Victorinox 40520 Fibrox 8-Inch Chef's Knife
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Victorinox 40520 Fibrox 8-Inch Chef's Knife
Customer Review: 8" Black Fibrox Chef's Knife
Summary: 5 Stars
A Great Knife! I purchased this knife for my husband who does all the cooking. I'm so lucky! He says that it is the best knife he has ever had and that he just loves it. He would highly recommend this knife for any cook.Customer Review: 8" Victorinox chef's knife
Summary: 5 Stars
I am very pleased with my purchase of the 8" victorinox chefs knife. It takes some getting used to because I have never had a knife as sharp as this. The more I use it the more pleased I am with it.Customer Review: A Best Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the first knives that I've ever gotten based upon a chef's review. Usually I've always had a box set like you could find in any homegoods store [Target, WalMart, etc]. Some knives that I've gotten in those stores claim to be Chef quality, but once you get them home and have them in use they don't seem to live up to the claims. However, I heard about this knife on [...] and was immediately intrigued.
I love to cook and bake, but most of the knives I've had to date felt wrong in my hand. The Victorinox has no such problem. It is nicely balanced and feels great even when my hands are covered in avocado pulp.
Some of the other problems I've had with store bought knives include a propensity to dull quickly, feeling dull right out of the box, feeling unsturdy, or having a blade that is so thin that it gives the feeling of splintering in your hand.
Just as the LifeHacker review claimed, this knife's blade is thick on the top side while have a very narrow cutting edge. This solves the 'flimsy' feel problem while still giving you an ultra-sharp cutting edge.
I received my knife for Christmas and only just used it yesterday. I sliced a large onion [went through like butter], some roma tomatoes [no tearing of the skins at all], and avocados [similarly sliced through like butter].
For the price, this knife is a steal. Like I said, I have not had it overly long, so I cannot attest to its edge keeping ability or its rust proof quality. However, it is made by the same people that make Swiss Army knives so I do not foresee any issues.
This is a definite must have for an at home chef.
Customer Review: A Descent looking knife
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been looking on the internet for a good all around 8 inch knife and it led me to this one. I was tired of buying cheap knife sets and wanted to buy a few good ones. According to the ratings this is suppose to be one of the better ones out there. So I decided to order it. Well it came in so it looks pretty descent. It looks like it will do the job. I am glad I will add it to my collection. From now on I will buy one knife at a time instead of in sets.Customer Review: A Great "Tested" Knife
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought this knife because it was recommended on America's Test Kitchen. Sure enough the experts were right on this one. It's very sharp and cuts through the toughest meats easily. Great chef's knife to have.
The only criticism I have is that it doesn't fit well into our butcher's block. It's just a tiny bit too wide! So we have to store it at a diagonal with about three inches of the blade sticking out of the block--not the best thing in a busy home kitchen with animals around!