Joyce Chen My Handy Little Knife, 4-Inch

by Joyce Chen

Product Features

• Great for cooking, camping, picnics, fishing , and more
• Handy matching sheath makes for easy transport and safe storage
• Unbreakable;corrosion-resistant would make much sense
• Safe to use in dishwasher
• Contoured safety-grip handle

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001UZMOI
• Item model number: 50-0045
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,604 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #47 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Knives & Cutlery Accessories > Chef's Knives

Product Description

Joyce Chen opened her first restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1958. She found that the selection and quality of Chinese cookware in America didn't live up to her high standards¿ so she developed her own. Today, Joyce Chen Products sources from all over the Pacific Rim to bring the best of Asia to you. The "My Handy Little Knife" really lives up to its name. It comes with a matching sheath for easy transport and safe storage. It features a sharp, stainless steel blade. This knife is unbreakable, won't rust, and is dishwasher safe.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, bad execution, October 22, 2006

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A Customer "customer12345657" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joyce Chen My Handy Little Knife, 4-Inch (Kitchen)

I ran into this knife when I was actually hoping to find one of those short Japanese sushi knives with the nice little wood sheath. A nice multi-purpose portable knife. I have a lot of small pocket knives, but but one of the most common uses I end up needing them for is food. SO here comes a great idea: a small kitchen knife with a sheath!

But there are some problems that could easily be fixed with little or no cost:

1. The handle guard hangs down below the blade, while a food knife is usually better if the blade hangs down so it can chop flat onto a plate or board.

2. The handle is shorter than the blade, but a short kitchen knife (ie, paring knife) usually gives you a useful handle length with a short blade. To make it worse, some handle length at the back end is wasted with that stylish drop-down bump, which is right where my pinky wants to sit.

3. The sheath has no drainage hole. It's basically impossible to give the sheath a good inside cleaning. Plastic sheaths for many hunting or utility knives often have a small hole at the end, so you can flush it out all the way just by holding it under the faucet. It's like trying to clean a cup by slowly filling it with water and pouring it out. Not very sanitary for somthing I want to use for food.

4. The plastic is cheap. Oils or alcohols are causing red stains when I wipe them on a paper towell. That means the plastic is not stable. Not only is the sheath difficult to clean, you have to be worried about what you clean it with.

5. The steel isn't that great either. It was sharp when new, but that didn't last very long and when it was time to sharpen it the thing just didn't want to get sharp. I have sharpened hundreds of knives and I have a dozen different stones, and this is one of those knives that just doesn't like to get very sharp. It's not an expensive knife, but I had a Victorinox parer I got for 5 bucks that was better.

For the price it's still handy to have, but it could be 10 times better and still be cheap.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest knife for small tasks, June 15, 2005

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S. Bobbitt "Pecasa2" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joyce Chen My Handy Little Knife, 4-Inch (Kitchen)

I have had this knife for many years - kept at my desk to slice fresh fruit. It was so liked by co-workers - someone absconded with mine while I was out of town. So I am back to order several more. The blade stays nice and sharp - easy to clean - and the blade is right sized for small tasks and reduced risk of cutting fingers. I love the cover and knowing that visitors to my desk are protected and blade is not exposed while not in use. Highly recommend this knife!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sharpest Knife in the Drawer, October 2, 2005

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RICHARD E CRUMPTON (HUFFMAN, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joyce Chen My Handy Little Knife, 4-Inch (Kitchen)

This near-razor sharp little knife is a great kitchen or camp tool and a handy self defense item for a lady's purse or concealed carry: The built in plastic sheath has a friction fit that keeps the knife safe until it is extracted for use as a deep slashing or stabbing edged weapon or innocent looking apple slicer.