Tacray Folding Kitchen Chef Knife Review – VG-10 Blade

Can this knife handle everything from camp cooking to a brick drop?

We ran it through the full ECURT Index — our signature 50-point knife torture and performance scoring system — to see if it deserves a place in your EDC rotation or if it’s better left on the shelf.

Spoiler: it survived batoning, digging, prying, and a brick drop without catastrophic failure, while still slicing food like a champ.

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ECURT Index Performance Breakdown

Everyday Carry Performance – 6.7/10

 • Weight: 8

 • Size: 6

 • Ease of Use: 7

 • Materials: 6.5

 • Price: 6

Culinary Performance – 8.5/10

 • Meat: 8.5

 • Tomato: 8.5

 • Cheese: 8.5

 • Bread: 8

 • Chopping: 9

Utility Performance – 8.3/10

 • Wire: 7

 • Leather: 8.5

 • Hose: 8.9

 • Scrape: 7.5

 • Cardboard: 9.8

Rugged Use – 7.0/10

 • Rope: 7

 • Featherstick: 7

 • Carving: 6

 • Coat Hanger: 6

 • Zip Tie: 9

Extreme Strength Test – 6.3/10

 • Screwdriver: 5.5

 • Bolt: 5

 • Baton: 5.5

 • Digging: 7.5

 • Brick: 6

 • Pry: 7

Total Score Across All Categories: 36.8/50

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Final Thoughts

This knife delivers outstanding culinary and utility performance, excelling in food prep and everyday cutting while holding its own in rugged use. It isn’t the most extreme survival blade, but its balanced durability, cutting efficiency, and abuse tolerance make it a serious contender for anyone looking for a dependable fixed blade or camp knife.