Mac KnifeProfessional Paring Knife, 3-1/4-Inch, Silver

This knife was touted to be extremely sharp? It would not cut through pork tenderloin strips. Not worth the money.

This thing is crazy sharp and it performs exceedingly well. It came in perfect condition. In terms of price vs performance, it destroys all my other knives. I can highly recommend it.

Mac knives are good quality and really sharp, but pricey for what you get.

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I imagine not many souls will pay attention to this review, and for most people it may prove irrelevant. I do not know the quality of the steel of which this knife is made, which to me is the most important consideration since it is the major factor that determines its utility. However, when my knife arrived, it was dull by my standards. A simple test I use to gauge the sharpness of my kitchen knives, which, by the way are all of Japanese manufacture and superb, is whether they will cut a paper towel when drawn across the edge. This knife failed, even when I applied a lot of pressure. When I examined the edge, I found the taper on one side ~ twice that on the other; furthermore, I found the angle of the taper on the heel of the broadly tapered side of a different angle than the rest of the edge. I returned the knife without using it. The thing is, when you pay $50 for a pairing knife and it arrives with these flaws, it should be natural to suspect that the quality of the rest of the knife is similar. Now, of course, I may be wrong, but I returned it and ordered a knife costing $10 more which I hope will be worth the price. I'm sure you can buy knives costing less than half the price which are probably 60 to 70 % as good, but if you desire perfection, which I imagine is the motivation for someone buying a knife costing as much as you'll pay for this one, you won't get it buying this knife.

This knife is incredibly easy to handle and came relatively sharp out of the box. I always do some additional honing, plus maintenance honing about every 2 weeks. This knife is not as pretty as the Shun it replaced, but it's much better quality! (I say this because it didn't immediately start to rust after the first use like the Shun did) I've been using it for a few months now with no signs of wear.This knife has a very subtle design that doesn't jump out as much as the Shun did immediately, but it's grown on me since owning the knife. I get bummed out when I'm working on something in the kitchen that requires a different knife! This will definitely not be the last Mac knife I purchase; I can't recommend it enough.

Last year my wife purchased a MAC 8” chef’s knife for me for Xmas. I’ve been experimenting with kitchen cutlery for decades and was supremely impressed with the MAC. I’ve always wanted an exceptionally sharp kitchen knife and the MAC did not disappoint.My wife is the one who has a sacred paring knife and I convinced her to try the MAC paring knife. She was hesitant, but gave it a few tries and now she is in love with it. Between the chef’s knife and the paring knife we’ve discarded almost all of our other cooking knives.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !

However highly rated this Mac paring knife might be, its performance far outshines anything that has been written about it. Balanced, comfortable, and exceedingly sharp, the design is in a class of its own.

It was a present for my son who’s a gourmet cook and he loves it.

It's more than sharp - so easy to cut through things. Exercise caution using the knife.

Knife is just amazing. As a professional cook this is the best thing you can buy if you want a sharp and durable knife. It is perfectly made, solid and it keeps it's edge forever. This is once again the best knife you can get before paying 500$ for the hand crafted one. Highly recommended ! Only problem i can note is the seller who have putted a tape on the knife box and it damaged it when i removed the tape.

One sharp paring knife. Still new, so will wait to see how this model holds it’s edge. I have a Mac Chefs knife from the Professional Series, it opened my eyes to what a quality knife can do, so I have high hopes for their paring knife. My wife very much likes the blade length and the balanced feel in her hand.

Couteau très tranchant et solide. Un peu cher mais de très haute qualité. Ils sont souvent recommandés sur le net.