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This knife is for home cooks who mostly use one knife for everything, and especially for anyone still struggling with a dull knife from a cheap block set. It handles chopping vegetables, slicing meat and mincing herbs.
It is light, comes sharp, and has a textured handle that stays secure even when your hands are wet. The stamped blade is easy to sharpen at home, and it has been a long-running favorite in cooking schools and product reviews because it performs far above its cost.
The handle is practical rather than pretty, and the softer steel needs honing more often than premium forged knives. If you want a heavier knife with a full bolster, or a harder Japanese-style blade that holds an edge longer, expect to pay considerably more.
Anyone who wants one pan that does almost everything.
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