Awesome Knife For Beginner Chef, Will Buy More ! ! !
921909
Excellent knife, great quality. Am in process of acquiring more Victorinox knives! Use now for everything- meats, fruits and veggies. Am more comfortable now, will move up to a proper Chef's knife for some of the bigger items that need cutting.
587101
I use this so automatically that Im surprised! And Ive only had it for a Month! I have a selection of knives by a variety of dependable and even expensive manufacturers yet this knife seems to spring to my hand before I consider other knives. I am surprised.

I had read the other reviews whereby others claim they love this knife. That made me purchase this knife but its the knifes feel and ease of use that has totally impressed me. Maybe because I have a small hand that most traditional chefs knives have not been easy use for me. But I stuck with themonly now to find this knife perfect for me. Makes me realize that the search for a better or perfect knife was well worth pursuing.
3505613
For starters, let me say that I cook every day.  I'm not a chef, but I use the 8 inch knife at least several times a day.  I've owned the knives now for about 6 months, so this is based on more than just first impressions.  This review is mostly about the 8 inch chef's knife, but really all of this applies to both knives (I don't use the pairing knife very often, but it's also excellent!)

Also, I would say this:  if you're thinking "that's too much to spend on a knife," let me just say what I tell everyone about these knives, "I wish I would've purchased good knives 20 years ago!!!"  Seriously,you will not regret this purchase.  And, actually $90 for these two knives is an absolute steal.  I would say the chef's knife alone is easily worth $100+

Sharpness:  Right out of the box these are sharp enough to complete "the paper test" (it can cut paper from the edge with absolutely no pressure or tearing.)  And, 6 months later, and it still can!  (Not quite as well, but it can still do it.)  Just make sure you hone the blade a little before each use to keep the blade as sharp as possible.  I still haven't needed to do a "real" sharpening yet.  I just keep it honed.

Weight:  You will love the weight of this.  It's not super-heavy like some of the German knives I've picked up (Wusthof, Henckles), but the weight is just perfect for cutting with ease (especially veggies like tomatoes or peppers, etc.)  It's an excellent all-purpose chef's knife.  If you only own one good knife, make it the 8 inch chef knife.

Handle:  I love it!!  I thought I'd prefer wood handles, after having these I'm wishing I'd never had purchased real wood handles.  These are so much easier to clean and maintain.

One tip:  DO NOT use guard rail sharpening guides.  I put them on just to test them (for when I eventually sharpen the knife on a stone), and it really scratched the knife up.  It's only an aesthetic thing, but I wish I hadn't done that!!
265519
I could not have been happier with this knife!
For the price, the quality is great. Stainless skeletonized handles look just like those of a benchmade 62.
Was stiff at first, but after a day of flipping it was swinging nicely. i also used superlube on the joints, which helped I'm sure.
some reviews state that the screws back out, or fall out and get lost. I've kept an eye on mine and have a tube of BLUE lock tight if needed, imagine using red lock tight and snugging down a butterfly knife a little too much...
overall if you're looking for a good trainer, this is the one to buy.
- also the spring action on the safety latch is sweet, works great

Update: after about a month it's flipped out. Screws still together but I stripped them tight and it's still so sloppy. But still together, it still flips good for practice...
But I've gotten much more used to my benchmade 51
2115477
I absolutely love my Victorinox paring knife. I am not a professionally trained chef, yet I do love to cook. The knives I've used in my kitchen were all hand-me-downs and I did not care for them well. Regardless, they always got the job done and so I did not complain. After doing some in-depth research for a friend, I realized I was missing out on good quality kitchen/cooking utensils. I purchased this knife and the 8" Victorinox chef's knife. The design allows me to be very adroit with all many of food stuffs. I love length of the handle and the fit in my hands. I will certainly be caring for these gems better than I did my other knives. I will definitely promote this brand to anyone who asks for recommendations.
1510590
This is my first chef's knife and this one is worth every penny!  Great knife!  I recently retired and agreed with my lovely wife that I would share in the cooking efforts...this knife make a big difference in that regard!  Highly recommend it.
2127795
I was looking for a set of knives. We were tired of using double butter knives and plastic knives from the Chinese takeout. So after much searching on Amazon I spotted these bad boys.

