This is the all-purpose knife that does over 90% of your prep work of chopping, dicing, mincing and slicing. The Hammer Stahl Chef's knife, also called a cook's knife, has the heft, weight and balance that allows the knife to be used for heavy-duty kitchen work. Available in 3 sizes, you will handle tasks from chopping cubes of butternut squash for soup to mincing a shallot and everything in between.