Dalstrong Paring Knife - 3.5 inch - Gladiator Series - Forged High-Carbon German Steel - Premium Olive Wood Handle - w/Sheath - Razor Sharp Kitchen Knife - Cooking Chef Knife

This knife is excellent. When I buy a knife, I do not care that it doesn't COME sharp, only that it can be MADE to be very sharp. This knife was both holds an edge fantastically, but as a bonus came razor sharp already. I am in charge of quality and metallurgy for a steel manufacturing plant that makes 2 million pieces a month, so metal is something I know.Pros:- The handle seems very durable, and I like the shape. It's a great knife if you've got a 7 year old learning to cook. (adult supervision only obviously)- The knife has a very nice weight for its size, and handles very well, whether I'm pairing with it or my daughter is slicing.- The angle of the grind is great, and cutting is almost effortless.- The steel the blade is made from, along with the heat treatment means that the blade will stay very sharp for along period of time.Cons:- It's biggest strength could also be a draw back. The steel this blade is made from is VERY hard and will keep an edge a long time. However, that also means that it is also hard to put that edge onto the knife. You need several levels of whetstone and a lot of practice with them to sharpen this kind of knife. Otherwise, you can probably find a place near you that will sharpen them for only a small fee.Bonus tips:- NEVER put your knives in the dishwasher. The high heat of the drying cycle can be hot enough to ruin the temper (heat treatment) on your blade and make it soft, keeping it from holding an edge. It also works like a sand blaster with gritty soap to help remove food that will dull your knife quickly. Hand wash, dry, and put away immediately after use.- Use a honing steel before each use. Honing steels do NOT sharpen knives, but they will help to realign the very small burrs on the edge helping it to retain a sharp edge longer. Use a high quality steel or ceramic one.I am confident this knife and the others I've bought will last me years.

This is a great size for slicing tomatoes, skinning fruit, or cutting anything. The weight is nice and well balanced. It comes very sharp. After only a few uses, it was having a hard time cutting thru a tomato skin. I have been sharpening knives for years, so I put a sharper edge on it and it’s incredible now! Hardly any effort to cut delicate items.It comes in a very nice box with a snug plastic blade protecter. If you don’t want to store it in the box, but in your drawer, keep the blade protecter on it. It will keep the blade from being banged up and save your fingers.

Super Cool High Quality knife!First of all, I'm not a chef, but I do barbeque a lot and have had quite a few knives, but never a really good one. Looking for a good knife, first I bought a Victorionox Chef's knife because of the reviews, but I didn't like anything about it, seemed like your normal Walmart knife in spite of all the 5 star reviews. Finally after some more research I bought the Dalstrong and have had it for about 2 months now, here's what I love about it:-At first look, high quality, very solid costruction, well finished knife...definitely met my "cool knife" requirement.-I like the form, very comfortable for a pairing knife, I use it mostly for cutting fruit.-Very sharp, passes paper cutting test no problem. Of course remember to have your honing steel handy, since to keep it sharp you will have to hone it regularly, which is to be expected. I take very good care of it, but one day I came home and found my wife smashing it against the chopping board chopping onions, so, so far it is tough!-Solid handle, really nice finish, does not absorb water, the middle pin with the logo is the perfect finish, plus with the metal on the end you can use it to smash stuff if you want.-Comes with a nice sheath, which comes in handy for storage so nobody gets cut.-No matter how close you look at it, all the terminations and material are high quality.So, overall I'm very satisfied with the knife, I cannot find anything I do not like about this knife. My next purchase will be the utility knife, although I want to try out the Shogun series with Damascus steel!

I have many Dalstrong knives and this one is the best knife by far. Super sharp and balance is perfect.