Customer reviews for Alton Brown MH0725
Purchased in March 2010 after much research. Absolutely love the knife; feel, weight, balance, blade, sharpness! Just great!
Last week upon trying to flick a pepper seed off my Shun Steel Angled 4" pairing knife and letting it slip out of my hands into my S/S sink with decent force, I broke the tip. After some more research, I decided to replace it with a J.A. Henckels Pro S 4-Inch High Carbon Stainless-Steel Paring Knife. That's when I really learned how great this Shun was. Right out of the box, it didn't appear as sharp as I expected. At home I did a few cut tests against my 7-month-old Shun...the Shun beat it hands down, across the board. Shun sharpens and fixes for free, so I sent it in for repair. I will use this Henckel since I am kinda stuck with it. However, if Shun fixes my other knife, I'll probably never use this one again.
I am an amateur home-cook, so this review can be taken with a grain of salt, or with the consideration that a relatively inexperienced user recognizes significant differences in quality and function.
ADDITION: Shun returned my knife about three weeks after sending it in. I am not sure if they replaced it or repaired it, but I now have the knife back, super-sharp, and WITH a tip again.
Alton Brown MH0725 Review by phenolic
This knife is sharper than any other knife I've used and I've pretty much put my similar Henckel blade away since purchasing this. The shape and angle of the handle make it very easy to use, and although I understand it is more delicate, I think it is worth the extra care.
Alton Brown MH0725 Review by David Foong "ownyourfood" (Houston, TX)
This is one great knife. It really exceeded my expectations by leaps and bounds. I lost my last paring knife when I moved. I've been living without one for a while but figured I'd get the Shun because it was on sale. I'm sure glad I did.
I used to own a Global paring knife. It was OK but I was a little disappointed with the sharpness. I have a Global 8" chef's knife that was as sharp as can be but the Global paring knife was just average at best(for the brand name and price range anyway). When I lost that Global knife, I figured I could live without a paring knife and did for quite a while.
Along came the Shun. This guy is really something else. It's in fact sharper than my Global which was just sharpened 2 weeks ago. (The Global is about 3 years old and has seen through a lot though.)
The weight of the the knife is also good. It has a large and long enough handle(also 4 inches), unlike many other paring knives. The handle is also weighted well. For my use, the knife is well balanced (weighted towards the back end).
As mentioned by some reviewers, I too was skeptical about the angled blade since this is a paring knife and is not really meant for too much chopping. It's not that hard getting used to though. However, I did a little light chopping of some chives and that was where the angled blade really shined.
Oh, and it sure doesn't hurt that Damascus steel is oh so beautiful
Other stuff to note:
- This is mainly a right handed person's knife. As the case with many Japanese knives, the blade is sharpened such that only one side holds the cutting edge. The handle is also asymmetrical. I tried holding it in my left hand and it still feels rather comfortable. Other than that, I can't say much.
- Also, because of the angled blade, it didn't fit my regular 4" paring knife sheath (by KnifeSafe). I had to use a 6" sheath instead.
Overall, it's a really great knife for my application and I highly recommend it if you're a righty.
Alton Brown MH0725:: Description
Seamless stainless steel construction produces this stunning collection. Features the look and benefits of Damascus steel, yet without it's rusting problems.
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