Spyderco SpydieChef Frame Lock Knife Gray Ti (3.3" Satin) C211TIP

Amazing knife, great materials, fun blade steel, corrosion resistant
If you are thinking about getting one you should absolutely get it. If you aren’t thinking about getting one you should get one anyway, you won’t regret it.

I had an on-and-off of my wishlist again relationship with this knife for quite some time due to the price and mixed reviews. I finally committed -- and I can honestly say it's now my favorite EDC folder I own (it's far from being my most expensive).

The Good:
- The blade came perfectly centered and sharp. There was no lock-stick whatsoever (I bought mine on BladeHQ in 2021, so I got the newer version with black hardware and ceremic detent ball). - The ergos are just incredible and it fits perfectly into my hand without any hotspots (size XL gloves). The wire clip nearly disappears on a firm grip as well.
- The weight is exactly as listed.
- I'm really enjoying the blade shape. It can poke and gouge better than I thought it would as well, thanks to where the blade comes to point, unlike my sheepsfoot Caribbean which struggles in that particular task.
- I'm a big fan of LC200N as a steel, but the entire package from blade to hardware being nearly rustproof is pretty fantastic for me, as I work in a humid warehouse environment for 12 hours a day.

The Bad:
- The lanyard tube does have a faint "ticking" sound if I wiggle the knife. This is easily fixed with a thick oil or loctite, but for me the sound is faint enough that I will just leave it as it is.

If you're on the fence about this knife like I was, don't be. It's genuinely fantastic to hold, to carry, and to use -- all while providing you with next-level rust resistance.

This is a beautifully designed knife, but it's also very functional. No frills, just thoughtful engineering and perfectly executed manufacturing. Great choice in materials! Functions perfectly as an EDC, and is useful for food prep. the corrosion resistant materials make it easy to maintain and keep clean.

Exceptional build quality. Great blade shape especially for slicing. The locking mechanism is well engineered and strong. Deployment is satisfying. The knife carries nicely in pocket and is thinner than many of my other knives. Good job Spyderco!

I was really excited to get this knife. The hype around it is real and I've enjoyed using and carrying it in my EDC rotation. There are a few things that for $234 should have been obvious in my mind.

First is the fact that you can actually touch the edge of the blade with your fingers when it's closed, potentially cutting yourself. This is a serious design flaw in my mind...your knife shouldn't be able to cut anything when it's closed!

Second, the cutout for the frame lock just feels too small and not close enough to the pivot to be able to close easily. This might just be how my hands work but it just doesn't feel very natural to me.

And finally, why is there no steel lock bar insert? Just....why? Why would you not put one in....I'm just at a loss for words.

Besides all of those factors, I still enjoy carrying and using this knife. The fit and finish give it a premium feel and the LC200N makes me comfortable using it for all kinds of food prep, including citrusy fruits.

I rotate through four (need to add more to my collection) different knifes for my EDC, however I find myself grabbing this knife more frequently than the others. The spidiechef is a full length knife but is thin and light. So it fits in the pocket nicely with out scrunching up the top edge of the pocket. The knife flips open fairly easily, however it does take a bit more effort to get your finger placed into the flipper hole (not the right terminology) to open. Same goes for releasing the frame lock. Other than that, the SpidieChef is great, really love the shape.

This is my EDC. Love the shape. Actually bought two now because I messed the blade up on the first one. It is my favorite knife. I've used it to cook as well and love it.

I took this camping to check out all the great food prep capabilities.
Pros: Great blade shape and steel for food prep, appreciate the pinch grip contouring in front of the pivot, wire clip

Cons: A bit expensive - you can get a Caribbean for 50 bucks less with a longer blade which is easer-to-find on a small table

As much as I love and appreciate the excellence of this knife, I find myself grabbing other less expensive options that are equally capable. That said, this would probably be the answer to the question, "What if you could only carry one folding blade the rest of your life?"

I love this knife, great ergonomics and super smooth action. The shape of the blade and handle makes it great for slicing on a cutting board.

I think this knife is awesome. I love the shape of the blade and the ergonomics of the handle, the locking mechanism is super sturdy and perfect, it opens well but is different than my other Spydercos. I often use it for food, especially apples. I also use it for pretty much everything else, opening things, cutting meats, gardening stuff, edc. My favorite part about it is how Well it slices. Very functional and sturdy knife. I’m Impressed! Have been using it most days for 5 months or so still cuts the same all I do is strop it once in awhile.

