Misono Molybdenum Utility ("Petty") Knife, 4.7-inch (120mm) Japanese Chef Knives this is a thick blade

this is a thick blade and a pretty serious piece of metal

This is also my favourite paring knife shape -- I like this "spear point" shape more than the "bird's beak" or straight-edge "sheep's foot" shapes

and yet it still fits generally easily in most knife block or other storage system

definitely consider this more modern design

Misono Molybdenum Utility ("Petty") Knife, 4.7-inch (120mm) Japanese Chef Knives this is a thick bladeThis makes a perfect addition to a chef's knife or santoku. I find this Japanese style of utility knife much more useful than the standard German utility and paring knife design, as this one has a deeper blade which is shaped more like a small chef's knife, and so you can in fact use it just like a small chef's knife. I use mine all the time at home now for dicing onions, and I can now even do a fine dice of a single garlic clove (I don't like using a