PADERNO Professional Montgomery Fully Forged Carving Fork, 4-in

My overall rating

I signed up for Butterly.com to review products and this Carving Fork is my first review. The fork is 4 in., is forged from ONE PIECE of steel and features a curve. It’s a nice weight and holds meat easily and is comfortable to hold. Easy to clean...   +

I signed up for Butterly.com to review products and this Carving Fork is my first review. The fork is 4 in., is forged from ONE PIECE of steel and features a curve. It’s a nice weight and holds meat easily and is comfortable to hold. Easy to clean without any gaps that small particles can fall into with two sharp and attractive prongs. I never realized what a difference a quality carving fork would make when cutting meat or for other cooking tasks. I have heard the name Paderno yet this is the first product I have tried from this brand. I will definitely consider this brand to outfit my kitchen tools in the future. I am truly impressed with the design of ONE PIECE of metal and how that changes the utensil’s ease when using it.

The only thing that I didn’t like was the product packaging. It has nothing to do with the product, which is a quality item and well made, however, if I was in a retail location I would see it as a less expensive and lower quality item. It looks like it could be hung in-store on a rack. If I was in a store I would pass-by and not consider the fork. I feel like if it was in a nicer package with a test fork left to hold and feel, it would change my perception of the items quality.
I know that may sound silly as a consideration for kitchen utensils but I know I wouldn’t consider it as a replacement because of that. I don’t purchase things because of their packaging yet this is not anything that would stand out and draw my attention with other items in-store.    -