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Miyabi Birchwood SG2 8-inch Chef’s Knife
The Birchwood 8-inch chef’s knife is the Miyabi knife our customers search for most, and with reason: an SG2 powder steel core takes an extremely refined edge and holds it for a long time without regular honing, and the Karelian birch handle makes each knife look a little different from the next. Birchwood and Black are Miyabi’s two most premium lines, for cooks who want top performance and the looks to match.Miyabi calls this shape a gyutoh. It is lighter and thinner behind the edge than a German chef’s knife, with a flatter belly for push cuts through onions and peppers and a fine tip for shallots and herbs. The D-shaped handle settles the blade into a pinch grip.Birchwood or Black?In our own head-to-head testing in working kitchens, the Birchwood steel stayed sharp longer than Miyabi Black through heavy vegetable prep, particularly citrus, onions and tomatoes. Black held its edge longer only when used mainly on proteins and low-acid foods. Compare the Miyabi Black 8-inch, or step up to the Birchwood 9.5-inch for more length. Our guide to kitchen knife shapes explains the gyutoh. Learn MoreRegular Price: $364.95
Special Price $299.99
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Miyabi Kaizen 8-inch Chef’s Knife
Kaizen looks the part, with a flower Damascus blade and a black Micarta handle, and it costs considerably less than Miyabi’s powdered steel lines. The 8-inch Kaizen chef’s knife has a VG10 core at 60 HRC that holds its edge very well.This is the flagship knife of the Kaizen line. What sets it apart is its smooth spine and bolster, which do not dig into your hand, and the balance between the blade and the handle, which makes it feel like an extension of your hand.The blade is thin and the edge is delicate. Kaizen knives do not need to be honed, but they must be used with greater care to prevent chipping. Cut straight down or draw the blade rather than twisting it, and keep it off bones and frozen food.For a sturdier workhorse that responds well to honing, compare the Miyabi Koh 8-inch. For more length, see the Kaizen 9.5-inch; our guide to kitchen knife shapes explains the gyutoh. Learn MoreRegular Price: $179.95
Special Price $169.99
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Dexter-Russell Traditional 8-inch Flexible Fillet Knife, Beech Handle
Before plastic handles came to the fish house, a fillet knife had a wood handle and brass rivets, and Dexter-Russell still makes this one that way. The Traditional 8-inch fillet knife has a flexible blade with just enough give, in Dexter’s words, to glide under skin, and Dexter designs it for commercial and charter boat fishermen who skin and fillet larger fish.It is the most visited Dexter fillet knife page on our site, and Traditional knives like it are especially popular with our customers in the Northeast. Stiff enough to follow the backbone without deflecting and flexible enough to skin a fillet flat on the board, it handles bluefish, sea bass and striped bass equally well. The wood handle feels warm in a cold hand and gives a secure, familiar grip.
Wood Handle or Sani-Safe?The Sani-Safe 8-inch Narrow Flexible Fillet Knife has a comparable blade with a textured plastic handle that can be sanitized. Dexter’s leather sheath for 8- and 9-inch fillet knives suits this knife for carrying. Learn More -
MAC Chef Series 8.5-inch Chef’s Knife
The HB-85 is the entry point to MAC chef’s knives: a narrow, light 8.5-inch blade in the Chef Series, stamped and bolsterless. It suits a cook buying a first Japanese knife and a professional who wants a spare knife for the line.The narrow blade gives a little more length than the 8-inch models for slicing proteins and long vegetables, and its low height makes it quick through onions and peppers. With less steel behind the edge, it is lighter than the BK-80 and less suited to dense squash or chopping through hard rinds.Choosing Between the Chef Series KnivesFor a taller blade and more knuckle clearance, see the BK-80. For a shorter knife from the same family, the 7.25-inch HB-70 is a compact gyuto for small boards. Our guide to kitchen knife shapes explains how blade height and profile change the way a knife cuts. Learn More$79.95 -
MAC Ultimate 9-inch Chef’s Knife
Cooks who like the weight of a German forged knife but want a thinner Japanese edge are the audience MAC designed the Ultimate Series for. The SBK-95 has the look and feel of a forged German chef’s knife, with a thinner blade.The larger bolster puts more weight behind the edge, which helps when chopping winter squash, breaking down a chicken at the joints or pushing through a pile of root vegetables. The blade is still stamped and thin enough to slice tomatoes cleanly, so the weight serves control rather than brute force. The trade-off is a knife that is heavier in the hand over a long prep list than the Chef or Professional models.The 10.25-inch SBK-105 is the longer Ultimate chef’s knife. For a lighter bolstered knife, compare the Professional MBK-85 and MBK-95. Our kitchen knife shapes guide explains the French chef’s knife shape both lines follow. Learn More$319.95 -
