| | |  | Slippers & House Shoes | Home » » » » Victorinox 48042 Cutlery 3-Piece Paring Knife Set | | | | | | | Description: | | The R H Forschner by Victorinox Paring Knife Set includes: 3.25-inch Straight Edge Parer, 2.25-inch Bird's Beak Parer and 3.25-inch Wavy Edge Parer. All feature high carbon, stainless steel blades, hand finished at Victorinox in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen. A special tempering process is used to produce an edge that can be resharpened over and over again, so the knife can keep its original sharpness throughout the entire life of the blade. Victorinox handles are ergonomically designed to minimize wrist tension. They provide a natural fit. A good heft and comfortable, positive grip are indications of a well-made knife. Although cutlery steel is naturally sanitary, materials and construction details of the handle minimize crevices what would offer hospitality to bacteria. | | | Features: | |
• 3-1/4-inch straight-edge parer, 2-1/4-inch bird's beak parer, and 3-1/4-inch wavy-edge parer
• High-carbon, stainless-steel blades hand-finished at Victorinox in Switzerland by skilled craftsmen
• Special tempering process allows blade edge to be resharpened over and over
• Ergonomically designed polypropylene handles for a secure, comfortable, slip-free grip
• Washing by hand recommended; lifetime warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 13.63 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 13.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 80 reviews |
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48 of 51 found the following review helpful:
 Great knivesNov 07, 2008
By Thomas P. Mcfarland
I almost didn't buy this set because I figured I'd have no use for a gimmicky curved knife and a serrated blade, I only wanted the normal paring knife, but the set was only a little bit more expensive than an individual paring knife. As it turns out I use the curved knife more than any other knife I own, and the serrated one more than the normal paring knife- I was fully prepared to hide those two knives in the back of my drawer and never look at them again, but they are really great. I'm sure you can get better knives somewhere, but not at anything remotely close to this price. I am pretty picky about knives, and Forschner's are definitely the best I have used. I also strongly recommend the 8 inch chefs knife. I guess the best way to sum up my feelings about these (and the 8 inch chef's knife) is that I would have happily paid 4 or 5 times what they cost.
38 of 40 found the following review helpful:
Good knivesOct 31, 2007
By QBraly
I've ordered this set and other Foschner knives and I highly recommend them.
They are reasonably priced, keep their edge, and are balanced.
I think they are better than my high-priced, over-rated Henckels knives.
It's great to find a reasonably-priced quality product.
21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
Best for the moneyFeb 09, 2008
By David M. Gelfer
"cat couple"
This is a wonderful, very sharp, set of knives... perfect for cutting up anything from deli meats to put in a salad to veggies, etcc... Wash in the dishwasher... great price... Watch when handling... they are sharp
35 of 42 found the following review helpful:
 Sharp knives...for about two weeksAug 22, 2008
By J. CHEN
People say these knives are sharp. I agree. They are sharp out of box. However, the sharp edge holds about a week or two, by only doing light duty work, such as peeling fruits and slicing meat. It doesn't become dull, but the the sharpness wears out. To prove my point, I took a few photographs on the edge of the 3.25-inch Straight Edge Parer. They are uploaded to the customer images section. Each one show a section of the blade. As you can see in the first picture, the edge near the black handle is least used. It still maintain the original sharpness. The edge is very smooth in the picture. The the left, you can see the edge becomes fuzzy through out the rest of the blade. Remember, this is only after two weeks of light use.
Update:
From a technical perspective, I stand by what I wrote about reduced sharpness in light use. But after a couple years of use, I have changed my mind about the value of this knife set. It is indeed one of the most handy tools in the kitchen. The advantages of the paper weight become clear. Even though I have another forged paring knife, I prefer to use Victorinox for ease of maneuver. The cutting edges, although losing the factory sharpness initially, never become too dull to use. For practical purposes, they are holding up very well. I'd be giving it a more positive rating today, and recommend it to other shoppers.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 A bargainSep 10, 2008
By James Westbury
The standard paring knife included here is wonderful. It's thin, lightweight, flexible, and sharp. It slides through vegetables as easily as it does through butter. It neatly conforms to the contours of what you're cutting, if you so desire. I cored some tomatoes last night, and didn't have any issues. Great, too, for mincing garlic.
Honestly, I haven't really found much use for the other two knives in this package, as they're specialty knives, and I don't do a whole lot of the peeling which they're useful for. The normal paring knife is fine for most non-peeling sorts of tasks.
But, for $10, you're not going to find a better paring knife. The only way you're going to get something better is to spend four or five times as much, and I'd rather just buy a new one of these every few years (under heavy use). (As another reviewer said, they're quite thin, so sharpening would be a pain -- I haven't had to do so, yet.)
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