Mercer Culinary M22306 Millennia Black Handle, 6-Inch Stiff, Boning Knife

Excellent knife for trimming big cuts like brisket, pork shoulder, etc… and cheap enough that it’s no big deal if it hits the floor and breaks.

This is really sharp. My only wish is that it came with a hard plastic cover over blade for safer drawer storage.

Came across these while browsing thru amazon. Thought I'd give em a try.I'm a Professional chef for over 2 decades and own 100+ knives from order made in Japan to your regualr shun, wusthof, global, yoshihiro to the cheapy ikea and amazon basics.In most of the cases you get what you pay for. This mercer(and another flex 8" I bought) are surprisingly good. First off you will NOT find anything even close to these when it comes to the value. Sure they're not fancy looking or fold-forged or 62 HRC, but they do what they're designed to do and very well at that. It's full tang and holds sturdy while butchering and carving. Secondly, The bevel is angled correctly and holds up pretty well in a commercial kitchen. The body of the blade is also at a good thickness and feels good to hold. My only complaint is that the handle is slightly bulky and has a weird curve. This is not very noticeable when cutting normally, but during back hand holds(for butchering) is a bit awkward.In conclusion, there are many new brands on amazon trying to dethrone the classic giants. Claiming they use Japanese/German steel that have super mineral composition. But if you read the fine print they are just mass produced in China factory. Mercer, while made in Taiwan, comes at a much better price point and while not fancy, performs on par or better than most name brand knives. To the pros, IMHO, these are better than W classic and H four-star.

It cuts

I like the Mercer knives like this. I have a variety of them. This is and the thinner boning version are my favorites.They hold their edge, survive the dishwasher, and have excellent control while cutting. Not sure what else I could want.I have all the others.. Henkel, Shun, etc. and these Mercer knives are by far the ones I use for 95% of my kitchen cutting. I cook regularly and I use this knife in particular every day. I bought 2 more as replacements.

Mercer makes some very dependable knives for a great value be sure to get a decent sharpener and take care of the edge would totally buy more

I love this knife, for the money it is working great. I have trimmed several briskets with it and it has made the job to much easier.

This is a great Trim KnifeThe Handle feels great in the HandSharp, right out of the PackageBut let's see how long the Blade holds-up ?