The Perfect Paring Knife
924783
My mom had a knife like this that is (now was!) decades old.  When it FINALLY lost its edge, she lamented the fact that it had been her best knife.  When I told her I could check to see if they still made them, she was so excited I found them on Amazon, she ordered some for all of her kids!  And we range in age from 50-63!  Gotta love a spoiling mama!  Anyway, be careful, because these are SUPER sharp!  The handle and angle is perfect for paring and cutting vegetables for all reasons, but especially for canning and freezing purposes.
834609
excellent quality knife.  I use it for small jobs. The blade is super sharp and handles chopping and paring jobs with ease.  The cutting board is high quality as well.
115235
This is an extremely well-made, sturdy, and beautiful knife.  I had a paring knife which was of the high quality brand that started with a "W"; I have always been pretty disappointed with it, though, as it was extremely uncomfortable to hold, with the handle being squared off.  My dad was a craftsman knife-maker, so I do appreciate an exceptional knife.  I decided to spend a little more on what would hopefully be a beautiful and task-worthy piece of kitchen equipment.  This Dalstrong paring knife certainly is that!  It is a DREAM to hold in the hand, it's beautifully crafted in the handle, the hilt and the bolster, and it came to me extremely well sharpened.  It's also packaged incredibly -- it's like getting a gift from a Queen to open it up!  I do like the sheath that it comes with, although I won't use it frequently.  The only reason that I am not giving it a full five stars, is that it's a little bulky and heavy for a paring knife, and just a wee bit clumsy for the hand-work needed to do small, delicate cutting.  I will use this knife a lot, though, and it already has a place of honor in my knife-block.  I would be very interested to try a larger, chef-style knife, as I think that the attributes that detract slightly from its usefulness as a paring knife would be excellent to have in a larger knife.  Thank you!
3807344
I bought this paring knife because we have a Shun chef's knife, which is fantastic. The paring knife is even sharper - simply amazing how it cuts anything. From experience, these blades hold their edge much longer than most knives. I was concerned about not having a wooden handle, but this knife's handle is just fine. Don't bother with German knives, these are 10x better, and even though expensive, worth the price. As with most Japanese knives, the edge on this knife seems to be honed on only one side, so you can't use the usual sharpening techniques.
4728191
Wonderful little paring knife.  Very sharp.  I like the Victorinox Fibrox knives especially since America's Test Kitchen recommends the 8" chef's knife and the Victorinox's are relatively inexpensive.
3911655
Would recommend for paring knife for tomatoes. My favorite searated pairing knife disappeared, and this has been a good replacement. Even my husband who is picky about knives feels it is of the best quality. Very sharp- cut myself the first few times using.
572411
These knives are very nice, especially considering the price.  You might wonder why you need three paring knives.  Well, the bird's beak knife really does make peeling an apple or such easier than an ordinary paring knife.  The trimming knife has some advantages of the bird's beak knife with a pointed end, but I haven't found anything it's specifically superior for.  The sheep's foot knife is my favorite shape for a general-use vegetable and fruit knife.

If you do much knife work on fruit and vegetables, you'll enjoy having all three.
3102109
So growing up I helped out in the kitchen from the time I was six years old.  Like many mothers, mine taught me a simple fundamental safety rule in the kitchen:  always cut away from yourself.

Then you the exception to the rule: the paring knife.  In all my years of cooking at home and in restaurants, I have never witnessed someone use a paring knife without cutting towards their thumb.

I enjoy hiking and biking and wanted a reliable knife for apple slicing during rest stops.  Nothing beats a granny smith for my taste buds.  So I went on a hunt for the perfect paring knife.

Qualities I was looking for where: stainless steel, hefty handle, and ease of cleaning.  This little guy from Faberware fits this to a tee.

The plastic handle is attached to a full tang blade, providing excellent heft and ease of cleaning.  Moisture tends to accumulate at the juncture of most blade to hilt set ups, the design of this knife helps to reduce that issue, thereby inhibiting corrosion.  I know, I know, but stainless steel doesn't rust you say.  Well it does, it tends to be rust resistant but not rust proof.  The ease of cleaning this little bad boy helps keep it rust free.

With the full tang, force transfer from palm to the cutting edge is smoother and allows for better control of the cut.  This is essential when learning to avoid self amputation of your opposable digit. (Oh how I love my thumbs)  The design of the handle itself rests comfortably in the cradle of your palm allowing excellent feedback as you slice off your little piece of fruit deliciousness.

Now there are "cheaper" versions by Farberware and more expensive versions (to include the ceramic paring knives).  I own a cheaper Faberware product where the blade fits into the handle rather than being the handle, and... it rusted (see?  stainless steel rusts).  I considered a ceramic one for about as long as it took to remember that I tend to drop things.  Ceramic, being very hard, can have an excellent edge... it also is way more brittle than stainless steel.  I could bike 30 mph downhill full on into a guy in a bear suit and stainless steel would survive the wreckage... ceramic not so much.

For quality and price this paring knife is an amazing deal.  AND you get a handy sheath that fits snugly and pretty securely for bouncing around in my backpack all day.  (Although when putting it in, I first tried it how it "looked" right, and it didn't work nearly as well as flipping it over and sliding it in the other way.  I'm told that works for many things in life not just this knife.)

The second one I bought for the kitchen works great too :)
823561
I now use this little guy as my paring knife most of the time, it's very handy since I do more small chopping than peeling.  Get the big one too, it's great also.
2132637
I have been familiar with Rada Knives most of my life. My parents had their paring knives most of my life. They are a Wonderful knife that sharpens easily and hold up well. I purchased the paring knife a few months ago and really love it. I bought the utility knife last month because I really like the brand and being made in USA is wonderful. I use it for just about everything, it chops veggies, cuts meat and cleans up nicely. I don't put my knives in the dishwasher, it tends to ruin them. So a quick wash in the sink and dry and in the block. Very great knife company and Great knives.
2488671
These little paring knives are so sharp and convenient. The sharpener is so great. It was the icing on the cake. Love the whole set!
325624
I have a large collection of Global Knives but my favorite is this paring knife...It is so comfortable in your hand...if you love to cook you need good knives for prep work and Global knives are simply the best...
4084634
this is the perfect little paring knife.  you can't use it to kill a water buffalo, but it's great for cutting up fruit.
4530046
I buy these in bulk when I visit France and am thrilled to be able to get them online! They are the best little paring knives in the world, and I've bought plenty of pricey ones. These are well balanced, hold an edge forever and I even throw them in the dishwasher (which I never do with my "good knives"). I give them as gifts and have gotten raves from recipients. Inexpensive and durable. I've been using the same one for four years with no damage and only occasional sharpening. Impressive.
4961931
I purchased a second one of these to have when the other is in the dishwasher. It is so much better than any paring knife I have ever had. It is very sharp and easy to handle. Well worth buying.
1906976
This knife was purchased to replace an identical item that we lost. As a cook I've found that among all of my utensils there are a select handful that I would consider my favorite or most used tools. This knife, with its thin yet durable blade enables incredible precision while performing a myriad of tasks. It takes an edge nicely and keeps it for many hours if use. When we lost it I noticed immediately - I searched my kitchen top to bottom in hopes of recovering my favorite small knife to no avail. The wife suggested looking on Amazon for a replacement - I'm so glad i did. The price was great and the shipping was fast.
785901
A great little paring knife for around the kitchen. It's probably the second-most used knife in my kitchen, outside of the bread knife. I had one, which remained sharp for years, and replaced it with the current one. Top notch, doubly so for the low price.