Sakai Takayuki Grand Chef SP Petty Knife, 120mm / 4.75" Victorinox Swiss Classic An ideal first knife

An ideal first knife

no need for soaking and in fact they should NOT be soaked

heavy duty

A great advanced sharpening stone set

you'll have a good hold on most anything

Sakai Takayuki Grand Chef SP Petty Knife, 120mm / 4.75" Victorinox Swiss Classic An ideal first knifeA perfect A perfect companion to a chef's knife or santoku. A petty knife is what the Japanese call our "utility" or "paring" knives. This is the ideal size in my opinion it's small enough to use like a standard paring knife, so if you already use a santoku (which is already shorter than a standard chef's knife) or a small chef's knife (say 8"), then I think this is a great length. These rectangular dimples also look REALLY cool and match the rest of