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Buy this one, an 8 inch chef's, an 8 inch bread, a 5.5 inch boning knife, a 10 inch steel and the Santoku. Add more as needed. Buy 'em now!

We be givin' the max...5 mojo*z

13 of 14 found the following review helpful:

A must-haveJun 11, 2001

Excellent weight and shape, strong blade, very versatile. I've had this knife for twelve years--and for several of those years, in my poor-student days, it was the only knife I owned, apart from a couple of cheap hand-me-down steak knives. Now I have a block full of Wusthof-Trident (a gift) but this Henckels is still the knife I use the most.

9 of 9 found the following review helpful:

my favorite knifeJul 05, 2000

I keep signing onto this site because I'm hoping my favorite knife will go on sale. I love the one I have so much, I'd like to buy a couple more. This is a great knife, my favorite, the one I use most.

8 of 8 found the following review helpful:

The only knife most amateur chefs would needFeb 26, 2007
By Jaewoo Kim "OB-Wan"
If I could choose only one knife for a kitchen, this would win it hands down. This knife does everything well including:

1)Shear apples. The knife can cut through apple skins like butter. It is also small and handy enough to shape cookie dough.

2)Slice through bread. I have a decent bread slicer but this knife is better at the task. It is also a great pizza slicer.

3)Slice through meat. This knife can slice through meat even better than my $100+ Shun Santoku.

If you are on a budget and can own only one knife, buy this one. Chances are, this knife is more than adequate for whatever cutlery needs you have.

8 of 8 found the following review helpful:

The right knife for a lot of jobsJan 09, 2004

While the shorter paring knives are more commoly seen, this 4" paring knife is actually a better choice for many jobs. In our kitchen it gets many times the use of either the 3" paring knife or 6" utility knife. If I could only have two knives to do everything, I would choose this 4" paring knife and my Kershaw Shun granton edge Santoku. I use both of these more than any of the rest of our knives.

The Henckels Four Star is a well regarded premium German knife line whose pros and cons have been covered endlessly over the years, so I'll not revisit them. While I love the razor edge of my Kershaw knives, I prefer the more rugged durability of the Heckels Four Star for my paring and utility knives.

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