Chef Aid 5 Inch Stainless Steel Utility Knife with Soft Grip Handle

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And because these sharpeners are convenient, people tend to use them regularly, which results in safer chopping and a happier kitchen experience. We’ve reviewed both German and Japanese knives below, but if you’re in a hurry here’s a quick look at our top five: Which is the best kitchen knife in 2024?

The handle is larger than that of our top pick, and testers with large hands liked the generous knuckle clearance. If you drop a Wüsthof knife into the sink or wait to clean it after cutting acidic foods, it shouldn’t chip, stain, or corrode.You should get a new chef’s knife if you’re using an old knife set or a hodgepodge of hand-me-downs that aren’t, well, cutting it anymore. We truly believe in the health benefits of cooking from scratch, and we love making and sharing our own recipes.

This knife has a full flat grind with a distal taper, and is sharp and ready for action in your kitchen. In 2017 we sent the top-performing knives from our chopping panel to the kitchen at New York City’s Le Coucou, where the cooks used them for prep and during service for a week. A Japanese gyuto (top) has a flatter edge, and the classic German knife (bottom) has a more-pronounced curve. ERGONOMIC HANDLES - The ergonomic stainless steel handles ensure comfortable use, even for extended periods of time. That’s almost too much razorlike precision for chopping veg, although it is designed to be an all-rounder, and after a while it will certainly need honing (which is different from sharpening).

However, some of the smaller knives had notably heavy handles and the set did require a bit of extra elbow grease for some tasks, including halving a whole cabbage. Because the MTH-80’s stamped blade is made of very hard steel, it stays sharp longer than softer blades, such as those of the Victorinox Swiss Classic Chef’s Knife 8-Inch and the Wüsthof Classic Ikon 8″ Chef’s Knife.