Züm Forged Boning Knife, 6 Inch

So I used a Shun Ken Onion Chef Knife for about 15 years and a Zwilling Santoku Chef Knife for about 25 years but felt that I should “semi-retire” those knives. I looked for an everyday kitchen chef knife. I went for the Züm line, because I like a bit more fancy handles. The knife came sharper from Amazon than my knives are when I freshly sharpen them (Worksharp Ken Onion). Kudos for that. The Blade is slightly longer than my two other knives. Nice. The handle is nice and the knife is well balanced (other than especially the Zwilling which is quite handle-heavy). So - all good. But, there is something which I cannot put my finger on. It is not enough not to use it or to say, that it isn’t great. But it also isn’t that I fall in love with it as much as with the other two knives. Maybe the biggest “gripe” I have is the overall finishing of the blade (which is good enough - but with the premium you pay for the Züm, it should be far better than the “normal Mercers” - and it isn’t). I think Mercer should go back to the sketch board and should change their strategy. At this point the Züm seems like a “cash grab” - using the excellent reputation the company have and make a knife with a fancy handle - mark it up and call it a day. I probably would pay slightly more and have a knife which makes me more happy...

Bought this for my mum, she liked this very much. Sharp knife and effortless cuts.

Sin duda esta marca es la mejor para trabajos en la cocina, los usamos a diario y dándoles el mantenimiento correcto y afilando 1 vez por semana con la chaira sin duda son el mejor aliado para cocinar, este chiquitin lo compre adicional, tengo el pack de 5 cuchillos Zum desde hace 3 años y la verdad por eso compre otro, ya que lo uso mucho para pelar fruta y cortar ajos en pequeños cuadritos. Compre un repuesto (180 pesitos)... Muchos se quejan que se manchan, es normal en este tipo de acero, si ni los secas correctamente, ya que estan hechos con Acero al carbono, es algo diferente al acero inoxidable, ya que estos cuchillos el acero es muy duro, dura mas el filo que un acero inoxidable que es un poco mas blando, tenia unos de acero inox quirúrgico y ambos tienen su pros y contras, no hay un acero perfecto, es segun tus necesidades. Pero esta marca la recomiendo mucho.

Don’t know much about knives but this is a couple of notches above my babish knives

This is a great knife, it's light, sharp, nimble and handles really well. The small handle makes perfect sense and the blade shape is brilliant. Great for anything with a crust or peel, though not really hefty enough for accurately slicing harder veggies. Also does well with cheeses. I wish I'd bought this before I got my bread knife because I wouldn't have bothered; even with a crusty 10" loaf made perfect slices in two passes with no crumbs and it was really easy to do. It also a dream with meats - I used it for carving up a crusty baked pork shoulder and it was perfect.

At the time of this purchase, I got 2 other carving forks from Amazon. Although this was the most expensive, it was the stand out winner. It is smooth and ergonomic. The fork is strong and inserts easily. The others had issues of quality, one had a handle that gave splinters, and number 2 had metal forge issues and looked like it needs polishing to smooth the edges which are snagged and rough.