MAC Professional 8-inch Chef’s Knife with Dimples
The MTH-80 is the knife MAC itself describes as its most popular for everyday use. It is an 8-inch gyuto with a flat stretch of edge near the heel, so the blade stays in contact with the board for push cuts and fine dicing, and a tip fine enough for shallots and garlic.What the Dimples and Bolster DoA row of dimples above the edge breaks the seal that forms between a flat blade and wet or starchy food, so slices of potato, apple and summer squash fall away instead of riding up the knife. The bolster adds a little weight at the handle and gives the thumb and forefinger a firm place to pinch. Tempered using a special sub-zero treatment, this knife is both harder and tougher than others with the same steel composition. This knife has a traditional gyuto profile, unlike the other Mighty MACs in the Professional line, which have a French or Western profile.RecognitionThis knife has been named the Best Chef’s Knife Overall by Bon Appétit. It has also been named the Best Overall Chef’s Knife by Food & Wine and the Best Chef’s Knife for Most Cooks by Wirecutter.For a lighter knife with the same dimpled blade and no bolster, see the Chef Series TH-80. For a longer Professional knife with a French profile, compare the 9.5-inch MBK-95. Our guide to kitchen knife shapes explains how a gyuto differs from a Western chef’s knife. Learn More$159.95 -
MAC Original 2-Piece Knife Set
Two knives cover most of the cutting in a small kitchen: one for prep on the board and one for small work in the hand. This Original Series set pairs the 6.5-inch chef and utility knife with the 4-inch paring knife, both with the rounded tips and hanging holes of the Original line.The utility knife dices onions and slices tomatoes; the parer peels apples and hulls strawberries. The thin Original blades are light, and the rounded tips make the pair a sensible choice for a first apartment or for a cook who wants a safer set.To add a fillet knife, see the 3-piece set; to add a carving knife as well, the 4-piece set. Our guide to kitchen knife shapes explains each shape. Learn More$94.95 -
F. Dick 3-inch Oyster Knife
Small, delicate oysters with wavy shells, such as Kumamotos, Olympias and Belons, need a precise knife, and this 3-inch F. Dick oyster knife has a pointed tip and a sharpened edge to find the hinge and cut the adductor muscle cleanly.Most oyster knives have a blunt blade, which can crush a fragile shell. This one has an edge ground into it, so it also opens clams, which need to be cut rather than pried. The pointed tip slips into a tight hinge with little force, and the short blade gives control close to the hand.At a raw bar, a dedicated knife for small oysters also speeds up service. It keeps the presentation neat on the half shell.For larger, heavier oysters, the F. Dick 2.25-inch stainless steel oyster shucker is the counterpart. Protect the hand holding the shell with a folded towel or a cut-resistant glove. Our knife shapes guide covers oyster and clam knives. Learn More$28.60 -
Dexter-Russell Basics 2.75-inch Clip-Point Paring Knife
The Basics P40003 is Dexter-Russell’s entry-level parer, a 2.75-inch clip-point knife simple enough to keep in a catering kit, a lunch box or a drawer of spares. Dexter notes that the clip point pierces foods with tough exteriors, and the short blade handles small prep such as cutting cheese and slicing fruit. Its small size suits intricate tasks such as coring strawberries, deveining shrimp and removing blemishes from delicate produce.
Basics or Sani-Safe?For a parer built in Dexter’s Southbridge, Massachusetts factory, see the Sani-Safe 3.25-inch Cook’s Style Paring Knife. Learn More -
F. Dick Premier Plus 3.5-inch Paring Knife
The Premier Plus paring knife is small and sharp, made for peeling, small cutting jobs and decorating. Its 3.5-inch blade is the size cooks use in the hand for coring and trimming.Paring work happens close to the fingers, so control matters more than length. The short, forged blade stays rigid when it is pushed into a tough apple core or the stem of a tomato. F. Dick has been forging kitchen knives since the 1800s, and this small knife carries the same construction as the larger Premier Plus blades.A paring knife also finishes small tasks at the stove, such as scoring a sausage or cutting a lemon for a final squeeze. Keep one near the range so the chef’s knife stays at the board.A blue-handled version suits color-coded kitchens, and the Premier Plus 4.5-inch paring knife adds reach for grapefruit and small slicing. For tourné cuts, the Premier Plus bird’s beak peeler is the better shape. Learn More$47.45
