Customer Reviews for ZWILLING - Pro 5.5-inch Ultimate Prep Knife - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
5
The best little big knife
on March 23, 2020
Posted by: Niner2015
I gave this prep knife as a gift to a family member and they love it. The blade is just big enough to cut large product, and is great for cutting anything that doesn’t necessarily need to be cut with a large blade like a Chef knife. The bolster is really great to help grip the knife with ease, and it's just a knife you don’t know you need until you use it.
I gifted this knife to my 80 year old sister, who is afraid of an 8 ' chef knife, thinking it's too big to use. For her needs, this is the perfect size knife. She can use it as a chef knife since the curved bolster allows her to hold it in a way that protects her fingertips. It's very comfortable in her hand. She loves its sharpness and wishes she bought this knife years ago. It's the only knife she uses anymore.
The Pro prep knife is a perfect inbetween knife. Size permits me to use it as a paring/utility knife for something small, while the wider heel of blade allows for chopping something larger on the cutting board.
This truly is the ultimate prep knife. You will never want to use another prep knife after using this one. The curved bolster provides comfort and control while the blade just slides through any food. It stays sharper longer and makes prep work fun and easy.
The Prep Knife is a great design for anyone who doesn’t like to use the larger Chef Knife. The curved bolster lets you get a pinch grip, which is the best way to hold a knife. I really like the angle of the blade, as it lets me use a rocking motion while cutting.
Not as intimidating as a chef knife but larger than a paring knife. Blade is deep enough to use on a board without your knuckles hitting the board. My friend used a paring knife for everything but she has now upgraded to the prep and loves it.
What a sweet prep knife. Slicing, garnishes, fine julienne, chiffonade, fine dice. This is the knife friends reach for when cooking at my house. It's size isn't intimidating and the shape makes it stable for working with larger fruits and vegetables. The fine edge is super-sharp!
We've had this knife for about a month and really enjoy using it. It is a versatile size, useful for cutting a variety of firm and soft items, from acorn squash to tomatoes. I stroke it on a honing steel every few days and it stays nice and sharp. I understand that actual sharpening only needs to be done a couple of times a year, so at some point I will buy a sharpening stone.