(25cm ) - Victorinox Forschner Forged Professional 25.4cm Chef's Knife

this is the best knife that I have ever used

Love the feel of this knife. At the time I order they were out of stock but it was worth the wait.

This product ranked #1 by chefs participating in a blind test for a popular chef's periodical beating out all the self acclaimed top tier brands. I have been using Victorinox before they bought Forschner and they have been making knives longer than most. Always the best balanced and the perfect stainless/carbon blend blade that keeps it's edge. I hardly ever used a stone on it back in the day and now-a-days I use a hand held portable sharpener. 2 swipes at most on the coarse and 3 on the fine honing slot and she razor sharp with the perfect angle and ready to go!Like any good knife that is carbon/stainless mix, keep it away from the hot water super charger used in most restaurants today. Do not put this in the dish machine or on a sharpening wheel as it tends to over heat the blade as well and it will discolor. It is stainless, but not surgical so keep that in mind.

I bought this 8 inch knife after my Wusthof couldn't get the job done anymore after 7 years of faithful service. This Victorinox is an absolute beast. Sharp out of the box, takes a quick hone like a champ to bring back to life. I have cut thousands of pounds of potatoes as well as cleaned thousands of chicken breasts with this bad boy in the last two months and it keeps its edge with minimal upkeep. I've used Wusthof, Global and Henkel in the the past...I'm going with Victorinox from now on. The grip is a little off for me, but thats the only slight mark against it I can give.

This brand of knife seems to be consistent with their quality. Steel type and their method of heat treating the steel makes sharpening and maintaining the edge easy.