on it I certainly must......either there's hundreds of folk telling giant porkies or I've been sent the return, after it had spent the weekend cutting ceramic floor tiles for someone.Quite sharp from handle to around three inches, the remaining five quite blunt. No section will slice any paper even with a sawing motion...I can run my finger along the entire length, even with a gentle pressure without a hint of pending injury. A ripe tomato will slice top end of blade, with pressure....bottom end won't break into it, press/saw away 'til the tomato is squashed. Returned sadly.Update....ordered a replacement and this was without issue....but too late for me. the Mercer Millenia 9" had arrived...so much more comfy to hold, even sharper it seems...and a tenner cheaper....no contest

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  Perfectly decent knife
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2020
  I dropped my lovely sabatier chefs knife and it smashed in two. Didnt feel like spending that much money, plus wanted something i could safely put in the dishwasher.a chef friend recommended vittorinox as a good sturdy beginners knife. this was a good price. handle is fine to use, the deep blade has pros/cons but i am overall happy with the knife. the edge is perhaps not as razor sharp as some, but it cuts just about everything easily (struggles with squashes and sweet potato). Its a pleasure to use and keeps its sharpness well. Doesnt suffer from being in the dishwasher.Overall i am satisfied with this knife and would definitely buy it again. Its not as nice as my sabatier, but is much cheaper and i think better value.

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  A wonderful everyday tool at a bargain price!
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2016
  I am someone who really appreciates well-made tools that aren't flashy but do the job they're designed for flawlessly. This knife definitely falls into that category! The blade feels balanced and looks to be of great quality, and preparing food with it has been a joy so far. All the reviews I've read rave about the value for money this knife represents, and I have to say they're right. Victorinox is a venerable brand and unlike some others who continue to trade on past glories whilst putting out an inferior product, it seems this Swiss manufacturer still lives up to their reputation. Some people might not like the Fibrox (a kind of mineral fibre) handle, but I feel like it is more practical than a wood one if anything, and it feels reassuringly grippy in your palm - no accidental slips! I reckon you'd have to spend at least 4 or 5 times the money to get a knife that was objectively 'better' and even then, with most flashy knives you're paying for the way it looks or the hand crafted nature. This knife is perfect for me and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to other cooking enthusiasts, or even professionals looking for a bargain! I'm now considering picking up other knives in Victorinox's Fibrox range.

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  Excellent knife
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2019
  Victorinox know knives, and this is a bargain knife. It's a plastic handle, but it's very grippy. There's no chance of it slipping and it's comfortable to hold. The blade is reasonably thin for its size, this makes cutting through bigger items easier as it doesn't wedge itself in.This knife won't turn heads, it looks plain, but it gives great results. The factory edge passed the paper test with flying colours. I can see why America's Test Kitchen recommends this knife.Note: This is a large knife. If you have small hands, or aren't comfortable handling large knives go for something smaller.

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  Great knife
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2019
  Great knife, if you never had a good knife, and only used parring knives all your life, I recommend you this knife, it even inspired me to start loving cooking again, such a nice feeling to use it every time.P.S. don't forget to hone your knife with sharpening steel before use, takes 5 seconds, but it will keep it sharp for much longer before you will need to use stone to resharpen your knife (depends on your use you might need to resharpen knife may be only 1-2 times a YEAR), so honing is a must for any knife to keep your knife sharp and you happy. The difference between expensive knives and cheap ones (speaking about knives for 3-10 pounds) is for how long they will stay sharp, every knife can cut paper like on youtube videos, but not all of them will last and be able to cut well after you used it every day for half a year to cut your sandwich in half, metal wears on all of them, this knife lasted me more than half a year already, I've been only honing it and don't see it requiring resharpening with a wet-stone any time soon. Just get this knife, it's Victorinox, they are known for their quality, easy as that.

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  Only sharp for the first use
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 April 2021
  Razor sharp out of the packaging but that doesn't last long, a few onions, peppers and tomatoes later and its lost the edge already . the packaging I must say is appalling , no box, its in a loose sleeve and wrapped in bubble wrap, delivered in an amazon paper bag. I was carefully trying to cut the sellotape on the wrap , but couldn't see all of it. So after getting it loose, I pulled the knife out slightly and nearly lost my thumb, as it had slipped out of the plastic sleeve.

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  Bought One...then Another!
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2019
  Great quality! I bought one for myself a few years ago and liked it so much, I bought another for my friends birthday after he commented on the quality too. Nice robest feel to the comfortable contoured handle with plenty of grip to the texture. The steel is shiny, stainless and features the attractive branding. The knife is razor sharp out of the box and glides through veg and meats, making cooking a pleasure. Mine held it's cut for around 1.5 years before it needed a sharpen and it sharpens well returning it to original performace. I use the AnyySharp sharpener which can be bought be on Amazon. Recommended knife!

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  Smooth cutting, not so lightweight.
  Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 July 2020
  Compared to my old ikea365+ 6-inch knife, it is a bit more heavier and thicker. But it is so well-balanced. Thus, the extra weight doesn’t feel uncomfortable but actually helps the cutting feeling. The factory set sharpness is good but compared to my ikea knife which I sharpened regularly, the feeling of impedance from onion was somewhat duller. I believe the reason is the different angle of the blade. It is 18deg for this product and 15 deg for normal Japanese knives.So I believe after it’s sharpened it will perform even greater. I’ll update if that worked in this review.I said it felt “dull” but that doesn’t mean it is not sharp. Better expression must be “smooth”. It is sharp and I worry if my sharpening skill sucks so I lose this sharpness and have same sharpness that I had with ikea one.