Hampton Signature Chef Clear Blade Guard Kitchen Knife, 8 Inch, Stainless Steel

This is the 3ed time Ive bought this knife and Im happy saying that as the first was gifted to a friend after some use and the second was just because I ended up missing having the knife myself. The knife holds its edge well and even when it does lose its edge, you can get it back to the way it was very easily. I personally never felt like the handle was slippery or hard to grip. The 3ed (and reason for this review) was also a gift. I cook for a living and while I could argue some other brands might be even better than this one, I would say over and over that for this price, you are getting a VERY good knife at a fraction of the cost of several other options. I used this when I was a short order cook so there was a lot of prep to be done as well as cooking orders. I stand by this knife and if for some reason I use mine up too much to sharpen, I will be buying one of these again.If I was to complain about anything on this knife (and personally I dont see it as a flaw but also know how to fix it if this should happen) There is a counter weight in the handle of the knife. It makes the knife well balanced in my opinion but on my first knife I bought, that counter weight broke loose in the handle and wanted to rattle around. The noise didnt bother me but to just see if I could do something about it, I used a drill bit designed to go into metal, and I drilled a hole in one side of the handle and then filled that hole with some gorilla glue that came in a syringe type of tube. That glued the weight in place and did not affect the balance of the knife.It took a LOT of punishment to make that counter weight break free and honestly unless the sound gets on your nerves, it doesnt affect the balance of the knife at all so I dont personally say this as a negative, Im just trying to give future buyers all the info I can give them.Also I'm a lefty when cutting but this knife worked well for left or right handed users (thats more with how its edge was sharpened but for detailed knife users I wanted to pass this along too)

I received one of these knives as a gift and loved it so much. When cooking with my partner, we’d argue who got to use it for prep work. I decided to find it online prepared to pay some $$$ but it’s so affordable!

This knife is an awesome ruby red color and it's very comfortable to hold. Also the edge stays sharp. It feels nice and heavy, like it does not feel cheap like other knives do. I'll probably buy one or two more, we use these kind of knives for everything from peeling potatoes to cutting a steak.

Best knife I have ever bought! I cut up a chicken in record time with little effort! Definitely worth purchasing!

these knives do come with a block as stated in the description even though the picture does not indicate so. i already had a medium sized serrated all purpose knife of this type, with a sheath, that i had purchased 3 years ago. I love the knife, very sharp and yes the red wears off but it takes a really long time. These are essentially the same, heavy weight, one piece of forged metal that I was expecting.

I love these knives. Beautiful, heavy, solid feeling and sharp as a razor. Bought the whole block of these knives.

Love this knife for kitchen prep! Has stayed sharp, I can toss it in the dishwasher, cute color. A must having my kitchen!

I must’ve threw my out by accident. All I knew is this little fell was missing from the set. I was glad to know they are sold individually. Good price and fast arrival.