The cheapest knife in the drawer and the one used most often · review
A 9 cm (3.5 in) paring knife with the same Ice Force treatment as its santoku sibling, made in German stainless, with a finger guard.
What we would actually buy The finger guard is the differentiator on a knife this size, and it is genuinely useful.
A 9 cm (3.5 in) paring knife in German stainless with Tefal’s Ice Force treatment — the blade cooled to a stated −120 °C (-184 °F) — and a finger guard.
Small knives are used with the food in the hand, and that is exactly when a hand can slide forward. A guard is not common at this size and it is worth having.
Nine centimeters is at the long end of paring. It handles board work — slicing a shallot, quartering a tomato — better than a 7 cm (2.8 in) blade, and it is slightly less nimble for peeling in the hand.
The paring knife is the one that is always in the dishwasher. This one is sold singly, and the second is worth ordering at the same time.
On sale at around $34 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 3 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Blade length | 9 cm (3.5 in) |
|---|---|
| Treatment | Ice Force: blade exposed to a stated −120 °C (-184 °F) after heating |
| Steel | Stainless, made in Germany, stated durable and sustainable |
| Guard | Finger guard for added safety |
| Amazon reference | B07BCNJV9N |
| EAN | 3168430274228 |
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
It is at the upper end. 7 to 8 cm (2.8 to 3.1 in) is the classic in-hand length; 9 cm (3.5 in) handles board work better and is slightly less nimble on an apple.
It stops the hand sliding forward onto the edge, which is the way small knives cut people — particularly when the blade is being pushed rather than drawn.
7.5/ 10
The finger guard is the differentiator on a knife this size, and it is genuinely useful.
Someone who wants one good small knife rather than a multipack.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Set of 3 · stainless · colored handles · ground sharp · small kitchen knives
Three small stainless knives with colored handles at the price of a coffee — the category where a multipack is genuinely better than one expensive blade.
Best for: The knife that is always missing when you want it.
Set of 2 · Solingen-made stainless · real beech wood handles · made in Germany
Two Solingen-made paring knives with real beech handles — the only knives in this hub that name the town they were made in.
Best for: Someone who wants German-made small knives and will wash them by hand.
9 cm (3.5 in) blade · 5Cr15MoV steel · pakkawood handle · left- and right-handed · stated rust resistant
The top of this hub: a 9 cm (3.5 in) paring knife in named 5Cr15MoV steel with a pakkawood handle, ambidextrous, from the same range as the santoku above.
Best for: Someone building a matched set rather than buying a multipack.
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
