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The R H Forschner by Victorinox Chef's Knife features an 8-inch blade that is 2-inches wide at the handle. High carbon, stainless steel blade is hand finished at Victorinox in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen. A particular tempering procedure is applied to manufacture an edge that may be resharpened over and over again, so the knife may keep it is basi sharpness all around the entire life of the blade.

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370 of 374 humans found the following review helpful.
Fine usual chef at very reasonable price
By SV Rob
The Forschner 40520 was ranked as "best overall" in Cooks magazine in Fall 2004. Pretty good report card from "the" chefs magazine. It took top honors over various high end ($80 -$100+) Wusthofs and Henckel models. While they didn't assert that the Forschner was better at any one specific task or that the craftsmanship may stand up to the others (its blade is cut from a blank ribbon of steel, rather of a hand-forged one piece) they did say that it is lighter weight was preferent by some of their testers and that it handled the fundamentals just as well as more pricey models. I just took deliverance of mine last week and I am putting it to the test. I may say that it arrives razor sharp...nice... and that it's reasonably well balanced. The handle is made of a grippy composite that allows you to securely hold firm if wet or in akward positions. The handle is a little longer than others I've owned, perchance too long for little hands, but it is contoured so you may move up towards the blade for better control. The blade does have a nice rocked contour, which makes chopping & dicing easier. I've grown to prefer ligher weight blades and you don't sacrifice much when it's this sharp. Overall I would say that for the price, this is a great chef knife..time will tell if any difficulties develop. Definitely doesn't have the same craftsmenship or allure of one of the high end Germans, but if your looking for a highly functional, lightweight, standard chef, it's hard to go wrong here.

152 of 154 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Knife and NOT high-priced!
By T. Denman
This knife is such a value. I have always had a hard time accepting the high-prices on Wuesthoff or Henckel knives because I never felt the VALUE was worth it. Boy am I glad I held out for the Victorinox knife! This knife, also known as Forschner, is systematically sharp. Just a few swipes of the sharpening steel and it is good as new again. I use this knife and a 6" each day. The handles are comfortable and do not get slippery when wet. They are practically the only knives I use. I wash and wipe arid after each use (NEVER put in the dishwasher). I think you'll be as pleased as I if you try this knife.

410 of 426 persons found the following review helpful.
Not bad, but the tip broke off
By maiden voyager
I liked the knife at basi but after only a few months of light use, when it comes to 1/4" of the tip seems to have broken off. This doesn't surprise me, as the blade is thin equated to the better knives.

Update on this review: I was beyond the Amazon 30-day return period, but Victorinox was more than happy to replace it, emphasizing that all their productions have a lifetime guarantee.

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