Victorinox 47508 3-1/4-Inch Paring Knife
- 3-1/4-inch paring knife for coring, dicing, and mincing fruits and vegetables
- Stamped from stain-resistant, high-carbon steel
- Ergonomically designed, synthetic polypropylene handle
- Precisely tapered from base to tip; no bolster
- Hand-washing recommended; limited lifetime warranty
The R H Forschner by Victorinox Paring Knife features high carbon, stainless steel blade, hand finished at Victorinox in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen. A special tempering process is used to produce an edge that can be resharpened over and over again, so the knife can keep its original sharpness throughout the entire life of the blade. Victorinox handles are ergonomically designed to minimize wrist tension. They provide a natural fit. A good heft and comfortable, positive grip are indicat
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List Price: $ 5.50
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Review by M. J OBRIEN for Victorinox 47508 3-1/4-Inch Paring Knife
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This knife was bought out of jar on the counter of the Robertson’s Meats main store in OK. I got it as a whim needing to cut a summer sausage in the car. What a surprise…it has been great and I have bought 3 more.
What is the best thing in a knife is how long it keeps it’s edge and how well it sharpens. This knife beats any other brand in this category. Yes the handle is simple and small.
No other knife let’s me slice a block of hard cheese paper thin without much thinking about it and other’s always drift. The beauty is in the thin blade…it is not flimsy…thinness of the blade is what makes the knife and yet it is durable.
Review by Scott Howard for Victorinox 47508 3-1/4-Inch Paring Knife
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For someone who really gets into cooking, a knife this size gets probably more use than any other. It’s just right for detail work like garlic, ginger, etc. I trust the Victorinox brand, I have owned Victorinox knives in one form or another for 30 years. The only ones that I am not still using are ones that I have lost. For the price, I don’t know if there’s anything out there that would come close to what you’re getting with this knife.
Review by Joanna T. Prout for Victorinox 47508 3-1/4-Inch Paring Knife
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First off, I am a bit conflicted in giving this product 3 stars because it is a product that I still use and generally enjoy, and I got it for only $5 bucks (it’s a bit more expensive now, but not much).
But there are a few reasons I feel this knife falls short for most potential consumers. One of the biggest – the standards of Forschner’s excellent and popular 8-inch chef’s knife are not met in this product.
I’ve owned a forschner chef’s knife for a while now. Like most, I was impressed with the quality and bargain. So I had fairly high hopes for the paring knife. But when this knife arrived, I noticed a few things.
1) It was quite thin and flexible, bordering on flimsy. No big deal, for a paring knife. I wasn’t planning on using it to cut through bone anyway and being thin is useful for a lot of things. In fact, I’ve come to think this is a major strength of this knife – a thin knife cuts with less resistance and there’s no reason for most people to want a thick heavy-duty paring knife that I can think of.
2) It wasn’t polished to a mirror shine like the chef’s knife. Again, though some claim a glossier knife sticks less to food, I don’t really find there to be much of a functional difference, especially for a knife of this size.
3) The handle is nylon and not fibrox. I’d have known this of course if I’d read the description better. Still, I sort of liked the feel of the fibrox on the chef’s knife and wish that forschner had some paring knives with the feature. (Maybe they even do, I don’t know. BTW I have no idea what fibrox actually is except that it’s some sort of plastic.)
4) The handle is very small, even on the “large handle” version. This small handle is useful for fine detail work, but can get lost in my hands (normal adult size) when trying to do faster paring knife work – peeling, coring, cutting citrus wedges, making tournees of vegetables, etc.
5) Most importantly, I noticed immediately that the paring knife was not nearly as sharp as the chef’s knife. The chef’s knife was sharp enough to easily shave hairs and shred paper to ribbons upon arrival. This paring knife on the other hand tore paper as much as cut it and couldn’t shave hair at all. No real defects – just not carefully sharpened at the factory. It was, in short, about as sharp as any new but crappy knife. I wondered if it was even made of the same high-quality x50CR MO steel as the chef’s knife. I looked online and though I couldn’t find any info specific to this model, i did find an assurance that all victorinox forschner knives use the same steel.
So I took out my whetstones. And I’m happy to say that the little knife sharpened up beautifully. The metal ground away quickly, but the steel was still very willing to take a good razor sharp edge for me – i didn’t have any of the problems I often have with cheap soft-steel knives. I believe I will probably use this knife and be quite happy with it. But here is the problem. If you don’t do your own sharpening on stones, I can’t really recommend this knife much above other cheap paring knives. Those electric or roller sharpeners will not do the trick. And most people won’t bother to pay a professional to sharpen a $5 knife. But you’ll never get cutting performance comparable to the forschner chef’s knife without a good sharpening.
The edge retention is comparable to the chef’s knife, meaning that it’s strictly OK. Expect a few months of home use before it starts to feel dull. There are better options for edge retention, but they also cost more – sometimes much more.
I guess it could have been just the knife that I personally received. But again, there did not appear to be any defects. It simply lacked the polish and craftsmanship of the much nicer chef’s knife. So while this knife is actually a nice bargain for those with whetstones due to the quality of the steel, it was still a bit disappointing to those expecting the same quality as forschner’s chefs knife.
Review by BL for Victorinox 47508 3-1/4-Inch Paring Knife
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This knife is handy for peeling apples and also for slicing. The knife is small and lightweight with good balance and the handle is textured so it doesn’t slip. And it’s sharp! I’ve used it to slice lemons, carrots, potatoes, apples, etc. and it cuts smoothly with little effort. This is a smaller than usual paring knife; I think the standard size has a 4″ blade, but the length is great for fine mincing of garlic and herbs. Good value for the money.
Review by CR – Half Cook for Victorinox 47508 3-1/4-Inch Paring Knife
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I bought one of these little knives in Spokane somewhere.
I’ve cut sod, cardboard boxes, insulation, soft wood, and
still it’s the best little knife in the kitchen for slicing or
peeling anything! What a hunk of steel! I’m getting more of them!