Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(8 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Great knife,
May 13, 2009 Charles Burns (Pocatello, ID, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chicago Cutlery Forum 7.5-Inch Chef's Knife (Kitchen)
This knife is a single piece of metal. Its handle will therefore never fall off, rot, get unpleasant residue in-between pieces, or otherwise cause problems.
There have been some complaints about rusting. When making steel, the maker can choose to make it hard (by adding carbon and other elements) or stainless (by adding chromium and other elements). This is why hunting knives are so much tougher than kitchen knives, and why non-decorative swords have never been made from stainless steel.
Chicago Cutlery chose a trade off between stainless and hardness. The blade _resists_ stains, but is not impervious to them. If you dry the knife after washing, and don't leave it in the sink, soaking in water, it won't rust.
If it does rust, it's nothing a little CLR and steel wool won't fix.
Those familiar with fine cutlery tend to be familiar with the extra care requirements of a hardened steel blade. Aritsugu blades, for example, are the highest-end knives in...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The Best Buy (probably),
February 2, 2009 Paul Cassel (Southwest USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicago Cutlery Forum 7.5-Inch Chef's Knife (Kitchen)
I'm not going to try to tell you that this knife is the equivalent of a high end German, Japanese or American knife, but for the price it's just plain amazing. No, it doesn't feel just wonderful in your hand and I suppose the edge won't hold as long as something you'd pay $140 for, but gee, at this price it's a great knife. So I figure it's probably 3 or 4 stars on merit alone but dollar for dollar, it's a 5 star easily.
I never dry mine but wash it and let it air dry. It's not rusted or lost its edge. It came reasonably sharp but I put the Accu-sharp on it and it took a fine edge which its holding well.
Not great but good enough for me to not want to spend for great either.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
comfortable, cool, sleek , sharp knife!,
June 12, 2008 WiseWoman (South Eastern USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chicago Cutlery Forum 7.5-Inch Chef's Knife (Kitchen)
This at $9.99 was a great buy! Will do the job. Sharp blade, very cool feel in hand and fits hand nicely, cleans up easily without food getting stuck in places where normal knifes have parts glued or bolted together. I did cut finger tip with it, so watch how you handle it.
No need for more expensive knife, however, to do ordinary chef knife jobs.
