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Victorinox 5.4063.18 Fibrox Chinese Chefs Knife $63.63 (Was $73) Delivered @ Brandon Industries

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Knife post.

Why this is a bargain

RRP is $150, but looking at 3 camels it averages $90 on Amazon. Amazon all time low is $70. I ended up buying it at $90.

Do you want or need a Chinese cleaver?

Chinese Cleavers are highly versatile general-purpose kitchen knives that can slice, chop, mince, scrape, and even crush ingredients.

It's a very large knife that I end up using 90% of the time. It's perfect for 'claw grip' slicing and dicing. The other 10% of the time I use the 8" Victorinox chef knife. There's some great Martin Yan videos of him having fun demonstrating the chinese cleaver [1, 2]

But do I need this knife?

There's discussion around the place about whether this makes a good Chinese chef cleaver. I agree with most of the analysis that this knife is not good value if you're chasing a good chinese cleaver. A common recommendation is the F208-2. It's $55.78 on Amazon or $42.95 on Aliexpress. It's worth noting that many of the criticisms are independent of price (knife shape and design, choil width etc) but I find those elements less convincing at this price point.

I bought this knife because:

  • I love the Fibrox handle. It's not for everyone, but I like it and hate going back to regular plastic or wooden handles.
  • I like that this uses the same alloy as the rest of the Fibrox range— X50 Cr Mo High Carbon Stainless (X50CrMoV15). The steel alloy defines characteristics like how sharp you can hone it, how rust resistant it is, how well it'll hold the knife edge, and how resistant to chipping it is. This softer, rust resistant German steel has suited me fine so far.

My review is that I love the knife, but I don't have any other Chinese cleavers to compare against. Could be a trash Chinese cleaver, but it's been a great knife for me. Given I use it every day over any other knife I own, I give it 4.5/5.

Additional Product Information
  • Brand ‎Victorinox
  • Model Number ‎5.4063.18
  • Color ‎Black
  • Product dimensions ‎308 mm x 80 x 1.85 cm; 225 Grams
  • Item Weight ‎225 Grams
  • ASIN B0050DKC3W
  • Customer Reviews 4.7 out of 5 stars 238 ratings
  • Best Sellers Rank 11th in Chef's Knives
  • Made in Switzerland
  • Date First Available 7 November 2017

Edit: Out of stock. Re-posted with the original deal which was a Amazon price alert for $79

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  • Store name in title pls.

    • Fixed, thanks

  • +3

    +1 for description

  • ended up chopping off 4 fingers what do i do now? it's hard to type with just 6 fingers..

  • +1 as others have said for a SENSATIONAL explanation - gives all the meaningful info on this knife and as someone who knows knives myself - you impart some superb points. The Fibrox range have been regarded by folks as THE best value on the market for well over a decade now, genuine commercial quality with no knife 'wankiness' i.e fake/faux damascus, misleading product benefits or bodgy alloys used.

  • +1

    Out of stock - shows as in stock on product page but checkout shows out of stock.

    • Yup showing as out of stock. Thanks.
      I checked prior, but must have been ultra-low stock.
      I've reposted as an amazon deal

    • +2

      if you missed out

      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KIWI-Knife-Stainless-Steel-Blade…

      similar style kiwi knife for $21-$22 delivered.

      Not the same, however, I do own "wanky" knives (Most expensive one I own is $450). And I really rate kiwi knives. Really easy to sharpen. It's actually my go to knife.

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