Victorinox 5.6003.15 Fibrox Pro Boning Knife 6", Black

I grind my own burgers from roasts so I can have one rare or medium-rare without worrying about that nasty e coli, and I also like to butterfly chicken before grilling it because it makes it much easier to cook it evenly. Both of these tasks are made so much easier with a proper boning knife. I have a full set of Henkel 4-stars and also some of their very fine Twin-star knives, but this is an exceptional knife for a price of less than $20.00. It was delivered extremely sharp, and the integrated semisoft plastic grip is non-slip, which is very important from the standpoint of safety. In fact, I actually think it is a safer grip than the much more expensive Henkels if you are cutting something wet and messy, as raw meat always is. I would never put a sharp knife in my dishwasher, but this knife is very easy to clean in warm soapy water after using it to cut meat or poultry. I bought this knife because it was the top-rated boning knife in Cooks Illustrated, and as usual, their recommendations are very much on the money. This is my second Victorinox -- the other being a 12" slicer, and both are made from excellent steel with good grips, and are highly stain resistant and easy to clean and sharpen. I suggest if you are working with something (like poultry) that is very slick, you consider using a washeable kevlar or steel knit glove to grip the surface. This knife came as sharp as any I've ever purchased, and just touching the blade to your skin can cut your skin so finely you can't feel it, and who wants to get even organic poultry or meat drippings on an open wound? If you are considering a wedding present for someone just starting out who doesn't have a lot of money but wants to work with quality tools, a Victorinox set is a great starter set of knives.

I have a number of knives, but this knife is by far my favorite, and its uses go far beyond boning. The handle is perfect in texture, size, and shape. It feels great in my hand and it fits like a glove (so to speak). The blade is excellent, very sharp and keeps an edge, and the curved tip makes it possible to "cut to the board" by tilting the knife. This knife is also perfectly balanced, which makes an enormous difference in how light, nimble, and responsive it is in my hand. The balance point is right at my index finger, which is exactly where it should be. I still use my 8 inch chef's knife (also Victorinox) when I need leverage and finger clearance (as in slicing carrots), and I have a smaller knife (a stiff serrated utility knife that I bought at the grocery store for maybe $3) for "in the air" work such as slicing bananas or dates into a bowl (I tried the Victorinox paring knife but the handle is just too darn small). The chef's knife is also perfectly balanced for a traditional "index finger down the side of the blade" grip. I use a modified grip (hand further back on the handle, tip of index finger on the back of the blade), which also works quite well. But I digress :)

This is my third Victorinox knife. I also have the 8 inch chef's knife and the 5 inch chef's. The 5 inch chef's knife is also a good choice for boning but I wanted to compare this knife to it. The blade isn't as wide as the 5 incher and it feels more agile in the hand when fabricating a chicken. The quality and value of this knife along with my other Victorinox knives have been a pleasant surprise. If you like a knife with heft and weight like I do you might feel some hesitation or even disappointment with Victorinox knives. But one you put them to use you will find they perform perfectly, are easy to clean, and easy to sharpen. This knife is a great size for boning and the handle fits my hand just right.

This knife is a little larger than expected so do take out a ruler and note that the blade is 6 inches long. The handle is "beefy" but very comfortable. Quality is superb. You'd have to pay 8 to 12 times more for something substantially better and this knife and I would not be doing that unless it was a company expense and the difference was worth it. For the remaining 99% of us, this Fibrox family of Victorinox knives are way better than expected and they just earn your respect and eventually your appreciation and trust with daily use. One day, it will become "What would I do without this knife?" Victorinox did something with the steel that no one else has duplicated yet for this price range. It seems to keep the edge much longer than others in this price range (and somewhat higher). If the amazon reviews are not enough to convince you, go to youtube and search for "Victorinox Fibrox" and you will see and understand why the price-performance ratio is out of this world. Knowing what I do now, if I ever have to give a knife set, I cannot see myself giving anything else because I want to give something that will make people say "Wow!" OK, OK, I might get them a sharpening stone as well. They'll need it in a year or so.

Lightweight. Good comfortable handle. Good even contact with cutting board. Only drawback is it gets dull so fast, can not prep more than an hour-hour and a half at a time before sharpening again.

This Victorinox Swiss 6" black plastic handle boning knife is very sharp, cut the paper in one stroke and clean cut. It is heavy duty and very shiny smooth texture. Fitted well for my small hand. It will surely help me when we harvest our deer meat. Although not in a packaging as shown, the knife was on a hard plastic as a temporary holder/sheath and then wrap on a fitted cardboard to secure it properly. Then placed in a bubble lined plastic envelope. They did good on wrapping and the knife came quick. Price is very reasonable. I am happy to own it, so I bought another one today as my spare.

I’ve bought two of these when I was a full time butcher. They were my favorite knives for deboning

I use boning knifes for work, I am a mechanical pipe insulator. When I am not cutting fiberglass insulation, I'm cutting urethane insulation. I use this knife to cut through the protective aluminum and PVC jacketing that we install on the outside of the insulation. I use this knife whenever I have a need for a knife or an object of similar shape, which means that I also use it as a ice pick and a hammer, to chip off the ice on those really cold pipes where ice has built up. I use it as a screw driver, a tuning fork, and a doo hickey. OK not really a tuning fork, but if I was a musician, I would consider it. Since I bought it a month ago, I have only sharpened it once. And even before that first sharpening, it was still sharper than the knives the rest of my crew use. The moral of my story is that this is a great knife, and even though I'm not using it in the kitchen and comparing it to the rest of my collection of fine culinary cutlery, it suits my needs very well, its held up to a lot of unwarranted abuse, abuse that would make some of you cringe, and for the money, you can't go wrong. 5 stars.

Buena compra tiene buen filo muy recomendable

Great price, love the knives.

Knife arrived a week later than scheduled but the weather was the problem. You cannot go wrong with a Victorinox blade, regardless of what type of knife it is.

Este cuchillo es heredable

I had problems receiving this product via mail. First order got lost in mail. So I got a refund and then I re ordered it. It came 1 week after it was supposed to. So basically it took about one and a half month in total for me to receive it. But the knife and the quality of it is perfect.