Dropped my Wusthof for a Victorinox and never looked back after 8 years

I was at a shop in Portland and the old timer there handed me a Fibrox. Said my German steel was overkill for breaking down chickens. Tried it that weekend and honestly I cut faster and sharpen less. Anyone else switch to a lighter knife and stick with it?

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dakotab132d ago

Oh man this takes me back. My buddy @wade780 actually had the exact same experience with a Fibrox. He used to rock a Wusthof that he'd spend half his Sunday sharpening. Then one day his brother in law handed him a Fibrox and told him to just try it on a big batch of chicken thighs. He said he cut through everything like butter and didn't even need to touch the steel for two weeks. He's been using it ever since and swears by it.

wade7803d ago

Eight years is a long time to hold a grudge against a knife handle but here we are. I swapped my Zwilling for a Kiwi from the Asian market and it felt like cheating. Those Fibrox handles get grippy when wet which matters more than people think. The German stuff is beautiful but it's like driving a semi to pick up milk. You trade some edge retention for a blade that actually cuts through stuff instead of smashing through it. Sounds like you found your rhythm and that's what counts.