 But honestly the color is what drew me in. The price is what kept me around. And the reviews are what made me buy it. It being the set.

So just to set things straight you get six knives and six covers for each knife.  Hence the 12 pieces advertised in the description and on the box.

 I immediately used the smallest blue knife while preparing a sandwich for my boyfriend. You're basic ham and Munster cheese on wheat bread  I don't eat ham because I am vegan but you do what you Gotta do when you are looking out for your sick loved one. AnyWho, this knife cut through the sandwich  like a hot knife through butter. Quick and easy with no lag time. There was no jagged or torn edges on the bread  which means the knife is dull.

Later on that night while making myself dinner I had the opportunity to use the chefs knife  I called the chefs knife the red one but it might be something different  to cut an assortment of vegetables.
I was very impressed with how the knife was able to mince up two cloves of garlic with no issue whatsoever.

The bread knife  yellow  cut through about 8 ciabatta rolls beautifully.

 My brother-in-law used the purple knife with the "teeth" to cut up a piece of frozen steak. I do not know if this was the correct life for this job but again it did the job beautifully.

 We are not master chefs, obviously. So maybe we use the wrong knife for the wrong job, but nonetheless these knives were beautiful. I even took the green one and tested it out on a thick piece of cardboard. The box from Amazon. Chopped through that box like WHOA WHOA DOGGY.

The bottom of the knife  the part you would cut your food with is not colored .you can see the stainless steel.  I personally like that because I know that when I cut my food and when I sharpen the knife there will be very little chance of "paint chips".

 We have this really cheap frying pan and when my brother in law make scrambled eggs it's always "seasoned" with the nonstick coating. This is why I have not use that pan in a very long time. This is also what I blame for his behavior. I believe The nonstick chunks are just drying The nonstick chunks are eating his brain.

 When all is said and done everything about this knife set is beautiful. The price, the look, the colors, the sharpness, etc. if you are in the market for an affordable sat look no further. I mean obviously you get what you pay for so I doubt these are going to last me a long time but for the foreseeable future they kick a lot of a55
764058
I can't tell you what this knife is like compared to a $150-$200 chef's knife........but this knife is HANDS DOWN better than anything I have ever owned.  I really love this knife.  There was a slight blemish on the metal part, but nothing that affected the operation of the knife.
771752
Excellent Knife!
I am a sous chef at a busy restaurant, and i wanted an upgrade from my global/ wushtof knives. I purchased this knife , along with a saya cover 2 weeks ago, and it is beautiful, makes my global knife feel like a childs toy.

The knife was delivered promptly, and comes packaged in a beautiful box. And from the first slice, i was in love. Its insanely sharp out of the box, and have only had to sharpen it once in 2 weeks after using it every day. The 240mm knife is the perfect length for any task in the kitchen, from dicing veg, slicing herbs, deboning a chicken, or slicing steaks. Every cut is precise and accomplished with ease. Although the high carbon knife may require  little more care than other chefs knives, i think if you are a professional you should take pride in caring for your tools, wiping the blade clean after a task, and applying the tsubaki oil before i sheath it in the saya has become a kind of ritual. Although be warned oxidation will occur regardless of what you do, but i think it adds a unique character to your knife.

I am at a point in my career where this knife will help me grow into a better chef, and once i have achieved the next step i know yoshihiro will be the company i go to for my next upgrade.
4318615
As a chef, I cannot recommend Zyliss enough. They are inexpensive, accessible, stay sharp, are beautifully balanced, come with a cover for safety, lightweight, grippy, dishwasher safe and sharp as hell.

Seriously, they are nearly as nice as the $200 knives I own.

Get yourself the paring pack they make, this one and a chef and bread knife. It'll cost you about $45 total and you'll be set. You'll need some sharpening tools in 6-12 months, like a steel and maybe a stone. But these are seriously an amazing deal.
4217970
First off, this is my first quality knife.  I've been working on my home cooking craft as a hobby for the past 10 years and decided it was time to have a professional level knife.  The Okami was, in my opinion, the best quality for the price and level of cooking I do.  I was not left wanting, this knife is great.  It was sharp right out the box and perfect with a few passes over the 6000 stone.

