Chef Craft Select Paring Knife Set, 2.5 inch blade 8 inch in length 4 piece set, Assorted

Careful, the little knives are SHARP. Don't let the low price throw you off, these are great little paring knives.

Purchased 2 different inexpensive brands of this style knife, just to see if quality varied. The answer is yes. This brand has sharper knives than the other set purchased. No expectation of high quality at this price, but love this style knife for paring fruits and vegetables.

I love this type of knife - they're handy and inexpensive and when they're dull, you don't feel too badly about tossing them. That's the PROs, now the CONs. First, the blade isn't overly sharp so it's questionable how long they'll last. Second, the handle is only .2 (two tenths) of an inch thick. Compared to knives from 4 years ago maybe which are .25 (a quarter of an inch), believe me you can feel the difference. BTW, an older version of this same knife is nearly .5 inch. It's amazing how well your hand can feel the difference. I wear a size M glove, so my hands are sorta on the small side, but the knife literally moves around in my hand when I'm trying to cut with it. DEFINITELY not for a man's hand. I'm leaning towards not recommending these knives.

This set seems well made and the feel in your hand is comfortable, for the price its a good buy.

I needed a small, sharp paring knife so decided to give these a try. Love them! And getting 4 means always having a clean one ready!

My favorite little knives

I bought these because they looked like the ones we like from Pampered Chef. PC knives have a smooth knife edge, but these cheap knives are serrated. The blades are also all bent in one direction of another, meaning they never cut straight. I've almost cut myself several times. I would return them, but I just kept throwing them away when I'd use them. When I had two left, I just threw them in the garbage together. I probably had them three or four days. All trash.

I wanted to give them an extra star for nostalgia, but I stuck with 3 stars because that's what the quality is. The colors are great, but they are thinner and smaller than I remember which makes them less comfortable and a little harder to control...maybe even less safe. The blade is sharp but seems a little flimsy. Don't get me wrong, I'm gonna use them because I'm a cheapass, but next time around I'll find different ones.