Mac Knife Professional French Chef's Knife, 9-1/2-Inch

The knife is pretty much what it’s worth. It’s an awesome French/Japanese chef knife you can have in one. It’s a workhorse knife like a normal German/French knife but has more of a harder blade to hold its edge and sharper cutting field like a Japanese chef knife. I would give this knife to anyone that is trying to move from their old chef/French knife to this knife. It gives you the opportunity to get into Japanese knives but yet keeps you in line with French knives. Perfect knife for professional and home kitchens. Blade seems like the hardness of the blade is around 59-60(HRC) so that gives you an estimate of what you want. Overall, the edges on top of the knife and corners are smidge sharp so you might want to sand that down. Other than that keeps it’s edge but you might still want that honing rod next to you.

After buying several shun, zwilling, and Mercer chef knives, I decided to give Mac Knives a try. This is the best chef knife I have ever owned. The quality is amazing (minus the sharp edges on the back of the knife which can easily be removed) this thing gets razor sharp and holds an edge beautifully. I can’t recommend this knife enough.

I love Mac knives and I ordered this one to add to my daily routine. I have many Mac knives but needed a chefs knife for daily high production. It totally fit the bill with it's light weight and razor sharp edge. I highly recommend the the roll sharpener that Mac advises to to use with their knives to keep the edge. This knife will be in my kit for years to come!

Incredible knife. The weight feels right in the hand as it is not too heavy and well balanced. This knife is also very sharp and seems to hold an edge well at this hardness. I have used it for a few months now and I am convinced that buying an good knife makes prep easier and more accurate.

Still gave this knife a 4 star review even though I ended up returning it. I found the handle just to small and just didn't feel right with my large hands. That being said the knife itself still performed as expected with a super sharp edge. It's very nice and lightweight and if I had smaller hands would have been a keeper for sure. My only complaint I'd say is that was a little surprised at edge retention .. expected it to be a little better and found myself honing it more often than I should have compared to my other Zwilling and Victorinox knives.

I love this knife. I have been in the industry 20➕ years and I have yet to find a knife that feels this nice. The blade is very thin but it is sturdy and holds a nasty edge. Very light overall, it's my new go-to multipurpose knife. The others in my kit will start to feel a bit forsaken and sad!

Great knife. Build quality is superb. Blade arrived with a gread general purpose bevel. Ive used it daily for 6 months and have only cleaned up the blade (with the Mac ceramic steel) a few times. I also have the parring knife, both easily meet the demands of a professional. Be sure to care for it properly (cleanse immediately after use and with mild soap, dry immediately)

I was looking to replace a couple of aging chef’s choice and a 33 yo Henkels chef,s knife. Read great reviews and accolades. What I got was a dull knife that could not cut through a firm tomato or handle a simple onion. My Henkles chef slid through both like a hot knife through butter. The factory edge of the MAC was dull. Making it dangerous. The finish unremarkable and did not command the $250 suggested retail on this blade. handle small, blade thin like cheap fragile stamped steel. I expected a high quality Japanese knife, factory sharp requiring little effort to cut. What I got was a cheap imitation. I cannot believe the reviews. Not recommended. Now I’m also on the hook for shipping this knife back at my expenses. I suspect that this was not the real deal or the quality standards for MAC have zero.

Sharpe

Super couteaux très tranchant avec un bon profile français!

An amazing knife that I would highly recommend to anyone.

Fantastic buy!