Mercer Culinary Millennia Color Handle Cutlery 6" Narrow Boning Knife Red

Having purchased several of these knives 5 months ago I'm very satisfied with them overall. PROs Good value Good quality Comfortable Not heavy Very good sharpness CONs None so far Edit: 12 JUNE 2025 Had several of these knives in everyday use for 10 years, and haven't experienced any notable loss of sharpness or other deterioration. Not one has been resharpened to this day and believe me I would not suffer a dull blade. I've bought new knives with blunt blades and returned them a good few times over the years. I put these in the dishwasher regularly (70 degree cycle) and not one of them has been the worse for it (at my/your own risk). Awesome and reliable!

I have a good quality high carbon steel chef knife. My latest Which magazine issue highlighted this knife as sharp and stayed sharp. Being a boning knife the blade is considerably narrower and slightly shorter than my chef knife and therefore can be put to a different use for carving in meat and vegetables where the chef knife does not fit due to its size . It is made from high carbon steel, the handle is plastic and of good size. I had it now for a couple of days. Indeed it is sharp and ergonomic. For the price it cannot be faulted

Excellent for preparing meat and fish, really good quality.

It's very sharp and works well I just wish it came with a cover

Razer sharp! Excellent for fishing box. Nice and cheap. Fillets fish easily.

I sharpen this about once a week. I use it a lot for e.g. opening packages - but also for general kitchen use. Very sharp. Update: 3 years later - still going strong.

Very good product

Very impressed with this knife great value and very very sharp

I love this knife, i worked in the restaurant business for over 34 years handle many knives this is sharp comfortable to the hand.. Glad I decided to try it great buy.

Muito bom recomendo

Well with prices rising and all I've recently started boning chickens again, something I haven't done routinely in 30 years. But I noticed I was doing a terrible job! Had I lost all my old skills due to severe rust? Then I examined my knives. Oh, oh. I had upgraded my knive set about 25 years ago and dang if I hadn't replaced my boning knives. Oops! As usual I went on a search of reviewer sites like Serious Eats and America's Test Kitchen. But I do not neglect other reliable sources like, Good Housekeeping, Consumer Reports, the Strategist etc... There were about 3-7 boning knives that tested consistently well. They split into two categories, one better for professional and the other more suitable for home cooks. How I drooled. I adore kitchen porn... Alas most of these boning knives were $50 plus... Then I snapped to my senses. I bone chickens every 1-2 months. Also my previous boning knives were from Chicago Cutlery. Way back when, it was the highly rated econo knife. Now, it's barely in any ranking at all. But they worked great for me even though the edge was, ahh, needed some work. Also the knive's shape was... generic. I was very happy with my boned chicken. So then I went after the really high end reviews from working chefs... Mercer is the number one brand for culinary schools. Their most affordable line is what students use. However this was not recommended for home cooks because these knives required frequent honing, as in several times a day. The second most affordable line (this one) is much better suited for home use because the blade retains it's edge longer. I have other Mercer knives and I like them. They have comfortable handles (hey, female hands, size large but it's mostly the long fingers...so I prefer smaller handles than the glove size implies). For comparison the Victorinox's chef's knife, the handle is actually too big for my hands. After a couple of years I managed to find a grip that worked but it was a significant deterrent at the beginning. The mercer blades start off really sharp and are reasonably easy to sharpen. The edge does stay sharp for a very reasonable amount of time. However, compared to a Shun (sharpens very easily), it is more work to get that edge back into shape. OK, no fair, Shuns command respect when it comes to sharpening and a quality edge. However the price point for a knife that I'm going to use one a month made this the most reasonable choice. Notice the handle has that streak of color. No other knife I own had handles like that. Mercers are instantly identifiable BUT color matching them gets to be a pain! I notice the Amazon review hints wants to know about rust resistance. Don't be ridiculous. I haven't owned a knife that rusted in 45 years. And I wish I'd appreciated it more because it was high carbon steel and had an edge to die for. But it rusted if you breathed on it. It was such a pain (and it cost about $2) that I ended up getting rid of it. Now high carbon steel knives are fashionable and they cost a bomb. But of course if I'd kept it it would be a pile of iron oxide. But how does it bone? Way better than my utility knives! Compared to the memories of my ancient boning knives, this blade width is more narrow, and consequently the blade is more flexible. This is a huge advantage when it comes to maneuvering around joints. It's also got a bit more curve at the tip. That extra blade length is good when you want to make that long slice. With extra curve you don't run out of blade when you make your cut. I gotta admit the handle makes the knife more comfortable than some of the competition but all of my mercers are not nearly as well balanced as the Globals and the Shuns and the Wustof and the Victorinox... In fact, I would not call them balanced at all. The only knive more unbalanced is the Chinese cleaver and that's a feature not a bug. You're supposed to smash that baby into the carrot that dares defy you. Be careful not to cut off a finger. So if I were boning meat 2-3 time a week, I'd probably upgrade. But I'm just not using it enough that the flaws are really noticeable. Also I brought this knife because I'd granted myself a budget for my Christmas treat and I have my eye on some serious kitchen toys.

Sharp, ease of use, as advertised

We bought this for our chicken butchering operation. We’ve been using it for 3 years and going strong. Excellent knife!