I love the stamped steel Forschner paring knives. The nylon contoured handle is very comfortable, they hold a great edge and quite inexpensive. I have both the 3.5 and 4 inch paring knives in my kitchen http

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Third Dexter-Russell. I bought a couple of paring knives for $3 each at a restaurant supply store and they are sharp and have a good feel, although light.

I am wondering if you are looking for cooking knives(chefs, paring, slicing, etc) or are you looking for table/steak knives? I also agree that sets are a bad idea because they will include knives that you do not need and will...

America’s Test Kitchen is a devotee of Forschner Fibrox knives. I use them and am very pleased with them. I have a 3-1/4" paring knife, an 8" chefs knife, a 9" slicer, and a Fibrox sharpening steel and that’s it, all...

?) are – and only forged knives are worth owning – some are, some aren’t. I highly recommend MAC knives ... I have a paring knife as well. The “superior” series seems to be their best quality to price...

I just ordered Shun knives from amazon. WOW...fantastic deal...8" chef, utility, paring, sharpener, bamboo block...all for 175, free shipping no tax (after promo code was applied). Went to Sur La Table in Santa Monica today, but...

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what are your thoughts??? I’ve got a bit of disposable income...(bonus from work) need paring knives, chef’s knife; maybe a cleaver....

I guess if I were only going to have one, I’d pick the curved edge, probably 4" long. I think that makes a good all-purpose paring knife. I agree with your reasoning about the curved edge. In real life, I have four paring...

I’ve got what I think is a pretty spectacular collection of Henckels and Wustof knives, some of them actually modified for me by a knife maker. A couple of chef’s knives, several boning, paring and utility knives...