Paring Knives Reviews

I have been using this line of knives for 20 years now, and proudly say that my best knives are the "knives that rust". Whenever I've been lucky enough to stumble across these knives in a store I inevitibly buy several...and give away far too many of them as gifts. Anyone who uses my sabatier paring knives for the first time says "wow, that's sharp!" They don't believe me when I tell them the knife never needs sharpening. I'm convinced the slight rusting that occurs when I'm less than scrupulous about drying the knife keeps it incredibly sharp. They also last for many years, if you're careful not to abuse them by using them to open packages, pry things open....I've bought 3 in twenty years, and still have two.

This Sabatier serie is outstanding. The feel of the knives is good, precise and gentle due to the cherry wood. The steel is flexible enough to give a little but also very strong. I had others (Japanese and German) but this set id the best I tried so far. Cheers.

This one is in my "home block". I like the 4 inch for all my paring jobs and it's an absolutly beautiful piece of work. A VERY high quality blade and easily honed.
5*s for this little beauty.

I never thought that the extra inch on anything like a paring knife would make a difference to me -- that is until I got this baby.

I love this little knife! Who knows, maybe I find the very short length of most paring knives to be frustrating for many small paring-knife type tasks. I'd say I consistently. reach for the 4-inch paring knife first, and use my shorter ones when it's dirty (or already in someone else's hands!)

A word about the Provence handles -- they are gorgeous, and the way they're manufactured -- infused with resin, you get all the benefits of a plastic handle with the rosy beauty of the wood. Unlike plain wooden handled knives, these babies won't get gross looking or ever make you wonder if something's growing in there. Love love love this lovely little knife!

I have not tried this paring knife as yet. However, I am extremely frustrated b/c the description states the knife was made in France and it was made in China. I never would have ordered it had I known it was made in China.

The copy here has a misprint. The precision line including this parer is made in China not France. This is part of Sabatier's "affordable" line. The Sabatier knives made in France are much higher quality and more expensive. These knives are pressed not forged.

I have this knife which I received as part of a 14pc knife set. I still use some of the knives but not this parer. The precision line is fine as far as pressed knives go. They have a full tang but no bolster. The synthetic handle is easy to maintain. The weight is good for pressed knives. ...

If you don't have any experience with good knives consider doing some research and buying a discounted piece or two (or five) of the various lines once you feel comfortable.

Also, consider ergonomic factors like the relation of the handle design to your hand size or the weight of the knives to your strength. If you buy knives with an uncomfortable handle you might miss your old 3/4 tang oxo parer instead of realizing what junk it was and how could you have used it for so long!

Finally, consider how you will care for the knife before buying anything as low maintainence knives are often cheap while quality knives require loving care to maintain their awesome performance.

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Amazon has great customer service so if you buy this by mistake just send them an email or call for return authorization. ...