Mercer Culinary Ultimate White, 3 Inch Paring Knife

Very nice inexpensive paring knife. Good blade, holds sharp edge, easy to sharpen on diamond plate. Sole gripe is the handle.I find it slippery with wet hands, which is usual in the kitchen. I added two drops of glue-gun glue to it for finger grips; now perfect. Will buy again.

Sharpest Paring Knives!!!! I recently bought a Mercer Filet knife for traveling, it’s super sharp and very well made as a restaurant style handle and Well priced. I wanted to get rid of the 3/4pack of the member-club white paring knife’s because they suck and are hard to sharpen. After my Mercer filet knife purchase, I bought six of these paring knives and won’t look back for the price! They are super sharp, the handle is a little skinny for me, but that’s just me, still 5-Stars I use a full Victornox Set at home, but now Mercer is up there with quality and cost! I’ve used the expensive brands, but for the cost and quality these are right there with them.

I love this knife. It’s sharp, easy to handle and manipulate. Perfect!

At a black Friday sale price this pairing knife is hard to beat and is still a solid value at normal Amazon prices. It's a fairly standard size and shape and has handled all the tasks in my kitchen over the last week just fine. There are however a couple of points to consider. While it is said to be made from Japanese steel the blade is marked as X30cr13 which is the European designation for 420J2 a very low carbon steel better known for stain resistance than edge retention. My knife came with a very poor grind which was easy enough to remedy but if you're not a knife aficionado then you would be in trouble. However I will say that even with the low quality steel the edge retention is better than the Victorinox small pairing knife that this replaced, and a few passes on a strop restored the edge to paper slicing sharp.

I bought a couple of these 7 years ago right after they first came out, (I like to wait to review an item to make sure it holds out over the course of time, maybe a little too long), and I paid $1.42 each. After using them a few times on some rough cuts, I honed them and they stayed just as sharp as I received them. So I ordered me a couple more (for the same price) not knowing how long they were going to last. Well, 7 years later the last two I bought still sit in their packaging in my storage room, because the first ones I purchased remain just as sharp as when I started using them. I use them everyday, and they take well to the knife sharpener, and honing. I even like them a bit better then my Wusthof 4-Inch utility knife because it’s small enough for delicate trimming, and with my big hands, that’s saying something. Lastly, even though the price is a bit more than when I ordered mine, (which was almost a giveaway). They are well worth it!

Very sharp

I've always thought a paring knife should be the "chunkier" type which is wide and not slim, but, I somehow ended up having the slim type, a popular one from the company whose name begins with a V and ends with an X, and so I got used to it, but I always thought it was cheap. I now appreciate the narrowness of the blade for cutting strawberries and mushrooms, and I feel the narrow blade can also handle peeling an apple. I'm not sure if I will go for a wider bladed paring knife now because the narrow type has worked well for me. But in any case, the one I had from the V...x company was stainless steel, which is not ideal for knives as it dulls. Plus, the popular one I had was cheap and the blade had machine grooves in it, which attracted discoloration over time, eventhough it's a stainless steel blade. All of my carbon steel or other alloy knives have done really great, and so I wanted the same in a new paring knife, and this one by Mercer is the exact one that's perfect for me. The handle is even bigger than the V...x one, and I also like that the handle is white. I'm now considering getting a larger Mercer chef's knife, since it has the great French (gentle curve) blade which is so excellent for rocking when chopping herbs. I am a minimalist and I know that knives can and should be minimalized, so instead of being reactionary and getting knives just because they seem like they would work, I'm putting the thought into it, so that I don't overbuy. And a great paring knife is an easy way to begin the process of getting good knives!!! I love the Mercer line, and my only complaint is that the handles are meltable if you leave them on something too hot. I don't plan on doing that, but I prefer an indestructible handle. I'm still excited to have found the Mercer line, though, because their quality and prices are what I appreciate and look for. I will buy more for sure!!!

This is as good a paring knife as I have tried. Holds sharpness well.

Buen cuchillo, tiene buen filo, solo que no me fijé bien en la medida y es prqueño

This knife is well worth the bang for your buck. Very sharp and easy to clean. Sharpens really well and keeps its edge very well for the price range.

Great price, just what I needed. Perfect price and sharpness.

I was surprised by how good the knives are. The reviews are justified—they're the best knives I've ever had (this is the first time I've bought proper knives). The blades are so sharp that I was amazed at how much easier meal prep became. They're also easy to sharpen back to their original edge. I highly recommend them!

The white one is thinner, better for storage but doesn't have the black rubbery part on the handle. I have a few Mercer products, they're pretty solid. Good quality builds.