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I am a sous chef and I use this knife to break down everything from shell steak to veal chops, and I love it. I also like the flexibility of the blade. It holds an edge very well, with minimum touch ups. Overall I am very happy with the Wusthof line.

Edit 4/6/05: Still using it, still like new, almost 3 years of almost daily use later. Can't beat Wusthof!

I use the 6-inch version, the wife loves the 5-inch version. Highly flexible yet strong, Wusthof's classic design allows you complete control over the blade. I think buying this particular boning knife is dangerous because you very well might find yourself reaching for it to the exclusion of other, more useful knives for other tasks. A boning knife is designed to remove meat from the bone, but it will do just about anything else you want. Buy it if you think you need it, and when you use it, you'll thank yourself.

As a home user, I must say that I'm quite pleased with my purchase of this knife in the Classic line. Had a few opportunities to use this prepping chicken already, and I've gotta say that it's loads easier to work with than the garbage knives I had at my disposal previous.