This Chef’s Knife Has Been Recommended for Decades
Lisa McManus explains why a great chef’s knife doesn’t need to cost hundreds of dollars, like the Victorinox Swiss Army Fibrox Pro 8″ Chef’s Knife.
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Bought this on ATK recommendation. Using it for 4 years now. Aggressively MID. Don't love it. Loses its edge SOONER than my other knives. Handle feels cheap. No PLEASURE in using it. Sorry ATK!
i have this knife. I am not impressed. I also used the Chef's Choice sharpener, also their recommendation. Not impressed either
Yeah you really don’t need anything crazy as a home cook. You want a good quality steel knife that’s nice and hard and a nice quality wood or bamboo cutting board that are both maintained. I don’t have this exact knife but something similar that I have used almost exclusively for like 15 years. And I have a set of decent quality end grain wood cutting boards I got around the same time. Both I maintain as needed and while they don’t look brand new I think if you were to see them you’d be surprised they’ve been near daily use for so long. None of these were extremely inexpensive but they really weren’t that bad. They just take a bit of upkeep. But even that’s not as much effort as you’d think. Maybe 20 minutes once a month or so.
Great knife
I love this one, but I tend to use its smaller version (5" instead of 8") even more.
This has been recommended longer as it was first picked by Cooks Illustrated magazine before ATK started. I have used them for years and for home use along with a good sharpener it will last.
Expensive knives are the most overrated piece of kitchen equipment! Nothing can make me change my mind.
Up to almost $50 now.
I think it gets dull very fast. Do they have others sharpening their knives for them and they don’t have to worry about it?
I've had mine for almost 10 years.
It’s quite literally the only knife I use
I remember when it became the recommended knife by America's Test Kitchen.
That's my knife and I don't want to use anything else!
Dexter is my go to.
Can confirm.
So many delicious micro-plastics in this short.
Thanks for this. I was in sticker shock after knife shopping. I'll be checking this out. Perfect!
This used to cost 20$😢
I have two of their boning knives, they hold a good edge for a long time. I have used them to process many deer, and wild hogs. For the price they are excellent.
I sold Cutco knives briefly, in the late 1970's. About the same time, Ginzu was advertising on UHF.
I didn't do very well. I still have the contents of the display case, though.:)
Thank you!
It's not that good…
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ATK has become dated and stale.
I have this knife and also recommend it to others. I use it often and agree it keeps its edge.