Deba-Style Flexible Thai Knife (#171), Kiwi

This thin, inexpensive knife has become one of the most used knives I own, beating out my Zwillgs, Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, etc...yes the very tip is easily bent, but this thing takes such a sharp edge so easily with just a few strokes on a white Arkansas stone that slicing through tomatoes is almost surgical. The shape of the blade also works well with my style of dicing or chopping veggies, and the angled tip makes scraping small portions of these chopped or diced veggies from the cuttng board into the recipe much easier than the French Chef or Santoku pattern blades. When this wears out or breaks there will be another ordered to replace it, I really like this knife. About the only complaint I could make a s that I wish the handle was a little bit bigger to help accommodate my XXL hands, but that's a minor quibble. Update: I have had this knife for over three and a half years now and it has remained my number one knife for meal prep. It easily takes an incredibly sharp edge and slices clean (and thin if I want) everything from chicken breasts to carrots. I still highly recommend this knife.

I bought this knife as a cheap replacement knife in case I ever needed it to lend to someone or had an extra person in the kitchen doing work. Not trusting them with one of my $100 MAC knives, this would be a 6-7 dollar knife that they could break without it being a big deal. Wow, I was impressed, the knife is amazingly light, lighter than my MAC and it may be actually sharper. I did an onion cutting test and this Kiwi knife actually cut through the onions with more ease. I think the reason may be due to how the blade edge is curved inward so less pressure is required, but that testifies how sharp it is. It has a slight curve for rocking and a pointed tip if you need to slice with precision. I doubt this knife will hold the same edge for as long as one of my MAC knives, but this is hands down the best 6-7 dollars I've spent on a kitchen knife. For anyone who is looking for a good kitchen knife, I will recommend this one first. Throw away your packaged knife sets with blocks or those dull Victorinoxes. This knife, a bread knife and a paring knife is all you need!

this knife is cheap, in both ways. it is super super super thin, which could be a bonus, it's thin enough to be a boning/filet knife. it comes really super sharp out of the packaging. it was sharp enough for paper and to shave. (i always test all my knives with the shave test) i tried to sharpen it further, i decreased the bevel a bit and used my sharpening station on it, and finally stropping it, it was of course better, but the factory edge is still very sharp. it's almost as sharp as the shuns i have out of the box, so i would only get this knife if you wanted a good reference knife to see how bad your or others knives are. like if you visit someones home and you notice that their knives are woefully dull, you can buy this cheap sharp knife and show them how sharp knives are supposed to be w/o spending shun money. as far as using it, it's not that comfortable to hold, i don't like the type of wood on the knife, but it's not bad, i'll break down a chicken (which is why it's a deba knife) in the next few days and see how it is.

I've worked kitchens for years and have used all sorts of knives, from high end to low end. One coworker turned me onto these babies, and I have used them exclusively since. They may not be the perfect knife for EVERY job, but for a reliable, inexpensive utility knife, these work very well. Easy to keep sharp, easy to handle, and because they are so inexpensive, I don't have to worry about coworkers mishandling them. This factor alone, not having anxiety about my knife in the kitchen, made the switch worth it for me. I would highly recommend this knife for home cooks and for professional cooks that want to have some knives at work they don't need to worry about.

Pros: Came in at verysharp condition and takes edge beautifully when used basic sharpening tools or highend stone nice and Very lightweight knife loving it more and more everyday had no problems yet with this (or with Kiwi cleaver) easily beats some of my expensive knives in sharpness and has become my go-to tool in kitchen cons: came in litlebit poorly packaged (the tip of the knife had taken some impact on this and cleaver (tho i think it was cause of airmail not cause of sender due the packet itself was torn litlebit) needs more taking care due metal quality used(its wonderfull but needs handwash(like you should do with every knife) and thin blade is easy to bend(see the airmail comment above) + remembering clean and dry carefully after every use can be hard to some people (roomates) overall id suggest getting one if you can even that shipping to finland cost me more than knifes itself (what made me mad at the time but its understandable, and thanks god there is sellers who ship globaly)

I was pleasantly surprised with this knife. I had read a couple of reviews on this and some other Kiwi/Kom Kom knives and was skeptical that a $10 knife could be sharp and reliable. Well i am now a believer this knife is VERY sharp, it is also a light knife. this is my go to knife when cutting vegetables, meats and a multitude of other things. i know own three different type of kiwi knifes but this is my go to, very easy to maintain. it stays sharp for a long amount of time and i have not noticed any rust or chipping on these knives at all.

It's not a bad knife, but not a great one either. You get what you pay for: the blade is thin and the knife itself, overall seems a little cheap; but what I paid was cheap, and it does the job -- it cuts things when I need to, mostly vegetables.

We've had several of the Kiwi brand knives for about ten years now. This one is my wife's favorite because it is light, well balanced and very sharp. Our ten year old one has seen more use than any other knife in our kitchen and was beginning to not hold a sharp edge. The replacement is perfect except for the handle. I sanded this new one and treated the handle with mineral oil - hey, what do you expect at this price! I would also highly recommend their cleaver, my favorite knife. We have knives that are 20X more expensive that don't function any better.

Very sharp and stays sharp. I thought this would be yet another kitchen knife that would become blunt after a week or 2 but it has stayed razor sharp. It has a nice feel to it and is definitely high quality at a good price. I plan to buy more in different sizes. I highly recommend this product

Extremely sharp knife, great for chopping/slicing vegetables. I discovered Kiwi knives while taking a cooking class in Vietnam and was delighted to finally find this online back home in Canada. Great product, excellent value, order filled promptly by the seller.

amazing for this cheap this is the best starter knifee everrr

Famosi per essere estremamente economici e sottili, il che li rende molto versatili. Arriva molto affilato, una volta che il coltello inizia a non tagliare più bene come da nuovo, ripristinare il tagliente è molto semplice in quanto l'acciaio utilizzato è relativamente morbido.

Das Kiwi-Messer Modell 171 ist ein echter Geheimtipp unter Profiköchen und Hobby-Gourmets gleichermaßen. Mit seiner 16,5 cm langen Klinge aus hochwertigem Edelstahl überzeugt dieses thailändische Traditionsmesser durch eine unglaubliche Schärfe direkt ab Werk. Die Klinge ist besonders dünn ausgeschliffen, was ein fast müheloses Gleiten durch Gemüse, Fleisch und Kräuter ermöglicht. Der klassische Holzgriff liegt angenehm und sicher in der Hand und verleiht dem Messer eine rustikale, authentische Optik. Trotz seines geringen Gewichts ist es erstaunlich robust und lässt sich bei Bedarf sehr einfach nachschärfen. Wer ein extrem scharfes und funktionales Küchenmesser sucht, das durch ein unschlagbares Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis besticht, kommt an diesem Klassiker nicht vorbei. Ein echtes Arbeitstier für die tägliche Küchenarbeit!