Customer Reviews

Chicago Cutlery 1040691 3-Inch Paring Knife

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but it is a quality brand, hefty, sharp and best of all, forged. Chicago Cutlery is producing these in China, so at 1/5 the price of the Henckels, there is still a pretty nice profit. I have found other knives in this set need a good honing after each use and may need sharpening more often. That being said, this is still a great value. I would rate it a notch above the highly rated Farberware forged knives.

1 1/2 stars.

Sorry to write a review critical of another reviewer, but there is simply no way on earth that the first reviewer has any good idea about what constitutes a good quality knife and how one feels in use. I own a small Chicago Cutlery paring knife with an unfinished wood handle and a small blade, and that knife is very sharp and one of my favorites, so I figured this one would be just as good. I figured wrong. In very stark contrast, the Centurion is junk and I almost never use it because it is so dull I do not consider it safe. Although this knife has the appearance and heft of a quality knife, it is surprisingly lacking in balance and feels somewhat awkward in use. Even worse is the blade, though.

This Chicago Cutlery knife's blade is simply not able to obtain or keep a sharp edge. It came out of the factory with a dull blade and I doubt its stainless steel blade could be honed to a reasonably sharp edge - I have a diamond sharpener that had virtually no effect on it. If you try to slice a non-longer crisp apple with it, it just presses down on the skin and crushes the skin apart rather than slicing through it. It reminded me of a Swiss Army pocket knife, in fact, which if you know anything about knives, you'll understand is something that simply cannot be made sharp. Avoid this and buy one of the plastic-handled $3-4 Henckels or Victorinox paring knives instead - they are vastly superior and cheaper to boot. Or, for a real change, try one of the Kyocera ceramic paring knives. They are obviously a lot more expenisive, but you still should be able to pick one up for around thirty bucks on Amazon and you will be amazed at how incredibly sharp they are. I was able to slice a section of a grape that was transparent and a mere fraction of a millimeter thick with my Kyocera.

I have found that Chicago knives are either hit or miss depending on the knife style.This is not their greatest,but for the money it isnt bad I suppose.

I continue to be impressed with the overall quality of this particular line of World Knives/Chicago Cutlery.I had bought the Chef's knife as a single item some years ago and should have bought a full set when they were still available.I added the utility knife and the paring knife this year. I do feel these are the best bang for the buck in low cost, intregal bolster knives.The steel is decent quality and the edges can be refined easily. Some may be dissapointed with the factory edge but those that know sharpening will not have a problem at all. If I did not already own a good slicing knife, that would be another I would buy in a heartbeat. The Sankuto looks trendy but honestly, if one can't get the job done with the Chef, Utility and Parer, they probably have a drawer full of unused knives.

very sharp knife, I used it to finish opening a can that a can opener messed up and the knife slipped and cut my thumb. The wound was deep and clean characteristic of a sharp knife. Yeah I know, it was a dumb thing to do.

Stays sharp. Comes out of the dishwasher looking new. Fits well in the hand. Will buy again.

If you just want to have 2-3 knives in your collection, it might be best to skip this item and a get a 5 inch utility knife (to go with a bread knife and chef's knife), but I personally love having both 5 & 3 inch knives. For $6, it's a no-brainer. This is a good quality forged knife, so although it's not up to Wusthof standards, I'm pretty sure it will last a nice long time. Just make sure you sharpen your knives every so often.

I bought this little knife so that my order would total $25.00 for free shipping. (I thought it would be nicer to pay this same money for a knife and actually have something, instead of paying shipping and handling and have nothing extra....) However, I am glad that I purchased it. It has proved to be very useful in the kitchen. My mom and step-dad love it too! When they are using my kitchen to cook it is always used...I can interpret this from the dirty dishes. :)

I have a german paring knife that I have used and sharpened for years! It now looks like a needle. I gave this knife a shot, and it seems a little lighter. But is totally equal! And I would buy another!

Chicago Cutlery is the top of the line in kitchen cutlery for over 75 years and I hope it stays there.