ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Four Star 5.5" Prep Knife

Works very well

I love all my Four Star knives and this knife is a work horse! Splits the difference between my pairing knife and 8" chef's knife and fills all those tasks with finesse and dexterity. Holds a Very sharp edge a long time before you have to touch it up. Light in the hand, easy to maneuver. Can't argue with the price on Amazon either verses retail.

I've never owned a real quality knife before. This arrived and was very sharp and I love using it. I like to use this on almost everything with the exception of a smaller paring knife for certain food items. If you are looking for a quality knife, you will like this very much, and will prefer this over your other knives. Caution - this knife is sharp, and if you're like me and were using dull and or inexpensive knives, you'll need to get used to it a little. I'd also like to mention the 5.5" is a great size for almost everything.

Love my Henkel knives. This one is on the smaller side. Usual quality, the only improvement I would suggest is to make the handle more substantial.

The thinness of this knife makes it cut better than all my others. It's not obnoxiously large, but it's big enough for everything I want to do.Best knife I own, besides the other one of the same.

OK - I really wanted a general-purpose knife that was smaller than an 8" chef's knife, but bigger than a 4" paring/utility knife. I thought this would be perfect. The blade is good - crazy sharp and comes with all the Henckels tech. The knife is made in Germany. Here are the two issues:1. The handle is ridiculously narrow. Thinner than a cheap paring knife. It does not fit comfortably in a medium sized hand.2. The blade is much heavier than the handle (this is not a full tang knife) - so the balance is totally off when you hold it.For $100 I expect more. This one is going back.