Mercer CulinaryAsian Collection Chinese 6-Inch Duck Slicer, Rubberized Handle

Professional chef, I use this for all the finer slicing I need to do, be it delicate meats or if I need to julienne a load of vegetables. The grip take as little getting used to, but it's worth it. Nice thin blade, so not ideal for brute work, use a chef's knife for that.

An excellent knife and as my girlfriend found out, extremely sharp. Its light weight make it so easy to use.My collection of chefs knives are now having to take a backseat.

TLDR: Its very light , easy to hold , handle and sharpen. Would definitely recommend this knife !I couldn't see from the picture but there is a very slight curve towards the end of the blade. It is a very little curve but it is there. Maybe this will help with rocking cuts abit but i don't use this method myself.[Edit: I now do now with this knife,the tiny curve works ace.]The handle has a great grip to it and is extremely light so would have zero issues using it all day. The balance lands bang on the intersection of the handle and blade which i love.The real difference is that the edge has a 'V' grind where as my old knife was shaped so as it only had one edge . Its much easier to sharpen this way but makes it not quite as accurate (beware when using to shovel foods). Speaking of sharpness, it arrived very , very sharp.

Originally bought a thicker more cleaver looking one but wanted another for some more manuverability.This is great for everything a at home cook would need.

Very sharp, good quality.

well used already

Great knife, we use it for chicken. I particularly like the handle, it doesnt slip

I was surprised of the size of the knife,with blade on large size. It’s sharp and hold the edge well. I would recommend Byeing this knife👍

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I love Mercer products. The handle material and design is great. The steel sharpens readily to a very keen edge (and comes with one), holds its edge, and stands up to many steelings between grinds. Mercer's prices make their knives a real bargain as well. All of the foregoing applies to the "Duck Slicer."I had no idea what a "duck slicer" is (I'm a vegetarian: I like my duck waddling), so my one-star deduction may be unfair, since it may be that the reason for my deduction - call it flexibility; call it flimsiness - may be a quality one SEEKS in a duck slicer! In any case, the blade is quite thin, quite flexible, so that it feels a little insecure in use, particularly when chopping up such substantial vegetables as winter squash, turnips, rutabaga, and so on. I was thinking it would work like a narrower Chinese vegetable cleaver, but it is something quite different. It may be just what you're looking for, but it wasn't - perhaps mistakenly, I admit - what I was expecting.Update: after several years of use, this is the knife we use most. It sharpens VERY easily, holds an edge, is indeed stiff enough to be safe, but thin enough to glide through stuff. Just a great knife.

I really love this knife. For my money, the European/Western knives have too much rocker for fast and effective chopping. I have used Nakiri style knives but they are a mite short and are a bit awkward for big jobs. I was not raised in an Asian culture and am not used to the full sized cleaver-style general purpose knife used by most Asian chefs. I cannot get used to the extremely wide blade of that traditional style knife. This knife blade is 8 inches long and a couple of inches high. It has the beauty of being somewhat familiar sized but with a very slight rocker. Consider this: Asian cultures have been chopping veggies and meats for thousands of years longer than we have so perhaps we should consider their thinner blades and traditional designs. This knife is known as a Duck Slicing knife or sometimes a vegetable knife. Mercer is a manufacturer that produces restaurant and professional grade kitchen tools. I have found them to be very practical, not flashy, and well worth the cost.

I know what you're thinking, if you want to use this as a nakiri, it will be okay as long as you don't cut hard vegetables and are okay with an 8 in nakiri. The blade is thin and flexible.It's sharp and feels how it looks in the picture. Mercer makes good knives. I have several. If you want a mercer nakiri with a wa handle, just get the nakiri from their asian collection. This is a duck knife.Now I'll have to learn how to make and cut duck.

This is the cheapest knife I own but it's not the worst knife I own. I like it alot. Feels good to use and is comfortable and razor sharp.