This is the REAL DEAL, and not a piece of junk knock off. Very nice knife. After I "fine tune" it, I can shave with it! Replaced the one we lost out of set.

Henckels makes the best stainless knives available commercially. I have various Japanese and Kramer knives that have sharper edges, but, then, they're carbon steel and will rust without proper care. I've bought Henckels twinworks knives over the past 40 years, and they still outperform all the other brands that I've tried. Great for routine household use and for the home chef.

I bought this as a replacement for my first Henckel paring knife. Excellent quality. It is actually worth the price. One further bit advice...Don't use it as an ice pick. My first Henckels paring knife is now a two piece folding model--handle and blade.

Buying a quality knife for personal use in the kitchen, it's not an easy task, taking into consideration the many offers on the market.
I hesitated between two of the most popular German brands: Zwilling and Wusthof.
After long comparisons, reading reviews and watching videos on YouTube, I decided to buy two quality knives:
- Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Pro S 8-inch High Carbon Stainless-Steel Chef's Knife
- Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Pro S 4-inch Paring Knife.
Why Zwilling? For the product quality offered by the largest European knife producer and for the highest rate satisfaction of buyers (over 95% 5 stars satisfaction on the Amazon reviews).
I bought them on Amazon.com.
The big deception came when I opened both boxes, and saw that both knives arrived with major manufacturing defects, both looked like they failed the quality test. It looks like fake, made in China.
The 4-inch Paring Knife has one bolster cracked.
And the Chef' Knife because of the handle unequal finishing, the full tang exceeded the upper level of the double bolsters on the whole length handle.
It's inacceptable!
Big disappointment regarding the quality for one the biggest and prestigious European knifes producer.

I have several of the Henckels Professional S series knives. All are excellent. Spend the extra $$ and get good knives, you'll never regret the purchase if take care of them.