I took quite a while to look over many, many knives, reading reviews, product tests, customer comments, and watching You Tube videos.  In the end the Okami was a bit of an unknown, but it had all of the qualities the more expensive competition was flaunting as must haves.

As far as this particular knife is concerned, the balance is wonderful, the handle fits into my hand perfectly with plenty of room to vary grips for different cuts, the blade has a nice thin kerf, and of course, the knife is just gorgeous to boot.

In the end this was was a great choice and I will be promptly ordering the 6" Utility knife and looking forward to Okami's next offering.

Addition 6/30/2015:  I received my 6" a couple days ago and it is an equally fantastic knife.  Great for miscellaneous tasks and fruit/vege slicing.  Great work Okami.

Update 08/10/2016 : I just purchased and received my 7" Doshi Santoku knife and it is an amazing knife.  Razor sharp as the other Okami knives right out of the box.  The balance is very nice, almost better than my Nakama by Okami, but not quite (the Nakama is by far and above the best knife I've ever used).

If you are looking for great value and professional results, you need to look no further than Okami.  They have a great, quality product, and they have super customer service, so if for some reason you are not in love with a knife, they make it right and are able to respond to you right away.  Heck, they email you almost as soon as you buy a knife to let you know that!

Still waiting to purchase the Paring knife, but it will be next and I am confident it will be just as good!

Thanks Okami, Great Work!!
722380
If you can only afford to buy one good knife for your kitchen, MAKE IT BE THIS ONE. Seriously. It is FANTASTIC and an AMAZING price.  Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen has long spent many many MANY hours testing out cookware, knives, ingredients, recipes, you name it. They have consistently rated Victorinox Fibrox's knives as the ABSOLUTE winner and PREFERRED by the many cooks in their test kitchens over the highly expensive brands (like Wusthof and Henckels) for years, in every category except serrated bread knives and hybrid western-japanese style knives (which this company doesn't even make). I have the 8" and 10", they're both great, work like a dream knife, keep their blades sharp for a good long while, and sharpen up easily.  We also have their set of paring knives, which are fantastic too.  Both of the chef's knives are great, but while I do use the 10" a lot, the 8" is more versatile, and if I could only have one, I would choose the 8".  We own 8" Chef and Santoku knives by lots of different companies, ranging in price up to about $350, and this one is easily our favorite, most often used one.
3754246
When my husband and I moved, I decided to ditch my subpar knife set and invest in some quality pieces. This was my first investment in the endeavor. When I ordered this, I was not aware of two things:
1. How HUGE a 10" chef knife actually is (I call it my kitchen sword).
2. How absolutely fantastic this knife is.

This knife cuts through squashes with to problem and still has the precision to quickly chop onions into small bits. I love this knife so much that I promptly bought several other Victorinox knives.
3956865
Excellent quality knife, extremely sharp!  Great value!
3348638
I did not purchase this knife with any Sushi in mind. Instead, I needed a very sharp knife for slicing 'soft' things such as cooked steak, hard salamis, etc.

Now Listen: I am not a chef, and I realize that there may be better-suited tools for this type of job. However, this knife has worked like a champ for me. Feels great in the hand and has worked flawlessly for every job that I've tried with it. I carefully hand wash it and do not bang it up against hard surfaces so I think it will last.

For the price ($7.99 with lighting deal)? Can't beat it with a stick!
3168054
I don't think you can find a better chef knife at the price.  Its solid and comfortable.  It has a nice hefty feeling without feeling too heavy or light.  It's a pretty good size.  The 21 cm is good, but I think the next size up would probably be even better.  I suppose that is up the individual chef, the size of their cutting board, hands, etc.  The VG10 clad steel is a good steel, especially at the price paid.  Normally knives at this price are made of junk steel, so its refreshing to have such a good steel at an affordable price.  VG10 is a very good and affordable steel - pretty easy to sharpen and stays sharp for a fair amount of time.  Out of the box the knife was sharp, but you could make it sharper if you have the knowledge how.  I haven't experienced any chipping or manufacturing defects.  Honestly its probably the best possible option for a gyutou at the price paid.  I can't imagine paying double or triple the price when you can have this instead.
1300591
Fantastic knife. Would recommend to anyone wanting a chefs knife who doesn't want to spend more than $200. Very well balanced, blade stays insanely sharp. Highly recommended and would buy again.