– PAUDIN 8 Inch Carving Knife, High Carbon Steel with Wood Handle

The best knives you can have in an amateur kitchen, really sharp, that’s important for a good cut. Really easy to get on with, fits good in your hand, in my opinion cannot be beaten, it’s even got a sharp price.

We need a new carving knife, and I dithered between a proper knife or an electric version. We went for the Paudin in the end, because it seemed to be good quality and had pretty good reviews. My husband has just used it for the first time, and has commented multiple times on how sharp (aka effective) it is. He had even said that he's not sure I should be let loose with it, as I have a track record of finger slicing with a variety of implements! Hopefully it will remain sharp, and give us many years of Sunday roasts, carved to perfection! We have decided to hand wash it, and retain the storage box it came in, but it does have a protective sleeve for the blade, should you wish to add it to your knife drawer.

Well I chose the expensive way to replace nearly all the knives in the kitchen knife block... A few weeks ago my wife complained that the Lakeland small utility knife was too flexible. That had been a quick replacement for an original Sabatier knife in what must be now a 15 year old knife block. The replacement was sourced when we had “shops” and you could see and touch things. Sadly no longer the case and we rely heavily on Amazon reviews. So the review: I bought the small Paudin utility knife and it was stunning. Well made, great to look at with the Damascus steel finish and most importantly razor sharp. I’ll hold my hand up to being a bloke who has been known to watch knife sharpening videos on YouTube and the Paudin knife was easily as sharp out of the box as anything I’d seen. Long story short, a few weeks later a Paudin filleting knife was ordered followed by a Paudin bread knife and finally this Paudin carving knife. Like I said all up it’s cost me just over the £100 for four knives that I hadn’t really intended to buy. But they are wonderful looking and hugely effective tools in the kitchen and my wife is really happy that I can be trusted to buy kitchen related items. If you’re going to buy tools of the trade then buy good ones. You can’t go wrong with these.

Superb quality knife with sharp enough blade you could shave with.

I got this for my dad, he is a sushi chef a wanted it for work. He is happy with this, it’s nice and very sharp. He is not very happy with the handle as he says its a bit small.

A quality knife that is very sharp (I have the scars to prove it!) Haven't needed to sharpen it yet, after daily use for three months. Carves meat well and slices through vegetables as if they are butter. It has a reassuring weight to it while not too heavy. I store it in its sheath in the sturdy box it arrived in, to preserve the blade, and carefully hand wash only. Makes light work of the Sunday roast with perfect, even slices every time.

Excellent quality, Ideal blade length for my needs. Speedy delivery

Looks great but it is a Christmas present so not tried out yet sure it will be good