Utility Knives Reviews

This Henckels knife is one of the most useful knives that I own. Its triangular shape is unlike most of the rounded parers. This gives the knife wonderful tip that can be used for many things. I like to use this blade to cut pockets in Chicken breasts and Pork chops. This blades tip is wonderful when you are in need of using a straight edge for precision cutting. There are many different styles of parers and I think that this is a shape that is well worth owning.

I love the Four Star Knives. I have a block set and was afraid this knife was the same as the 5 inch serrated utility knife only with a forked tip, but it's not. This knife has much finer serrations and slices through tomatoes beautifully! I know a separate tomato knife sounds like over-kill, but we slice tomatoes daily. I plan to use the 5 inch serrated utility knife for bagels, lemons, limes, etc. and keep this knife strictly for tomatoes.

The knife is solid and very comfortable in hand, however, when I got it new, the blade is slightly bent. I expect it to be in almost Perfect condition, but it's not.

We bought this knife several years ago, and since then we have been buying other Four Star knives from open stock. This particular one is our favorite knife. We use it daily, usually several times. It keeps an edge, looks good, is comfortable in the hand, and is just the right size for most of our kitchen tasks. Very handy.

Some time ago we accidentally left it too near a burner on our electric range, and the handle melted horribly. Even so, we still use it in preference to any of our other knives including any of our other Henckel's knives. Guess what my wife will get for the next gift I buy her? Yep, this knife. Highly recommended.

If you are only going to buy one knife for your kitchen, this is the perfect one. Great for most kitchen activities, sharp, good weight, excellent construction. I highly recommend it.

(I say this with regret as I love the handle and balance of my Henkels chef knife). Henckels knifes are indestructable and I my experience (and I have heard this confirmed by a professional chef and cooking instructor) is that they are near impossible to sharpen. For many people this may not mean a lot, but a good knife should be able to have that remarkable edge for years (not just the first 3 mos). A professional may be able to sharpen these but not as well as other knives (e.g., Chicago Cutlery and others) -- no second honeymoons with these.

I love all my Henckel knives, but this one is definitely the most versatile. It's 5" length and super sharp serrated blade make it ideal for vegetables as well as meats and smaller bread loaves. If you're not going to buy an entire set of quality knives, you really should have this one amongst the few you choose.

We have several top quality knives of different types but this relatively affordable serated knife is our first choice for chopping or slicing any sort of vegetables. My wife especially likes the feel of the handle and overall balance.

I purchaced this knife but it was not what I thought it would be. It says "serrated" but it is not exactly the same as a serrated knife. What this blade is is a "wwww" shaped blade on the bottom, it looks the same from both sides. It is designed for pushing vertically through veggies, creating the "wwww" edges, not for slicing. It is a quality knife, well made as are all the Heckles 4-star knives, but it is a specialty chopping tool rather than a slicing knife. I gave it the low rating simply because it was not what I thought it would be when I ordered it, but if you are looking for a garninshing knife and this is what you have in mind, then this fine tool.