Wüsthof Cordon Bleu office knife 9 cm, with free knife sharpener

A great little paring knife. Easy to sharpen and retains a good edge for a few days kitchen use but then requires a few swipes on a steel regularly followed by a leather strop to keep a good edge. As I do all my knives daily at the end of the day, it's no bother. I have various knives including a few Yaxell, Wusthoff and some excellent value ProCook X-50 knives. This knife uses the same steel as the Pro-cook ones and I would rate the X-50 paring knife as a better buy as you get the same standard of steel, so ultimately the Pro-Cook offers better value and have better handles too. I would have awarded 5 stars but the handle I find just a little too small. Still, it's a great little knife, easy to sharpen and very useful in the kitchen. This, along with the Wusthof Classic Ikon chefs knife are probably the only two main knives you need.