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Mac Chef Knives
Professional Performance, Exceptional Value
The MAC Chef Series delivers the brand's legendary performance in a practical and highly affordable package. Featuring many of the same proven blade shapes as the premium Professional Series, this line makes world-renowned sharpness and ergonomics accessible to every cook.
Crafted from the same high-carbon Molybdenum Vanadium steel as other iconic MAC lines, every knife in the Chef Series is honed to the signature razor-sharp edge. Combined with a durable, comfortable handle, these knives are built to be reliable workhorses. Perfect for culinary students, home cooks upgrading their kitchen, or professionals seeking a cost-effective and dependable tool, the Chef Series is the ideal introduction to the quality of MAC.
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MAC Essential Chef Set
The MAC Chef Series is a line of Japanese kitchen knives renowned for their lightweight design, precision and exceptional sharpness. Crafted from MAC's original molybdenum steel, these knives feature thin blades measuring 2.0–2.5mm, which allows for effortless slicing and reduces food wedging. The blades are shaped in traditional European styles, complemented by a straight handle that is aligned with the spine to create a comfortable grip and balanced control. Ideal for a variety of food preparation tasks, the MAC Chef Series combines the sharpness of Japanese knives with the versatility of Western designs, making them a favorite among both professional chefs and home cooks. This set includes the 4 most essential knives from the MAC Chef Series: Mac Chef Series 4 in. (100mm) Paring Knife (Item# HB-40) Mac Chef Series 5.3 in. (135mm) Utility Knife (Item# HB-55) Mac Chef Series 7.25 in. Chef's Knife (Item# HB-70) Mac Chef Series 8.5 in. (215mm) Chef Knife (Item# HB-85) Learn More -
MAC Chef Series 4-inch Paring Knife
A 4-inch parer with a pointed tip covers most small cutting jobs, and the HB-40 is MAC’s Chef Series version: thin, light and straight-edged. It works on the board for mincing a clove of garlic or slicing a shallot, and in the hand for peeling an apple or trimming green beans.The pointed tip suits jobs the Original Series round-tipped PK-40 cannot do as well, such as coring tomatoes, cutting slits in a roast for garlic and scoring pastry. The thin blade slices strawberries and radishes cleanly without crushing them.For a shorter blade with a bolster, see the Professional PKF-30; for curved peeling work, the bird’s beak PK-25. Our knife shapes guide compares paring knife shapes. Learn More$47.95 -
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
