Customer Reviews

Not a bad knife...for$5 Review by Steve

Rating

The real test of this little paring knife will be time: how well the blade holds an edge. If it is built of anything like the same steel used in Victorinox pocket knives, I am completely confident. However, the steel appears to be just stamped, and it is light enough to bend easily--not an altogether bad trait in a paring knife, but certainly not a mark of anything approaching forged quality.

The edge is well and evenly honed. The good part of the handle of this knife is that it is seamless polypropylene, so it's completely water resistant and dishwasher safe; the bad part of the handle is its size: it is tiny. If one will be doing a lot of cutting, this knife will not be comfortable. And inasmuch as the safety of any knife if directly proportional to how securely it can be held and directed, this one might not be well suited for extensive or lengthy use.

But for $5, it will be worth the experiment. If it proves to hold an edge well and I can learn to grip it comfortably, I'll definitely buy more.

(Posted on 2/24/12)