Customer Reviews

Victorinox 40570 Cutlery 6-Inch Chef's Knife, Black Fibrox Handle

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This is a wonderful knife. I don't think I've used a really good knife since I was growing up. My dad was a master cook and always had good knives that he kept razor sharp, but I've never owned a good set of knives. I wanted to buy some good quality kitchen knives but didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars, so I started reading reviews here and other places online. The Forschner knives had great reviews and I liked the idea of the Fibrox handle, which is slightly textured. I feel like I made a great choice. The knife is sharp, lightweight, and has good balance. The Fibrox handle is perfect for me; easy to grip and non-slip. I have arthritis and some weakness in my hands so knives with wooden or hard handles hurt my hands. This knife is a joy to use; it makes slicing and chopping for meals fun and easy and I find myself cooking more because of it. I intend to buy more of this line of knives. Highly recommended.

I purchased this knife and an 8-inch chef's knife (Forschner) at the same time, thinking that the 8-incher would be my primary knife. Everyone in the family uses this 6" knife all the time. It fits the hand so well and chops veggies superbly. A great bargain too.

I bought this knife primarily for cutting up chickens, which it handles with ease. It outshines my cheapo chef's knife from college so much that I've been using it for all of my slicing and dicing until I can get the 8-inch version. The six-inch blade is a bit small for some tasks, so it's better as a compliment to a larger knife rather than a replacement. It's a great knife to have around when a chef's knife is too big for the job. You really have to work to get the knife to slip out of your hand; the Fibrox is an amazing material. Also note that the blade is angled somewhat from the handle, which keeps your fingers from hitting the cutting board when you're slicing.

This Victorinox 6-Inch Chef's knife is a great value because it is extremely sharp, holds an edge, and lasts forever. It saves money with more expensive meats because it allows you to leave the meat as intact as possible by quickly and cleanly removing only silverskin, fat, and gristle. No, it is not as good as the Wusthof 6-inch Classic Chef's knife, but the Wusthof is for cooks who are in the kitchen every single day, and the Wustof Classic series enjoys one great advantage over its other kitchen competitors -- balance.

Still, I strongly recommend this Victorinox 6-inch knife because it is well made and tough. For the price, it can't be beat!

Bought this knife after buying and using the 8 inch, top rated chefs knife. I was hoping for an equally good, useful but smaller knife -- and got it!

At first the knife seemed to be really light, and it is, much lighter than the 8 inch. But there are no compromises on strength or quality. The handle is the same material (Fibrox) as the 8 inch and really easy to hold onto if your hand gets wet or greasy.

The blade is/stays sharp like it's bigger brother. I found it easier to cut a bagel with this knife than with the bread knife I usually use. Last night I sliced up a large roast Boston Butt and the 6 incher did the job as well as the larger knife, especially with near the bone cuts, where the smaller blade was easier to use.

All in all, another great knife from Forschner!

Quite disappointed when I ran out of things to chop! Quite disappointed when I looked back on more than 12 years spent buying every cheap to semi-"good quality" knife on the market. I just didn't want to spend all that money on a Wusthof even though I KNOW it would be worth it. Then one day perusing the America's Test Kitchen website I came across raving reviews for the Victorinox 8 inch Chef's knife. I pondered the purchase for weeks, not so sure if I wanted to plop down money on something that would cost more to return than to purchase. Then, after fighting with both my Kitchenaid and Cuisinart Chef's knives to cut one measly tomato I had had it! I came straight to Amazon with the resolve to purchase a Wusthof. Well, once again the cheapskate in me set in. I went to the kitchen and measured the knives I found myself reaching for over and over. My cheap no name brand 6 inch santoku. At once I looked for a worthy replacement...yet I still couldn't bring myself to spring for a Wusthof. Then, I stumbled across this beauty. The size I wanted and the price I wanted. Ok, the loss in funds is worth a shot. Boy am I glad I finally buckled under the pressure! This is BY FAR the BEST knife I have ever worked with! I've worked in a professional kitchen before mind you, I've come in contact with some high-quality kitchen tools in my lifetime. Granted I am a petite girl, 5'1 with small hands, yes most prefer heavier knifes but alas, not I. I'm all for building an entire knife set with these babies! BUY THESE KNIVES!!!!!

The handle is perfectly shaped, easy to grip, and feels so good in my hand. This knife creates efficiency, swiftly gliding through squash and potatoes. It is the best knife ever.

I bought this Victorinox knife a few months ago to upgrade from a lesser quality knife, and I am so happy that I did. Yesterday, I was making soup and I reached for a knife to chop some vegetables. My new Victorinox knife was dirty (from easily slicing through cold dense fudge,) so I used my old knife, thinking that it would not be a big deal. I could not believe the difference. My old inferior knife could not even slice through celery without leaving uncut stringy bits. After five seconds of that inadequacy, I went and washed the Victorinox knife, and the rest of my slicing was quick, effortless, and flawless.

Looking for decent knives to replace an inefficient knife set that was given to me years ago, I started with this Forschner Victorinox Fibrox 8" Chef's knife (model # 40520) based on the high recommendations from Cook's Illustrated. At first I was turned off by it's appearance, preferring the look of wooden, riveted handles, but I decided that function was more important than looks and gave it a try.

I am blown away! I have owned this knife for over a year now and it still seems as sharp as the day I bought it, yet I have never done anything more than use a conditioning (sharpening) steel on it every few uses. It's light and well-balanced... an exceptional value!

I then bought a Forschner Victorinox Fibrox Paring knife, a 10" Slicer, the Conditioning Steel, and just to fill in my old knife block, a 7" Serrated Edge Chef's knife and a Boning knife (same brand). I love each and every one of these tools and highly recommend this brand, especially the 8" Chef's knife!

It is extrememly satisfying to find such incredible tools at such a reasonable price; restoring hope that there are still people/corporations in the world that understand it is possible to be successful by giving consumers a superior product at reasonable price.

p.s. This exact knife (model # 40520) can be confusing to find with Amazon's search engine. Several other model numbers also appear in the search results... some listing the model number in the description, while others can be found only by enlarging the picture. Also, I have had good experiences with Allsparestools.com, including their return policy/function, and their current pricing of this knife is considerably cheaper than other websites.

The size of this knife is so handy that I find I go for it more often then my 8 inch chefs knife. Even though I have large hands I still find this knife comfortable to use. The Fibrox handle is wonderful even with slippery hands. When I saw an old school celebrity french chef tended to use a knife this size rather often, I decided to give it a try. I was not disapoionted. I have never seen a 6 inch chefs knife in any set. It's worth it to buy the single knife.

Several months ago I purchased the 10" version of this knife and wanted a smaller one for small jobs, so I purchased this one. I used it today in preparing a potato salad and I was AMAZED how it just slid through the potatoes, onion, and other ingredients with almost zero resistance. Just keep in mind that it's VERY sharp - it sliced through one potato so fast that I didn't have time to adjust and it sliced my hand open. Trust the reviews on here - this is a great knife!!