Victorinox 5-Inch Mini-Chef's Knife with Fibrox Handle
by Victorinox
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Victorinox 5-Inch Mini-Chef's Knife with Fibrox Handle
Customer Review: classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Good price, value. As good as others off higher cost, good grip to use all day triming.Customer Review: Great mid-sized
Summary: 4 Stars
This knife is now my 8" chef's sole companion at work, perhaps even it's rival. It's perfect for chopping small, soft items. I can power through case after case of mushrooms with lightning speed and with no fatigue thanks to the light blade and handle, and the blade length seems just right for most slicing tasks. I've left my beloved tourning knife at home, as this peels fairly well after you get used to it. Now that I think about it, I'd say that this is in my hand more often than my 8". It does have it's downsides that keep a real Chef's knife right beside it though. One downside is that it's just not large enough to handle everything. The blade is much too short to butcher most meats or bone chicken. Also, the handle isn't big enough for my large hands to gain leverage for hard to cut items (butternut squash, I'm looking at you.) Also, it doesn't mince well at all; the blade simply isn't deep enough or doesn't have enough belly to rock well.
When it came in the mail, it was plenty sharp. Tomato test with fresh garden tomatoes proved that; though it did feel like it needed a little love from a steel. After a few passes, it was shaving sharp with a mirror smooth edge. It takes an edge quickly with a standard steel and holds it well, just as the rest of their line. It stays sharp every bit as long as my tried and true Wusthoff.
My wife loves it as she is 4' 10" and has smallish hands. As I said, the handle is a bit smaller then the most chefs knives and works for her quite well. She wishes I would leave this one at home all the time. Perhaps I'll get her the 6" version... It may be up to 95% of kitchen tasks for those with smaller hands.
Customer Review: Handy medium size knife
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this knife for tasks like cutting up vegetables. It is smaller and more nimble than a traditional chef's knife, but has more heft than a paring knife. The blade is stamped instead of forged, but is still quality steel and holds an edge well. The handle is comfortable, with some texture to it, making it more slip resistant when wet than a standard handle. If I didn't have a full set of knives already I would purchase other knives in this line to fill out my needs.Customer Review: Kind of an in between knife
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this knife for a few years now. Loved it when I got it. Great knife. Now I have moved on to the larger chef knife and no longer use this. Once I got used to the larger Chef's knife combined with a paring knife, this has been lying unused.
Would recommend it if one is looking to replace a normal departmental store knife. If you are looking to buy a larger chef's knife, skip this and go for the larger knife directly !
Customer Review: Great knife for the money.
Summary: 4 Stars
Very light. Shape is a bit different from typical paring/chef's knife, but great for lots of all-around tasks. Good value. Not quite heavy enough to go through a carrot or similarly dense foods w/ease, but you can get used to it.