Sunday, September 27, 2009

J.A. Henckels Twin Signature 8-Inch Chef's Knife

Product Description

J.A. Henckels Twin Signature 8" Chef's knife is the perfect knife for chopping and dicing. The Twin Signature blade is made of high carbon stainless steel that has gone through our patented Friodur Ice Hardening process to insure a sharp knife that will hold an edge.


Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #76467 in Kitchen & Housewares
  • Size: 8"
  • Brand: Henckels
  • Model: 30721-203
  • Dimensions: 4.00" h x 3.00" w x 16.00" l, .55 pounds

Features

  • Made in Germany
  • Stamped Blade
  • Friodur Ice Hardened
  • 3-Rivit Handle with full tang
  • Comfortable ergonomic handle shape

Customer Reviews

Hurts my hand, but great buy4
I ordered this knife as part of a budding good-knife collection. I've used it for about two weeks now, to cut everything: chocolate, chicken, fruit, bacon, onions, and lots and lots of scrap paper (alas, even a curious man's fingernail fell victim to this knife). It's very sharp, and holds a blade as you'd expect a Henckels knife to do. It performs quite well.

However, I'm not sure it will become my favorite knife. An odd thing happens when I use it: I can't just grab the handle and control the knife like you'd expect to control any decent chef's knife. I end up laying my whole index finger along the top of the blade and crowding all of the rest of my fingers in the front 1.5" of handle space. I try to make myself use only the handle, but the knife feels unwieldy and strange. I'd chalk this peculiarity up to my own ignorance of how to properly use a knife, but here's the thing--the boyfriend, using it the other day to cut chocolate (okay, it was his fingernail that fell victim to the "test kitchen" trials), found himself holding the knife the very same way.

We might just be weird, and yes, Amazon is selling a great German knife for $33, but be warned--that grip just isn't as comfortable, nor does it provide the same power, as a more expensive Henckels knife.

Kenckels does it again5
This knife was to replace my 6" knife that disappeared from the twin signature set. Very clean cut, excellent craftsmanship & quality you expect from Henckels. Excellent buy

Extremely Happy5
My husband is a beginner's collector of Henckel knives. This would be our sixth. This is our favorite by far. It slices and chops with ease. We highly recommend it!

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