Mercer Culinary M22610 Millennia Black Handle, 10-Inch, Chef's Knife

The blade is really sharp, first thing I did was to cut myself (more of a papercut but it hurt like ...) Now that I've had time to used to it the handle is very comfortable, makes slicing and dicing easy. Excellent for the price.

This knife changed my thinking. I've had it for ten months, and it's my favorite kitchen knife. My old knife had an 8 inch blade, and I wanted to find out whether a longer knife suited me before I invested in a "real" chef's knife. I got a lot more than I hoped. This knife is a great value (least expensive in its class on Amazon), but it's also a great knife. It takes a really good edge, it's lightweight, and it feels great in my hand. I'm sticking with it.

This is an excellent knife that is sharp and cuts extremely well. I bought this for my mom's christmas gift as she needed a new knife that was not dull and old. She continues to comment about how good a knife it is every time she uses it (which is almost daily). If you are looking to purchase an affordable, but still good quality knife, you will not go wrong with this one. I'm adding it to my wedding registry because now I need one!

It's a good kitchen knife but don't expect anything special, feels a bit flimsy but still usable.

I'm a professional cook in a very busy restaurant. Any knife I use for the job is going to take a beating, so I avoid using anything expensive for work-- also because I don't want to worry about anything being stolen. This series from Mercer is great, and I have several in varying lengths and blade types. The handles are grippy, very comfortable, and easy to clean. These knives take a ton of abuse. The one downside to inexpensive western cutlery is that the metal used tends to be relatively soft. This means that edge retention under daily use will not be what it is with Rockwell hardness at/above around 60. However, the plus side of this is there is very little if any danger of chipping a blade, and they are very easy to sharpen. I also find myself cutting a lot of things that are pretty messy/greasy/wet, and the grippy handles are excellent for that.

VERY sharp! Be careful!

Reviewer skill level: Non-professional cook. As a home cook, I was looking at $200 knives, and couldn’t figure out why every cook I know uses one like this. Studying up a bit, I found that this knife is made of a very nice steel for kitchen use. Upon receipt and testing, I was impressed, but as I have continued to use the knife, I like it more and more. In part because I can buy 10 of these for the price of one fancy knife, and they do the same thing. I paired it with an [CENSORED] cutting board and a [CENSORED] 1000x6000 wet stone. The blade came nice and sharp, but I could tell it was a machine grind, so I sharpened and finished it with a wet stone. Results: Phenomenal. Cutting paper had no drag - smooth and effortless cuts. All this said, I cook at home and have no professional chef aspirations. For my very functional need to have a very functional food prep at home, this knife meets my needs perfectly. And paired with a wet stone and the urethane cutting board, my expectations of this knife have been vastly exceeded. And I can destroy 10 of them for the price of one fancy chefs knife. Value:Performance ratio is off the charts.

If you are worried about the quality of this knife because of the price, don't be. You see this brand in restaurant supply stores for a reason. I have a $200 shun chefs knife and bought the mercer because I was frustrated with the shun which would get dull very quickly with use and is very difficult to sharpen. The mercer cuts through the tough plastic bags around a rack of ribs like its paper and I run it through the sharpener 5 times to bring it's edge back to razor-like quality. No it doesn't have a rosewood handle and this won't add to the decor of your kitchen like a shun but it works and it's now my favorite knife in the house.

Es buenísimo este cuchillo, lo compre para trabajar en mis prácticas y la verdad estoy encantada, es barato en Amazon y es excelente, no pesa mucho, tiene buen manejo, solo cuidado que tiene mucho filo jiji, el filo le dura muchísimo siempre y cuando sepas usar bien un cuchillo!

What can I say it’s a good beginner knife and works as it should!

Gran cuchillo, llevo muchos años con el y como nuevo sigue

Obtuve más de lo que pague al comprar este cuchillo muy superior a un tramontina y al mismo precio

Can use the knife fast and safe