I need at least 1 new paring knife, might buy several.

I have some paring knives that are just junk, wallymart specials, including a Henkels of which the blade has chipped a lot. Just junk.

I'd like to keep the purchase under $75 or so and I'd like recommendations for/against brands, and I'm willing to buy a few of different manufacturers.

To me, cookware knives are tools of course, but I also enjoy quality that is a pleasure to own and use.

Thanks in advance.
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The little plastic handled Victorinox ones are pretty good, and cost about $10. They are great for $10.

I was gonna recommend Henckel's; I've got a good one. If you got yours at Walmart, it's probably a very low end version.

MAC professional pairing knife. Wicked sharp and easy to touch up.

They run about $70.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
The little plastic handled Victorinox ones are pretty good, and cost about $10. They are great for $10.

I think Victorinox is the best deal going for inexpensive kitchen knives.

I have the Victorinox Fibrox-handled (molded rubber) chef's knife, utility knife, and curved boning knife. Even the 8" chef knife is only $50.

The blades are good stainless steel with good geometry. They're easy to sharpen and take a good edge. The handles are indestructible.

I have a bunch of high-end to ultra-high-end kitchen knives, and most of the time I just grab one of the Victorinox knives because I don't worry about giving them a couple sloppy passes on a ceramic sharpening rod before I use them and then leaving them dirty in the sink for a few hours.

Brazilian made Tramontina is worth a look.

https://www.tramontina.com/campaign/anniversary-sale?

https://www.tramontina.com/search?q=parting%20knife#1

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Originally posted by jhe888:
The little plastic handled Victorinox ones are pretty good, and cost about $10. They are great for $10.

I'd say this. I have one with a wooden handle I've been using for about 30 years.

Gonna watch this thread. I only have one nice Henckel pairing knife and would like one or two more as I use them for situations in which they work so great. One of my Conure Parrots LOVES Sugar Snap peas. Every morning I have to split several open to put on a napkin with other vegetables for her to eat. The pairing knife is the only knife to perfectly open them.

ETA: The one I have and like are with a curved blade.

I've got several brands of stamped and forged paring knives. Mercer Millennia stamped are by far my favorite. Cut cleanly, sharpen nicely when needed and they cost about $5 so who cares if you ding it up, just buy another. The forged Mercer Genesis is finished better and has a fuller handle and is my 2nd favorite paring knife. My Victorinox and Henckels sit in the knife drawer and haven't been used since I got the Mercer's.

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Originally posted by JWF:
https://www.webstaurantstore.c...blade/470M20003.html

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https://www.kasco.com/cat-175-3-234/cutlery.htm


fancy knives are nice, but most of what folks call fancy , those of us that made a living using knives would never buy,,,


if that makes sense

You’ll probably get a lot of recommendations for German or Japanese knives here but I’m a fan of French Sabatier knives.

No one else does a triangular type blade like the French and I really think that shape works well:




Sabatier

Wusthoff classic.

Cheep Walmart made in China plastic handles junk. Wife uses them as hammers, screw drivers, cutting open plastic seals etc. everything but a knife. I run the kitchen. That way she leaves my Wustoff's alone.

I have a KitchenAid, maybe 5", that is probably my favorite outside of the Henkels chef/santoku knives I have for bigger jobs.
It came as a single piece & has a sharpener case, but it gets put in one of the empty slots on the Henckels block with the other frequent use knives.

It must be long discontinued, because I'm finding nothing like it via Google.

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Originally posted by Butch 2340:

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Originally posted by jhe888:
The little plastic handled Victorinox ones are pretty good, and cost about $10. They are great for $10.

I'd say this. I have one with a wooden handle I've been using for about 30 years.

I‘ve had a Chicago Cutlery 100S paring knife with a 3” blade for decades. It, too, has a wooden handle – one of its best features. Wooden handles are non-slip, even while they’re wet. Plastic? Not so much.

Its blade isn’t Japanese super steel, but I have no problem keeping it sharp.