OAKSWAREParing Knife, 4 inch Small Kitchen Knife Ultra Sharp German Stainless Steel Fruit and Vegetable Cutting Chopping Knives - Full Tang Ergonomic Handle

Stays sharp. Good quality. Nice weight and balance

I frankly wasn't prepared for how beautiful this knife is; it's a pleasure to hold & use. I use it mainly to cut frozen string beans to put in soup. I tend to keep my knives dull because I'm clumsy & tend to cut myself so a dull knife does less harm to me.The problem with that theory is, dull knives either don't cut frozen string beans at all or, when I finally do succeed in cutting through the frozen string bean (as I apply more & more forearm & wrist strength) a suddenly severed section of string bean will oftentimes go shooting off the plate at high speed to either disappear entirely from this universe (so far as I can tell) or end up on the floor at least five feet away.So, something sharp and heavy seemed to be the answer. When I went to one good housewares store, all the knives had thin plastic handles with thin blades sharp as razors & I could see in my mind's eye that there would be blood, my very own, soon to be seen amongst the string beans if I bought one of those deadly weapons lying in wait on the counter of that store.This knife is 1. heavy 2. sharp but 3. the blade is thick- not a razor. It's a pleasure to use, because it's heavy & sharp I don't press down hardly at all & I don't have to saw & I also haven't bled once. Pieces of severed string beans are no longer flying out of the universe from my kitchen nor littering the floor. It also cuts meat well & tomatoes too.It's a full tang knife; it's a pleasure to use & to look at too as it sits there quietly beautiful.

A knife that you would use every day. Being weighted, the sharp blade cuts through fruit, vegetables, and meat with ease. A sharpening steel accompanies the Oaksware paring knife well, keeping it sharp after every use. I'll be getting their butcher knife, as well.

Good knife. Knife is poor. Had to sharper it. That’s OK it’s a good.

I had to replace my paring knife so I purchased this one. I was doubtful but honestly I am very happy with how much these knives retain their sharpness.I've bought Chicago Steel and Henkle knives at a premium price and honestly after two weeks of use the knives lose their sharpness.I've purchased this in June and I am writing this in mid September. I've have not had to sharpen my knife at all and it is still very sharp. I also like the thickness of the steel and I honestly very surprised. So much so that I am going to replace my stake knives and my 8" Kitchen Knife.

This is a great paring knife. Good handle for a comfortable fit. It's very sharp and slices though food smoothly. Looking to buy another on in the future. Great knife for the value.

I like the size and sharpness of this knife. I added this to the camper to do most of the small slicing that needs done. It has a strong feel and good balance. nice knife.

!Good paring knife but be careful it is sharp. Use it everyday.