If you’re looking at this, you’re probably familiar with the Forschner/Victorinox/Fibrox chef’s knife. It seems this style of knife has become quite popular since Cooks Illustrated/America’s Test Kitchen gave it a glowing review.

The gist of their review is that they’re pretty rigid, hold a good edge, comfortable, doesn’t slip when wet, low-maintenance, and most of all, cheap!

With increasing demand, comes increasing price. The Fibrox costs more than some of my nice forged carbon-steel designer knives!

This MIU 10″ chef’s knife is a near clone of the Fibrox. It has the same antimicrobial polymer handle. Yes it feels cheap compared to wood, but so does the Fibrox which costs more than twice this price. More importantly, its ergonomic and won’t slip from your hand even when wet. Notice the ergonomic shape and how the base of the grip hooks inwards. Plastic aside, this is a very comfortable and practical handle.

The blade is stamped high carbon stainless steel. It holds an edge very well. I use this knife every day. So much so, it stays out on the counter 24/7. (no children or pets in the house) Even after 5 months of extensive use, it only needs an occasional hit with the honing steel to get right back to razor-sharp.

Stamped is generally considered inferior to forged because it flexes more, but stamped is just fine for the home kitchen. In fact, a little flex in the blade is great when you’re filleting meat/fish.

Bottom Line: This is every bit as good as a Fibrox. 4 stars because it’s not the very best I’ve ever used, but it works well. I use it more than my so-called “nicer” knives. And they’re cheap to boot.Get more detail about MIU France 10-Inch High Carbon Stainless-Steel Stamped Chef Knife.

This is my kitchen knives. I bought these knives seven years ago after watching an infomercial on TV. These are great kitchen knives. I just wanted to show you that even after seven years they are still really sharp knives. If any of you are in the market for a great set of kitchen knives at a really low price. These knives are worth the money. I only paid for the whole set seven years ago.

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I have to say, when I first picked this up, I was sort of hoping it was something like Cooking Mama where you virtually made the food in the game. But I was pleasantly surprised that it was much more elaborate than CM. In this one you actually have to make the dishes, which is fine by me, and it gives you a daily calender with holidays and suggestions as to what you should prepare for that holiday.

I love making the profiles. It allows to you choose a color, face icon, birthday (for the calendar), whether or not you can operate a stove and use a knife; it also has you record your name so that when it assigns jobs for the cooking team, the DS can actually CALL YOUR NAME when it is time for you to do your job.

When you first get started, though, you should read the little cooking manual, which gives you information about ingredients included in the dishes, how to use kitchen utensils, helpful tips, points, and videos demonstrating things such as ‘how to slice an onion’ or, ‘how to properly heat your pan’.

You can even make a grocery list by simply selecting the meal you want to prepare and then look at the ingredients, placing a red check mark on the things you need to buy to make it. This automatically adds it to your grocery list, which you can take with you and check off what you buy as you shop. That was extremely convenient…

Overall, I was very pleased with this game. With ‘AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN’ marked on the front of the package, you cannot go wrong with the delicious, excellent and fairly simple recipes. — Let’s Get Cooking…Literally.