Picked up a kitchen utility today (K04PBK)

[gglotz83]

I was watching a SHOT Show video on YouTube last week (I think LateBoyscout) and saw a clip about Spyderco's line of kitchen knives coming back. I found the plain edge kitchen utility on amazon for a good price, so I ordered one.

I got the knife today and had a chance to try it out a bit. Right away I noticed that the handle was pretty small and thin. It barely fits my hand, and I have average sized hands. The blade steel is very nice, and it came "phone book paper" sharp out of the box. The length of the blade is nice, but the blade profile is very thin, and does not make a good chopping knife. My knuckles were hitting the cutting board unless I had it right at the edge of my counter.

I think this knife would serve very well in the role of a meat carving knife, but that's about it. It does not work well as a "chefs knife" for chopping, dicing etc. I would love to see Spyderco introduce a heavier, proper chefs knife into their kitchen lineup.

 

[The Deacon]

I was watching a SHOT Show video on YouTube last week (I think LateBoyscout) and saw a clip about Spyderco's line of kitchen knives coming back. I found the plain edge kitchen utility on amazon for a good price, so I ordered one.

I got the knife today and had a chance to try it out a bit. Right away I noticed that the handle was pretty small and thin. It barely fits my hand, and I have average sized hands. The blade steel is very nice, and it came "phone book paper" sharp out of the box. The length of the blade is nice, but the blade profile is very thin, and does not make a good chopping knife. My knuckles were hitting the cutting board unless I had it right at the edge of my counter.

I think this knife would serve very well in the role of a meat carving knife, but that's about it. It does not work well as a "chefs knife" for chopping, dicing etc. I would love to see Spyderco introduce a heavier, proper chefs knife into their kitchen lineup.

Don't know when, or even if, they'll produce an updated version of the K02 Chef's Knife (3rd from left), but the updated K08 Santoku (5th from left) should start hitting dealer shelves next week and is great for chopping and dicing. As you can see, it has plenty of knuckle clearance and larger handle than the K04 and K05 Utilities.

 

[gglotz83]

Thanks for the info and picture! Yeah, I realize that the kitchen utility was probably not designed to be a chopper/dicer. I might have to checkout the new santoku.