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You will find yourself using the Messermeister Meridian Elite 4.5 Inch Spear Point Paring Knife daily for a variety of tasks requiring accuracy. This knife has a fine edge blade that tapers to a point and is designed to be an all-purpose knife. It's similar to a chef's knife, except smaller. The compact blade and molded handle will facilitate trimming, peeling and slicing of produce.
FEATURES
The German 1.4116 stainless carbon alloy blade resists stains and corrosion, exhibits toughness and durability, holds its edge retention, and is easy to re-sharpen to a razor-like edge.
This knife line is one-piece, hot-drop hammer forged, which produces the strongest blade from heel to tip. The blades are heat treated and cooled to achieve a Rockwell of 57-58.
The three-step, 15° Elite edge is hand stropped on a cloth wheel, creating the sharpest possible cutting surface on an edged tool.
The bolsterless heel simplifies all cutting, sharpening and honing tasks, making use of the entire blade from heel to tip.
Handcrafted in the historic cutlery capital of Solingen, Germany.
The Knife for Life™ guarantee provides a lifetime warranty against material and manufacturing defects.
100% Messermeister quality
CARE
Hand-wash with warm water and a mild detergent; rinse and dry immediately.
Do not place in dishwasher.
Avoid cleaners containing bleach or citrus extracts.
Lost mine in culinary school year 2008. Finally spent the money to get a new one and love it! Now time to get a new chefs knife as mine is old AF!
Joseph K.
I have a full set of the Messermeister Meridian knives and am impressed with the quality, sharpness and their amazing ability to hold an edge. These knives are a tribute to the famous quality of German cutlery.
Louis E.
Arrived in good time and is the exact replacement of the previous knife. Perfectly sharp and exactly what I need.
Diana M.
It is a nice well balanced knife. We liked it so much my husband got a set of steak knives and replaced all our kitchen knives.
Don W.
Love the feel and size of this knife. The newest addition to my collection. As a professional chef I use my knives every day and need the highest quality equipment. I am replacing all my knives with the Meridian Elite series.
Craneman
She loved it
Victoria
Great knife! Super sharp. You can tell that it's a well-made knife. I have bought 4 Messermeister knives and I am happy with them all.
Puggy
This is a comfortable, quality knife. It is Extremely Sharp and I bought 2 more pieces after experiencing what quality truely is.
Jenna
Excellent Product that performs as advertised. Can’t beat the quality.
George Fowler
Very sharp and well-made. Feels good in the hand.
Paul F.
I have other Messermeister knives and like the Meridian line. However, this one arrived with a damaged edge. I'm debating whether to correct it myself or return it.
Tara Hough
fits in my hand nicely and cuts beautifully
Morders12
Love our paring knife ... once again .. will never go back to serrated knifes ..
Sir Lancelot
I bought this in the 4-inch model, and at the same time, the Wusthof 3.5-inch model. First, I love them both. I am quite happy with both and use them both. However, one of my tests is which one do I grab first if they are both there. I grab the Messermeister one. And to top it off, my wife does also, and we don't agree on everything :-)It feels good in the hand. Is the right length. No slip. We are both happy.
Some Gamer
makes dealing with small vegetables like butter
Babs Odell
Sharp knife. The handle is a little light and narrow for me.
richierich
I bought this to replace a Henkel I've had for years. The handle is too small for my hands. I returned it and bought the Henkel instead
Robert&Hadeer
I'm not a knife expert lol. This knife does seem like it will last for a very long time. I'll update after I have used it for a period of time.
Lukus
Great solid paring knife. Needs minimum maintenance to stay sharp, looks really good in my collection.
Matthew H.
Great knife. Has worked well for all uses and stays sharp.
epiklesis
I bought it for my wife. She loves it!
Amazon Customer
I've purchased two of these and I generally love them (and all Messermeister knives), good size and weight, comfortable handle. The second one I purchased wasn't very sharp when it arrived and it came in the packaging for a much larger knife. I took it to a shop for sharpening and it is much better now.
Harry S.
This will be your most used kitchen tool...fits your hand perfectly...wicked sharp...just the right length...if you are starting a quality knife collection, make this one your first purchase...
Nicholas Zink
Great everyday pairing knife and long enough to use as a boning knife for roast chicken. Holds its edge well. The handle is on the smaller side, but I absolutely recommend it as a pairing/small boning knife option.
Chaos
Sharp, great point, good feel in hand.
dar
Excellent knife.
kato705
I guess I am glad my Henckel paring knife mysteriously disappeared from my kitchen, because I replaced it with this beauty that feels very well balanced and controlled; just feels good in the hand. I may need another when my husband and I are both busy in the kitchen. Well worth the price.
