HENCKELS Forged Premio Paring Knife, 3-inch, Black/Stainless Steel

The handle is bigger and heavier than on most paring knives but it actually more comfortable and nimble than lighter, skinnier knives. It is nicely balanced and is a joy to use.It has the qualities of some knives that were 3 times the price. This knife is a great value and will give many years of service. The blade seems well tempered and holding its edge very nicely. After several month of use it seems as sharp as the day I took it out of the box.

Very sharp, used daily. These have a nice weight to them. I recommend and I consider myself picky about knives.

This is a very nice knife for the price. It came razor sharp. The only things I would change would be to make the blade narrower so it's more maneuverable in a cut, and to reduce the weight at the rear. The solid steel butt on the knife looks good, but having a thinner, flat tang would make it less rear-heavy, and lower the price somewhat.

This review is for the 3" premio paring knife.It's great, well-made paring knife. All Henckels knives with a single man figure (instead of the trademark twins figure) are not made in Germany. Some of them are made in other EU countries such as Spain. This one is made in China. Don't knock it just because it's made in China. As long as it's well made according to Henckels specs, it really doesn't matter where it's made.It came exceedingly sharp already with its factory edge, but I touched up the edge on a stropping block to make it screaming sharp. It's got a generously large, well-balanced handle. The only minor flaw on the knife I received is that the rivets are not completely flush with the plastic handle. As I rub my fingers across the handle, the sharp edges of the rivets catch a very tiny little bit, but it's not a big problem. I sometimes observe the same rivet flaw even on expensive German-made versions of Henckels and Wusthof and other very expensive Japanese cutlery. My expensive Japanese-made Kramer-Zwilling damascus 10" chef knife has the same flaw of rivets not being completely flush. I can probably fix it by wiping the rivet edges with some epoxy or other instant glue to fill the microscopic gaps.For around $21, this is a very nice paring knife.

Very sharp and well made

This is a nice knife but the workmanship on the handle is only fair….the rivets stick out slightly and the back of the steel blade in the handle are slightly raised….your fingers can feel this when you hold it. The photos show the “ridge” on these. These should be flush with the handle material like on my Premio chefs knife. Good points are the blade is thicker than most cheap paring knives I’ve had before. Knife is very sharp….for the money I paid I’m happy with it and probably will get a fine file and smooth out the rivets and back flush with the handle.

Great feel and I've had real good luck with the blade holding an edge.

Based on the price, I was reluctant to purchase this knife; however, after reading the reviews I decided to order one. I’m glad I did because this knife is well balanced, solid built and sharp. I’m ordering other knives from this company.

really nice paring knife for all your small jobs

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