Customer Reviews

Calphalon Contemporary 4-1/2-Inch Paring Knife

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After using this knife daily for several weeks, I have nothing but good things to say about its performance. The handle is the most comfortable of any brand I've tried and it seems to hold an edge better than my 3.5" Wusthof parer. But, without a doubt, the best feature is the 4.5" blade. The extra inch seems to make a huge difference in versatility and feel, especially when cutting fruit such as grapefruit, trimming meats and county ham, or slicing and dicing garlic. The blade also slopes downward slightly which really increases its value when making delicate cuts. It truly is a pleasure to use and the one I reach for most often. Now the bad news...it's made in China and the lack of quality control sometimes shows in this line of knives (and others such as Farberware's ProForged). I had to return a boning knife because the blade was significantly bent and I've rejected several others in stores due to the same problem. You can check for this problem by holding it out at arm's length with the blade pointing away from you and sighting down top of the handle and blade. Needless to say, any serious attempt to straighten a high carbon blade will cause it to break, so just return it or reject it. All that being said, this truly is a great knife and one that I highly recommend.

We bought this knife as a replacement to some Henckel paring knives that have mysteriously disappeared from our house. Tried it out the same day it arrived & it appears to be great so far. Nice weight, handles well & is super sharp - so sharp my husband & I both cut ourselves by barely touching the blade! (Cut was so fine that it healed by the next day.) So far so good - we'll report back after the first sharpening!