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MAC Professional 10.5-inch Bread and Roast Slicer
The Mac Professional 10.5-inch Bread and Roast Slicer has a scalloped serrated blade that cuts through roasts and breads without shredding. The blade’s extra length allows you to cut thin slices with little effort.This knife makes an excellent pastry knife; its gentle scallop serrations produce little crumb, and its bowed shape is great for layering cakes. This is a beautifully designed bread knife that we highly recommend for any serious baker or pastry chef.The bolster gives the same grip as the other Professional knives. Compare it with the Superior SB-105, whose scallops are reversed, and the shorter BS-90. Our guide to knife shapes explains bread knife edges. Learn More$157.95 -
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 Chef Series 8-inch Chef’s Knife with Dimples
The TH-80 is the Chef Series counterpart to the Professional MTH-80. Both are 8-inch knives with dimples. The TH-80 has no bolster, so it is the lighter of the two and the blade runs straight back into the handle, which suits cooks who choke up on the blade or work long prep lists.Where It Fits in a Day of PrepThe thin Chef Series blade passes through onions and carrots with little wedging, and the dimples help release sliced potatoes, cucumbers and soft cheese. The profile has enough curve to rock through herbs. It is light enough to use for hours, though the absence of a bolster means less weight to drive the edge through dense squash.The same blade comes in a 10-inch length for larger volumes of prep, and the BK-80 is the undimpled version. Our kitchen knife shapes guide compares chef’s knife shapes and sizes. Learn More$109.95 -
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 -
MAC Chef Series 2.5-inch Bird’s Beak Paring Knife
A bird’s beak parer, also called a tourné knife, has a blade that curves down toward the tip, and the PK-25 is MAC’s version in the thin Chef Series. Cooks trained in classic French technique use it to turn potatoes and carrots into seven-sided tourné cuts; at home it is the knife for peeling apples, coring strawberries and trimming the eyes from potatoes.The curve follows the shape of round fruit and vegetables, so the edge stays in contact as you rotate the food against your thumb. It is also handy for deveining shrimp and scoring citrus peel. For board work such as slicing shallots, a straight parer like the HB-40 is easier to use. Our guide to kitchen knife shapes describes the paring knife family. Learn More$37.95 -
MAC Original 4-inch Paring Knife
The Mac Original 4-inch Paring Knife was designed with comfort in mind. Use this paring knife when peeling, paring or slicing small fruits and vegetables, and you will find that the up-swept handle fits comfortably into your hand. A hole near the rounded tip makes it easy to hang.The rounded tip is a safety feature of the Original Series, and it makes the knife a good choice for a kitchen with several cooks or for anyone who carries a parer loose in a drawer. It is less suited to jobs that need a point, such as coring tomatoes or scoring; the Chef Series HB-40 has a pointed tip for those.The PK-40 is also part of the 2-piece and 3-piece Original sets. Our Kitchen Knife Shapes guide covers the paring knife and its variations. Learn More$33.95 -
MAC Professional 3.25-inch Paring Knife
The PKF-30 is the shortest knife in the MAC Professional Series, a 3.25-inch parer with a bolster. The short, pointed blade gives close control for in-hand work such as hulling strawberries, peeling shallots and trimming Brussels sprouts, and the bolster gives the fingers a solid stop.Because the blade is short, the hand sits near the tip, which makes it the right parer for fine, careful cuts: segmenting citrus, removing seeds from chiles and scoring the skin of tomatoes before blanching. For slicing small items on the board, a longer parer such as the Chef Series HB-40 or the 5-inch PKF-50 gives more edge to work with.Compare the parers in the table in the Details, or see our Kitchen Knife Shapes guide. Learn More$64.95 -
MAC Superior 6.5-inch Santoku
The santoku is the Japanese all-purpose knife: a flat edge for push cuts and chopping, a rounded nose, and a tall blade that keeps the knuckles off the board. The MAC SK-65 is a 6.5-inch santoku in the Superior Series, for cooks who prefer a shorter blade.The MAC Superior Santoku has a thick spine that tapers to a very thin edge, which glides through food with ease. Its large, ergonomically shaped handle feels extremely comfortable in the hand, and a sand-blasted strip runs along the edge of the blade to reduce surface tension and prevent sticking. This knife is a fantastic addition to any collection, and was voted “Favorite Knife” by Food & Wine.It suits cooks who chop more than they rock. Onions, cabbage, carrots and boneless chicken fall to straight down-and-forward cuts, and the height lets you scoop the prep off the board. At 6.5 inches it is shorter than an 8-inch chef’s knife and easier to control on a small board.The Professional MSK-65 adds a bolster and dimples. The SK-65 is paired with a small santoku in the Superior santoku set. Browse the Superior Series, or see our guide to kitchen knife shapes. Learn More$84.95
