It's not the most glamorous tool in the kitchen. But a good little knife for the small jobs at the cutting board – the one in your hand when the chef's knife feels like too much for the task – is useful in a way that rarely gets the credit it deserves.
Zwilling's Pro series is forged from a single piece of steel in Germany and ice-hardened to 55–58 HRC. The curved bolster, the series' signature, lets the whole edge right down to the tip meet the cutting board. Blade length 8 cm. Plastic handle with three rivets.