Many Spyderco knives in my house but this is my first titanium frame. I mostly use my EDC for food prep and so this is my absolute favorite.
It is comfortable in hand, the quality is spot on. The opening and closing is smooth. I put away my para 3 and started to carry this one instead. This is a costly knife but it is a good value for the price.
Mostly designed for a righty but could work for left handed use. I recommend this as one of the best Spyderco’s yet!

I bought this knife after wavering on buying it for months. Its definitely on the pricey side, but it is beautifully made and is great materials, and practically disappears in your pocket. Great for EDC, and very glad I made this purchase despite the initial wallet pains.

This knife has become my surprise daily driver. I actually love it so much that I bought a second one so I have a backup for when this one eventually goes to that magical butcher block in the sky. I can't recommend this enough.

First, let me say this is not my first expensive knife. However, it is my first Spyderco! With that said, I must say this knife is a beauty! Excellent finish and tolerances. Solid lockup and easy disengagement. Upon first getting it in my hand it felt like I would not be able to flick it open, but just a couple days worth of use and she broke in perfectly while still keeping tolerance.
One thing I can say is this is definitely not a knife for lefties due to the RIF design, so that is one thing to consider.
A lock bar insert and an over-travel stop would complete this knife to near perfection in my mind. Similar to what Nick Shabazz had on his example, my only issue is that the lanyard hole does rattle a bit. But you can't hear it unless you go searching for it and hold it up to your ear. So I couldn't care less about that minor flaw.
I think this knife is an amazing design for EDC, office carry, and I've found it quite the joy on picnics and other times when a slightly more food capable knife comes in handy. I'm very happy I waited for it to come back around. If it isn't sold out, get one. Especially considering it is a Slysz design. Don't miss out like on the Bowie!

I really didn't want to like this knife. It's more expensive than I typically buy for and it looks kinda funny but I actually love it. Wire clip is amazing. The weight is a little heavier than I expected which I like. Nice high grind. I use my knives a lot for food and this blade shape is perfect for food prep. The steel too. Oh man the steel is a winner. Good enough for NASA good enough for cutting up some hotdogs.

I bought this knife specifically to carry on the job. I work in a hot, humid environment and have a problem with corrosion on my pocket knives. It's nice and light and super slicey. I only have 2 issues with it. It didn't come as a sharp as I have come to expect with Spyderco, and the action is very tight and stiff. It was also totally covered in lubricant. Those are minor details really, and this is an awesome knife, and there's a lot to love about it. Glad I got it

When this came back in Stock at the good folks of Blade HQ, I said done and done..bought without hesitation..I had to have this classic..the Slysz Bowie is still on my list but presently unavailable, so the Spydiechef is..it’s great fit and finish and super steel blade makes this knife a prized possession..did some oiling and it is awesome action in the hand makes me want to carry it every day..so glad I bought it.

This knife has a lot of hype around it and for me it has lived up to all of it. I usually carry smaller less than 3" folders and this knife is larger than most of them. However because of its thin size it does disappear in my pocket. The blade shape is also proving to be very useful. I have not used it in any hard cutting task but day-to-day task it is really good. I am very excited about the steel on the knife. Whenever I go fishing or I am near the water I am always very apprehensive about the knives I bring because of the rust issues. But the steel on this knife will make it an easy choice to EDC when it gets wet!

super light, great action, and literally a great chef edc. great slicer, 100% recommend.

Bought this knife cause of the hype. Not my typical type of knife. But soon became one of favorites. I just love the lines its such a cool looking knife. I like the wire clip. I love how it slices and how sharp I can get it.

So I missed out on the first run of the Chef and I wasn't going to this time. I have a pretty decent collection of Spyderco's Salt series and hated I didn't pick one up the first run. I looked to buy one on the second hand market and they were going for $3-400 for BNIB which was too much. Then I missed an amazing deal for a lightly used one...Magically they were Re-Released this time updated with "upgraded hardware" per Spyderco. I received my new Chef on Saturday and finally got around to opening it on Sunday, only took it out of the box then posted a question about the coating of oil that comes on it. After I was told that it is just how it is sent from the factory, I wiped it off then boom...Blade centering was all the way to the right and scrubbed the inside when closing. Thankfully BHQ's customer service was great! While I was on hold waiting for a return label, I went ahead and ordered a second one and sent the first one back. Hopefully this new one will not have any issues. Will update when it arrives.

Cuts great. LC200N is Awesome. The titanium construction makes this knife hard comfortably slim in the pocket.

