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R.H. Forschner by Victorinox 8-Inch Chef's Knife, Black Fibrox Handle  | 
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Brand: R.H. Forschner by Victorinox
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $35.00
Buy New: $16.42
You Save: $18.58 (53%)
New (41) Used (1) from $16.42
Avg. Customer Rating:  184 reviews
Sales Rank: 20
Country: USA
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: 8"
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 19.3 x 5.5 x 1.3
Warranty: Full US Warranty by Victorinox
MPN: 40520
Model: 47520
UPC: 046928475209
EAN: 0046928405206
ASIN: B000638D32
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High carbon stainless steel blade can be resharpened over and over | | • | Ergonomically designed handle | | • | Will stand up to years of daily use without undue deterioration or wear | | • | Black Fibrox Handles is slip resistant for maximum safety. |
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Product Description
The chef's knife is a kitchen staple, with a wide straight edged blade ideally suited to cutting and chopping fruits and vegetables, herbs, and so on. Some may find the 10" length too awkward and unwieldy, and for those people we recommend this slightly shorter knife. R. H. Forschner is a division of Swiss Army Brands, Inc, renowned for the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife. These knives are specially ground and tempered so that they can be resharpened over and over again, keeping a sharp edge throughout their lifetime. State of the art technology blended with old world craftsmanship produce cutting instruments of excellent quality, at reasonable prices. Forschner Victorinox Fibrox knives have earned high marks in a well-known cooking magazine which stringently tests kitchen products.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 179 more reviews...
Best ever August 14, 2008
Of all the knives I have (some very expensive) this is absolutely the best. It slices through food like it was slicing through butter. The quality is unmatched.
There is probably no better BANG for your BUCK in cutlery... August 14, 2008
I am not a knife snob but we own a true classic workhorse of a chef's knife, the J.A. Henckels Twin Four Star 8-Inch High Carbon Stainless-Steel Chef's Knife, and when a family member got one of these VICTORINOX knives as part of her "kit" for going off to college I was keen on comparing the build quality of the two.
Put simply, the VICTORINOX is quite impressive if not as heavy-duty as the HENCKELS. With its thinner, but excellently forged and machined blade, this knife is more like a SHUN than a top-of-the-line HENCKELS. And right out of the box this knife seems to be every bit as sharp as a friend's treasured SHUN CLASSIC - which is saying a lot!
All of these great knives, VICTORINOX, SHUN, & HENCKELS, are made with high carbon stainless steel - which is an alloy that provides the most useful compromise between the "sharpen-ability" of carbon steel and the stain and rust resistance of stainless steel.
Hopefully I will have a chance to actually prepare some foods with this knife; in the meantime let me say that if I were on a tight budget there is no doubt that I'd go for this tool instead of the HENCKELS at four times the price or the SHUN at five times the price.
More later after I have a chance to put this baby through its paces ;^)
Bon cuisine!
One Sharp Knife August 14, 2008
This little puppy is once sharp knife. I've used for many years Victorinox's little pairing knife and that was the sharpest ever. I'm going to use the R.H. Forschner by Victorinox 8-Inch Chef's Knife trimming meat like ribs and pork before smoking it. I compared my existing henckels to this knife using a pickle I was holding in the air. I was able to just barely touch the pickle with this knife and it sliced right through it. The Henckel knife woudn't slice it at all.. I even rubbed the Henckels on the pickle back and fourth. You can't beat the R.H. Forschner by Victorinox 8-Inch Chef's Knife for the money.
Get this knife! August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had tried and tried all the techniques shown on the foodnetwork channel and just felt worthless. Nothing seemed to work. My Chicago Cutlery knifes failed me, and I was going to give up and forget about ever having good knife skills.
The I received a Cooks magazine that rated this "best value". I ordered a whole set of these and now my friends think I trained under Julia herself! You should see me reduce an onion into paper-thin slices before the first tear even breaks!
I would recommend the Chef's Station model 130 to go with your knives to keep them sharp. Once a good knife goes dull, it's no better than a butter knife. This knife only needs a good honing most of the time to shave onions almost thin as paper, and it's incredibly comfortable to hold and control.
You *can* put this on the top shelf of the dishwasher if you want, but be prepared for more work keeping it sharp. Handwash this best-buy for sharpness longeveity, and mention Americas Test Kitchen in your prayers.
A good knife does not necessarily make a good cook, but good cooks have good knives, and this is a perfect knife that's worth twice or three times it's price.
This is a must have. Better yet, shop for the whole set with the block.
as advertised August 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
R.H. Forschner by Victorinox 8-Inch Chef's Knife, Black Fibrox Handle
This is an excellent knife - great design, razor sharp.
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