DBx Knife reviews

Darryl Q. — Home Cook & Hunter
Easton, MD

"After losing my index and middle fingers on my dominant hand, standard knife handles were no longer functional for me.

DBx Knives designed and crafted a full custom handle — adjusting grip angle and contours specifically to work with my hand as it is today.

The result made meal preparation and processing deer — skinning and deboning — not just possible, but easier and less painful than I expected."

DBx blade handle indexing, DBx standard balance versus 15 degree corrected custom balance

A 15° index correction keeps downforce centered over the cutting edge at all times . . . 

reducing: the level of clamping force necessary to control the knife path,
along with fatigue & risk of injury.

DBx extended finger contact contours — little and ring finger engagement zones for amputation

“It keeps the soreness out of my hand.
I have what’s called Essential Tremors.”

“I can get it (onions) sliced nice and thin and I can even dice them easily.

When I use over it long periods of time, it does not cause the pain to start coming down my arm.

He (Daniel) asked a lot of questions like, was I right or left handed & what size knife did I use regularly. 

He came up with what’s the best knife for me.

I don’t use any other knife.

I keep it downstairs in my little kitchen where I can slice up Apples.

I keep it put away so none of the kids decide they want it.

And if you hold it right, it does nice and it’s got a place to rest your thumb. 

No harsh wrist angle, just nice and flat.”

“I thank Daniel every day for this knife.”

Cathy (Ga) Home cook - Essential Tremors
Laurel Md.

DBx 6.7 inch santoku right handed 78mm fitted handle — charcoal gray

6.7” Santoku - Right-Handed Handle 78MM

Cathy slicing onion with DBx santoku — essential tremors home cook Laurel MD

Jay Goldberg — "Ukulele Jay BBQ"
National Award-Winning BBQ Chef &
SCA World Championship Certified Judge
Murphy's, CA — 7.29K Subscribers

I Can Feel Pressure Distribution Throughout My Entire Hand — Which Clearly Gives It Much More Power.

"I was amazed at the power of the knife. I didn't feel like I had to use as much pressure.

The pressure using a normal knife is in the small crook of my index finger, under the knuckle — but no real power distribution through the palm.

With your handle I can feel pressure distribution throughout my entire hand, which clearly gives it much more power.

I can't remember if you said 12 or 20x more surface area — but I believe it now.

I also noticed slightly less pronation in the wrist, within 15 minutes of knife use, which was more comfortable.”

“The feel of the material is extremely comfortable even though it's hard.”
Pretty amazing"

Note: DBx handles provide 10x to 40x more Effective grip contact surface area than traditional chef knife handles tested.
- ABx Performance Testing -

Jay Goldberg Ukulele Jay BBQ national award winning BBQ chef holding blue DBx chef knife

Ukulele Jay BBQ
Pit-master & YouTube Creator
Murphy's, CA

Anna B. - USDA Food Safety Inspector, FSIS
Akron, IA

"DBx Knives Didn't Just Give Me Better Tools, They Saved My Career.”

“Working the floor as a USDA Inspector, the physical toll on my hands had become unbearable.

With constant swelling and numbness, I was desperate for a solution that didn't seem to exist.

I was at a breaking point, knowing I couldn't continue this work much longer with the tools I was using.

DBx Knives custom-built a sheepskin knife and a left-handed meat hook with handles designed specifically for my grip . . .

— tools that meet all industry guidelines while fitting my hands with absolute precision. The relief was immediate.

“If you are struggling with the wrong equipment and need a real solution,
DBx is the answer."

Palm width measurement for custom DBx knife handle fitting — this is all it takes

This is all that
it takes

Anna B custom DBx 78mm left handed meat hook — USDA food safety inspector career saved

78 MM - DBx Handle - Left Handed
Meat Hook

Anna B custom DBx 78mm right handed sheepsfoot knife — USDA food safety inspector

78 MM - DBx Handle - Right Handed
Sheeps Foot Knife

Denise S. Home Cook - Arthritis
Fulton, Md.

" YES - even my hands have something.
I can finally navigate the kitchen."

"I have arthritis and I've had it for a really long time.

