This knife is made by R.H. Forschner, a division of Victorninox — maker of Swiss Army Knives. No pocket knife here here, though.
The accolades for this one are unending:
For starters, it is part of our Best $50 Kitchen Knife Set. Read that review for more details about the set.
Next up, Cooks Illustrated has named this their best value knife for several years running.
And finally, this is one of the best-selling knives on Amazon. A whopping eighty-seven customers have reviewed it and have given it a combined score of a perfect 5.0 stars.That’s a mighty fine rating. Those eight-seven people can’t all be crazy!
Oh, and at only thirty-five bucks, it’s an amazing deal! In fact you’d be hard pressed to find a better knife in this price range.
What’s so great about it? It’s got a great edge, comes sharp out of the box and has no bulky bolster to get in the way of resharpening.
‘Nuff Said.
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June 29th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
I got my first 430-10 Forschner about 30 years ago. Somehow it vanished-so I got another. It’s the 10″ version with Rosewood handle,however,same steel and shape. I like the balance and feel of the wood…though partly out of habit. I used my original a dozen years in various restaurants. Now I’m cooking at a college and its 10X the quantity so my Forschner gets a LOT of action. All the other cooks love to borrow it. These can take a more acute angle than what comes out of the box. If you know how to sharpen….they can be VERY sharp-yet rugged as a machette. The 8″ is better for home use,the 10″ for large scale cooking. I test by dropping a cherry tomato and slicing it in mid-air. Dull knives don’t do that trick,they bat the tomato across the room.