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Zwilling J.A. Henckels Four Star 6-Inch Stainless-Steel Slicing Knife

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If you are only going to buy one knife for your kitchen, this is the perfect one. Great for most kitchen activities, sharp, good weight, excellent construction. I highly recommend it.

We bought this knife several years ago, and since then we have been buying other Four Star knives from open stock. This particular one is our favorite knife. We use it daily, usually several times. It keeps an edge, looks good, is comfortable in the hand, and is just the right size for most of our kitchen tasks. Very handy.

Some time ago we accidentally left it too near a burner on our electric range, and the handle melted horribly. Even so, we still use it in preference to any of our other knives including any of our other Henckel's knives. Guess what my wife will get for the next gift I buy her? Yep, this knife. Highly recommended.

I own several of the Henckel Four Star (but the Classic line is just as good) knives and have found little reason to succumb to marketing for higher priced knives. Using what I found to be a superior sharpening system (Edge Pro), the sharpness of my Henckel knives rivals the Wusthof and Shun lines (which I tried recently at W-S). Anything over 0.5 carbon is "high carbon" and will sharpen and hold an edge well; the VG-10 is 1.03 but in my opinion is overkill; I purchased one VG-10 and could not get it any sharper than my Henckels, so my son received a gift for his "kitchen".

I have yet found reason or purpose to buy beyond the following edge products (all Henckel but bread knife excluded):
-10" chef's knife
-6" chef's knife
-6" utility knife
-3.5" paring knife
-boning knife (not filet)
-take apart shears
-Granton edge carving knife and fork
+Forschner-Victorinox bread knife (sorry, Henckel)

Ok I did succumb to buying a matching fork, but when you have guests over for dinner, it looks nicer and the fork won't wear out. Anything beyond the regular handle is higher profit for the knife company; if you are holding you knife correctly, you won't need the higher cost handles.

I use both a smooth metal honing rod and a 1200 grit ceramic honing rod ($30 from Edge Pro unless you feel like paying someone more). I use the smooth metal prior to each use; ceramic once in a while, Edge Pro once every 3-6 months and even then only the two ceramic stones (unless the edge became bent on something).

Don't put in dishwasher...stuff bumps together, other dishware thrown on top of the knife, and could damage the edge.

Use only end grain cutting boards...I have truly found that it does not degrade the edge as much as plastic resin, or other types of wood cutting boards...Amazon has very good prices on Catskill brand. Read up on [...] for more on cutting boards and try different ones out for yourself as have I.

Since I mentioned names, neither I nor my family have any financial interest or exchange with any of the companies referred to above. Just a well-informed consumer who continues to improve culinary skills by education and practice.

This is the knife my wife and I use the most. Comfortable grip and well balanced. It is easily sharpened (I've used the Wüsthof 2-Stage Knife Sharpener). We've been using this knife for four years now with no complaints.

Someone stole the utility knife from my Henckel's set while I was in college. I finally replaced the knife, but have found the utility knives to be only moderately useful. When prepping I use paring and chef or Santoku knives and rarely anything else. This utility knife is the one I grab for making sandwiches and for minor vegetable prep, but it just feels sort of limited.

I have also been a German knife and Henckel knife fan for many years, but have recently moved more towards Shun knives. The sharper angle on Japanese knives is noticeable and I enjoy have a razor blade knife when doing food prep.

The Henkels were not broken, are still in use, and are excellent knives, but the competition from the Japanese knives is a good wake up call.

Each morning I slice oranges to squeeze for juice. I got used to the knife used for the last several years not knowing how lousy it was. I bought the Hensckels knife on a lark as a Mother's day token for my wife although I knew it was really for me. It is absolutely terrific- great balance,great feel, really sharp. From the first cut into the next orange I knew this knife was something special. I couldn't resist slicing up some extras just to experience the feel of the knife. It is now off limits for anyone but me to use it. I recommend it. Get one for each user, no borrowing allowed.

The bast kitchen knife I've ever used. Keeps its edge. It's a pleasure to cut tomatoes !Zwilling J.A. Henckels Four Star 6-Inch Stainless-Steel Slicing Knife

Absolutely perfect, goes through anything like butter. Perfect addition to the 8 pc set I bought, so sharp it cuts cheese with no effort.

Zero complaints.

Non-serrated. Need to get TWO more.

Been buying Henckel knives and scissors for over 20 years. Weve never been disapointed and this is no exception. Sort of a compact chef's knife (which we think a little clumsy), the shape and balance of this knife is perfect for my hand and even for my wife as well, which is unusual. The overall finish and quality is typical Henckel - a lifetime tool, in my opinion.

Everything that I wanted in a utility knife. Hefty handle, good steel and a blade wide enough to be useful for many slicing and chopping needs, but not so wide as a french knife.