(checked 2026-10-10)A separate custom-engraving listing shows the same 3,175 ratings, so reviews appear to be pooled.
Food & Wine's best all-steel knife: very sharp, light and precise, with a sand-filled one-piece steel handle. The dimpled metal handle can be slippery when wet and splits testers (Wirecutter dropped it for that reason), and it needs extra force on dense vegetables.
Top complaints
- Slippery, divisive steel handle
Wirecutter's testers were split: some hated the dimpled steel handle because it could get slippery in wet hands. Food & Wine says the grip can be slippery when wet and the style is divisive.
Source: Wirecutter, Food & Wine - Struggles with dense produce
Food & Wine says the light blade struggled with sweet potato and it had to press on the spine to get through.
Source: Food & Wine
What owners love
- Razor-sharp and precise
Wirecutter's fans loved its razor-sharp edge; Food & Wine got the thinnest, cleanest basil chiffonade of any knife it tried. Amazon owners call it sharp.
- Well balanced
Food & Wine says the sand-filled hollow handle gives near-perfect balance. Amazon owners describe it as well-balanced and ergonomic.
- Easy to clean, good value
Food & Wine notes the one-piece steel build has no seams to catch food or start corroding. Amazon owners say it's worth the price.
- You often cut with wet hands
- You chop lots of dense root vegetables
- You want a classic wood or plastic handle feel
- Fine herbs and precise slicing
- Cooks who like a light knife
- Easy cleaning (no seams)
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What experts say
- Food & Wine: Best all-steel (June 2026): precise control and amazing results in most tests; slippery when wet and struggled with sweet potato.
- Wirecutter (NYT): Honorable dismissal: would have been a pick, but testers either loved its lightness and sharp edge or hated the slippery dimpled handle.