Customer Reviews

Calphalon Traditional 3-Inch Bird's Beak Paring Knife

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This knife is so handy for cutting all sorts of pitted fruits, and for other tasks such as taking the eyes off potatoes. It's elegant - fits well in the hand. It's a great addition to any knife set!

One of the most effective knives that I have ever used, but watch out!!! I cut my thumb on the first use because I was not used to the curve of the blade. Now that I have used it a few times, I don't know how we got along without a knife designed for the specific purpose of cutting things that are round. This includes onions, peaches, sweet peppers, etc. Critical part of a very good set that is much less costly than the "Swiss" brand that many have spent high dollars on to keep up with the Jones.

We have had this knife for about 5 months now, and we use it daily; anything from peeling and dicing fruit, to slivering a potato.

It has a nice solid feel to it, and it has a remarkably sharp blade, which has held an edge very well. The curved blade makes it a bit of a challenge to hone.

This knife is for paring and peeling curved foods like potatoes and carrots. It does an amazing job at this giving you far better control than any other peeler I have used. It is a specialty knife, and not a substitute for a good standard curve paring knife. The other minor problem is the bird's beak shape makes it hard to sharpen. Most of my knives I use a simple pull through sharpener to put a quick edge on them, and the "scary sharp" sandpaper method for a fine edge. This doesn't work for this knife because of the reverse curve. Plan on using some form of curved sharpener for this one.

Got this as a replacement for our missing (expensive) paring knives. Works great on potatos, makes a close shave and gets the eyes out easily. I've always taken a lot of guff for not using a peeler on potatos (it hurts my hand, even a soft grip one), but now I can peel super fast & just as close. Excellent on fruits & cucumbers, too. Nicked my thumb on this one,too, just as on the straight blade we bought. Very sharp, hope it holds its edge well!

I loved this little knife so much, I bought another one. I use these all the time. Very sharp. I use it for everything. Everyone should own one.

This was bought as a gift for a culinary arts student.., he loves it.

Very nice knife. Love the unibody. Very sharp