With standard knives I have to hold really tight and my hands get really stiff.

The ridges are customized for my hands.

I'm holding it and it grips perfectly around my knuckles.

I didn't have to put a lot of pressure down. They slice so well — I can even slice an onion. It's easy. It's amazing.

They customized a color just for me — purple, my favorite.”

It's my favorite knife
now and forever."

“This Really Works for me”

DBx Standard fitted-Handles
“My Favorite Knife”

Watch Denise's Review
Arthritis & DBx Knives

Gabe — "The Home Slice" — The Knife Guy
New Zealand

"These custom kitchen knives are an ergonomic masterpiece.

“The handles fit every single surface and joint of your hand and fingers with millimeter precision . . .

— the exact shape of your hand, giving you a powerful pinch grip.

Daniel built a custom chef knife from a blade I designed, and he refined the geometry to perfect it.

An insanely amazing handle that fits just like a glove."

“After about 8 days of use I sold my Wüsthof chef knife.”

Gabe’s four independent, YouTube reviews of DBx Knives:
- DBx Knives Intro -Next level Handle ergonomics
- design collaboration - custom DBx knife design
- DBx Knives - long term review, These Handles might change your life. . .
- demonstration cutting notoriously difficult butternut squash.


DBx Kitchen Knives
Next Level Ergonomics


DBx Custom Knives
your style - Your design


DBx Knives - Gabe’s Long Term Review


Gabe’s - Butternut Squash Test

After decades of professional knife use, painful, debilitating level’s of deep tissue damage accumulated in my thumb & finger from Knife use.

I currently manage the pain with periodic medical intervention.

The DBx knife is the only knife I can use without inducing painful pressure levels in my hand.

It lets me work without aggravating the injuries that limit the use of my hand.

Jack C. - Retired Professional Chef
Blairsville, Ga.

DBx 6 inch utility knife right handed 88mm fitted handle — dark red

6” right handed 88mm fitted - utility knife

DBx 7 inch chef knife right handed 88mm fitted handle — dark red

7” right handed 88mm fitted - chef knife

"I've spent my career surrounded by fine kitchen knives.

I have packed all of my other knives away.

The only one I use, is my DBx knife . . .
- and you aren't getting it back."

Joyce S. — Retired Gourmet Kitchen Specialist, 88 [Laurel, Md]

DBx 6 inch chef knife right handed 76mm fitted handle — dark red

76mm Fitted - Right Handed - DBx Compact Chef Knife

"Our household has both a right-handed and left-handed cook . . .‍ ‍

and we each have DBx knives fitted precisely to our own dominant hand.

My left-handed DBx handle is sized and contoured to fit my hand exactly.

The blade is also sharpened for left-handed users, preventing the knife from steering off course when slicing.”

DBx knives have become a household staple — from the kitchen to the grill

“Lefty's have never felt ergonomics like this before."

— Betty G. (Left-handed) & Gordon G. (Right-handed)

Betty G. & Gordon G. — Home Cooks
Laurel, MD

Betty and Gordon home cooks Laurel MD — left handed and right handed DBx knife owners
Betty G left handed DBx 6 inch santoku — blade sharpened for left handed users

Betty’s - Left handed 6” Santoku

Gordon G right handed DBx 7 inch santoku — fitted handle Laurel MD

Gordon’s -Right handed 7” Santoku

Gordon’s
Right Handed
Barbecue Knife set

Gordon G right handed DBx barbecue knife set — from the kitchen to the grill

Nancy k. - Yoga Teacher - Home Cook
‍ ‍Fulton Md

I’ve had the knife about 2 weeks now and I am in awe of it. 

So comfortable for my hand and my arm, and I feel like I’m better at chopping than I was before.

After 1 week “I Asked husband to pack all the knives away, Get them off the kitchen counter.”

Now this is the only knife that I use,

After 2 weeks “I can just throw out the rest of them”.

I’m delighted with this.

So Comfortable For My
Hand And My Arm

DBx 6 inch right handed compact chef knife 78mm fitted handle — navy blue

6” Right Handed - 78mm Fitted DBx Compact Chef knife