Millennia 6 Inch Chef's Knife

Mercer’s “Millennium” series of kitchen knives are arguably the best performance/price ratio knives on the market. They’re always ground very thin for high-performance cutting and excellent functionality in the kitchen, the steel is quite basic and easy to grind/sharpen, though it will be (slightly) prone to burr formation because it’s somewhat soft/high-retained austenite, and the handles are very ergonomic, durable, and easy to clean. I would recommend these to everyone, from professional chefs to people who utterly abuse and neglect their kitchen knives. They don’t cost much, they cut very well, and they’re easy to maintain. Get one, get a few, they’re very good kitchen knives.

My wife and I enjoy cooking together. We have had some expensive knives over the years, and they were nice, but for the cost of $100+ per knife, you would think they would have held an edge better. We bought one of these for our travel trailer so we wouldn’t have to shuffle knives back and forth from the house to the trailer. We love how easy it is to sharpen, and yes they stay sharp. We now have a set of 6,8, and 10 chef knives. They are a joy to work with. Well worth the money!

This is my far my favorite knife. I couldn't believe how sharp it was and how well it holds an edge. Being only 6" long makes it very nice to use for cutting up vegetables. For the cost of this thing you can't beat it.

Arrived sharp. Good balance.

Well balanced. Somewhat larger handle that makes gripping easier. The texture of the handle is great! It’s has a “stickiness” to it that ensures the knife will stay in your hand whether your hand is wet or greasy. Makes me want to replace more of my knives.

Needed another knife for when my wife helped with prep. It's quickly become our go to knife. Good handle, good blade, holds an edge.

The Mercer 6 inch chef knife immediately became my absolute favorite for every day chores. It holds an edge wonderfully as do all of my other Mercer products. I highly recommend it and at this price it’s worth every penny.

Great knife. Sharp, fits hand perfectly, easy to chop and dice

This knife has quickly become our favorite go to knife. We use it many times daily for absolutely everything except for slicing large roasts which require a long slicer, or crusty breads which require a bread knife. This knife is made from Japanese high carbon stainless steel and it keeps its edge so well that I did not even have to hone it for 2 months in a row. The angle of its cutting edge suits our V-edge pull through knife sharpener perfectly, so just 5 passes through restores its extraordinary sharpness right back. Just beware that this knife is made from soft stainless steel. They quote its hardness as 53HRC which means 52-54HRC, and 52HRC is quite low which means that the knife's cutting edge folds with ease. This knife does need using a steel and a leather strop regularly to maintain its edge aligned and in good working condition. It only takes seconds to steel it and strop it and it brings its edge right back, increasing its sharpness 30-50%. Otherwise, it is a very comfortable well performing knife.