ZWILLINGPro 8" Traditional Chef's Knife

We upgraded from the Victorinox equivalent, and boy, is this an upgrade. It feels great in the hand—not too heavy, and well-balanced. While it’s a bit large for really fine details, it excels as a workhorse and is a fantastic general-use knife. I recommend honing it after every use and using a professional knife sharpener every month if you use it daily. Definitely worth it.

Not only is this amazingly sharp. Perfect blen of stainless and carbon steel. Carbon helps keep its sharpness while stainless keeps it strong without rusting. What I LOVE the most is the lack of bolster which makes it difficult to sharpen without 'gutting' the blade. As a professional chef, I suggest this knife to everyone who asks.

Very sturdy and sharp. Well made knife.

Expensive but a very high-quality piece of cutlery.

Price: You get what you pay for. We won't need another chef knife now for a couple decades.Buyers:- Keep in mind that all stainless knives dull faster than high carbon steel. That's just how it goes.- Avoid the dishwasher. I have a couple Zwilling knives, and over time, the dishwasher really dried out my handles, and turned them gray and dull.Style: I vastly prefer this style over those where the blade comes straight out of the handle. This gives bacteria less area to hide, and makes the knife easier to clean.

The the manufacturer packaging my knife arrived in was damaged, like it was dropped on it's end and squished a bit. I was nervous that the tip may be broken or some other damage to the blade, but luckily I did not discover any damage. The knife feels really nice in my hand and I like the angled, rounded half-bolster. It is very comfortable. With the full tang, the blade feels really light and I'm able to wield it very precisely and quickly. It is very sharp out of the package and I just ran it over a steel a few times before using. I also like that the bolster does not interfere with the blade like my other chef knives. The only problem I have is that my wife won't let me display it on the magnetic holder with my other knives. I have the Henkels/Zwilling 4-star collection, and this knife doesn't match...so I had to fashion a sheath and put it a drawer. Probably better off so no one else uses it. Do they make sheaths for these knives? I will have to research that. Anyway, this is a really nice chef knife, and I would recommend it to anyone in the market for a decent chef knife.

Don’t order this knife, Amazon will send the wrong one. I ordered this twice and both times they sent me the other Chef’s knife, not the traditional Chef’s knife which has a very different blade shape. I wonder if they are doing it on purpose since on Zwilling’s website the Traditional Chef’s knife is out of stock. Pretty crappy

This is one of those products where you get what you pay for. Very well made knife, it holds its edge, feels great to use. I use this knife at least once a day. I can easily see this being the one and only Chef's knife I ever have to buy.