Mercer Culinary Millennia 6 Inch Chefs Knife

My wife and I enjoy cooking together. We have had some expensive knives over the years, and they were nice, but for the cost of $100+ per knife, you would think they would have held an edge better. We bought one of these for our travel trailer so we wouldn’t have to shuffle knives back and forth from the house to the trailer. We love how easy it is to sharpen, and yes they stay sharp. We now have a set of 6,8, and 10 chef knives. They are a joy to work with. Well worth the money! Read more

Great knife. Sharp, fits hand perfectly, easy to chop and dice Read more

This is my far my favorite knife. I couldn't believe how sharp it was and how well it holds an edge. Being only 6" long makes it very nice to use for cutting up vegetables. For the cost of this thing you can't beat it. Read more

Well balanced. Somewhat larger handle that makes gripping easier. The texture of the handle is great! It’s has a “stickiness” to it that ensures the knife will stay in your hand whether your hand is wet or greasy. Makes me want to replace more of my knives. Read more

Excellent knife shape for kitchen use. Blade arrived sharp and easy to maintain. Never put good kitchen knives in the dishwasher. Heat can ruin blade temper, meaning blade hardness is weakened. Read more

Mercer’s “Millennium” series of kitchen knives are arguably the best performance/price ratio knives on the market. They’re always ground very thin for high-performance cutting and excellent functionality in the kitchen, the steel is quite basic and easy to grind/sharpen, though it will be (slightly) prone to burr formation because it’s somewhat soft/high-retained austenite, and the handles are very ergonomic, durable, and easy to clean. I would recommend these to everyone, from professional chefs to people who utterly abuse and neglect their kitchen knives. They don’t cost much, they cut very well, and they’re easy to maintain. Get one, get a few, they’re very good kitchen knives. Read more

The Mercer 6 inch chef knife immediately became my absolute favorite for every day chores. It holds an edge wonderfully as do all of my other Mercer products. I highly recommend it and at this price it’s worth every penny. Read more

I've used these types of knives in professional kitchens before and they tend to be my go to over my Wusthof because they're lighter and I don't have to baby them. So far I'm Very impressed with this knife, I have a Victorinox 8", which is fine, with a similar build but thought I'd try something new. This Mercer 6" feels a little more solid and the grip is more comfortable, at least to me. Aside from occasionally needing a bigger knife this has become my favorite and go to. One note, the blade didn't seem as sharp as I was expecting when I got it but once I sharpened it, nothing fancy, just a normal wet stone, it's been great and has actually kept it's sharpness for over a week, I've used it almost every single day mostly to cut vegetables. I'm now considering the 8" version. Read more