Preferred Stainless Steel Chef Knife
4.2★ · 96 ratings
The Preferred chef knife — a heavy-duty stainless blade for the chopping, slicing, and dicing that fills most of prep.
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If one knife stays within reach of the cutting board, this is the one. The Preferred chef knife is built heavy for professional-grade work, in quality stainless steel with a metallic finish, and it absorbs chopping, slicing, and dicing into a single tool. Hand washing is recommended; the limited lifetime warranty is included.
One blade, most of the prep
Onions, herbs, carrots, a stack of apples, a chicken breast — the chef knife handles the bulk of what happens on a board before heat gets involved. Owning one good example changes how prep feels far more than owning five mediocre specialists would, because this is the blade your hand goes to without being asked.
Built heavy on purpose
A heavy-duty blade carries momentum through a dense carrot or a squash rind instead of stalling and asking for a second push. The weight also keeps the edge tracking straight down a long slice, so cuts come out even without much conscious effort from the hand above them.
Care that protects the edge
Hand washing is recommended, which is the advice any serious knife arrives with: machine detergent dulls edges and racks chip them. Wash it, dry it, and store it with the edge protected. The limited lifetime warranty covers the steel against defects in materials and workmanship.