I bought this knife mainly for the rust resistance and was a little worried I wouldn't love that ergos but it's perfect. This knife fits my large sized hands amazingly. The fit and finish was great right out of the box and this has knife jumped straight up into the top 3 favorite knives I own. Can't wait to take it to the beach!

Love love love this knife.

Bought this for the blade shape and rust resistance. This has easily become my most carried/treasured knife. Great factory edge, still going strong after much use. I've brought it in many outings and used it for a plethora of tasks including food prep, cutting up wood, opening boxes, and more. Only trouble I have is keeping it out of my fiancee's hands. She likes to think it's hers.

Great knife. But had a huge bur that made the knife unusable until I sharpened the factory edge......

This is a great knife one of my favorites

Super sharp and smooth. I might buy 1 more I love it soo much!

To start the Spyderco hole bump is not something I’m a huge fan of so the fact this doesn’t have that “problem” already is a huge bonus. I love the design it fits well in my hand and the blade is a good size without being a “scary” shape. I love how thin it is, which allows a big knife fit in girl pockets. I also like knowing that this knife is a knife that you can basically use for anything because you don’t have to worry about it rusting. This is an amazing knife and I hope Spyderco keeps making it for years to come.

Other knives I have I can nick pick about things I don’t particularly care for. Not the case with this one. Fit and finish are top notch. The feel in the hand is just outstanding. And the smoothness, this thing is butter! Drop a tiny blue lupe and just open and close this thing for hours binge watching Netflix documentaries until your women yells out you like I do.

I loved this knife. It quickly became my favorite EDC until it opened in my pocket as I was pulling it out. Cut to the bone and I haven't carried it since. The tip of the blade is too close to the end of the handle scales and not recessed enough in my opinion. It grabbed my pocket material and bit me like a snake.

This is a perfect do it all knife. The steel is perfect, action is great, and is the best slicer I’ve ever owned.

pretty much put all my other edc knives out of a job. slices like no other, solid build and feels great in hand. people say it's ugly, but i love its atypical and functional shape

It is good looking, easy to open by both hands, fitted hand well, easy to sharp and have supper corrosion proof steel.
Its disassembly is also easy so that I can maintain it well.
What a amazing knife! I should say, I paid what I want to have. Wonderful deal.

Super slim and lightweight. Excellent blade and action. It took me quite a while to buy it due to the price tag, but I have not had a single regret since placing the order!! If you're on the fence, do it. This knife makes me happy every time I handle it!

Got this on an impulse. I wasnt certain that I wanted it because it looks like a dumb banana when it's closed and not too much of a looker when it's open either, but it is massively functional. Saved a few family dinners last Christmas when the rental house had completely dull knives.

Great knife for everyday carry, ergonomics and blade profile make it a great knife for a variety of roles, I use it a lot for chopping vegetables and fruits while camping. LC2000N holds an edge very well considering its high corrosion resistance and I feel like you're not sacrificing anything for that feature. My ony gripes is the location of the spydie hole make it hard to do a right hand spyie-flick, I've learned to use my thumb instead. Unfortunately due to this feature paired with occasional lock-stick, I find my PM2 makes its way into my pocket more often than the 'Chef. Still an awesome knife, 4/5 stars considering everything else

I bought this knife to throw in my camping gear because I thought the idea of a folding food prep knife was great.

The problem is i like it so much i find myself carrying it every day and using it for everything. Luckily the LC200 N seems to take and hold an edge very well so it can still serve its intended purpose.

The Spydiechef is one of my favorite knives in my collection. Lockup is rock solid and feels great in the hand. Works great for edc, especially in areas by the ocean because of the corrosion resistance. However, I will note that the lanyard tube can rattle ever so slightly. But everything is so great that it doesn’t even bother me.

Finally picked up one of these bad boys the other day. worth the money 100%. No clue if it cuts good because i'm too afraid of hurting it so it sits in my room. This knife will help you land a date 100%. BTW anyone got a spyderco axe they want to get rid of?

I've wanted this knife for a long time and finally landed one last week. I couldn't be happier!! Its slim, lightweight, but also has a strong feel about it. The steel is amazing in the way that it doesn't need to be pampered or oiled all the time, also holds an edge comparable to s35vn.. it has tremendous cutting capabilities and the blade profile allows you to really get the whole blade down and into your materials being cut. Overall great knife, everyone who likes knives should at least have this in their hand one time...if your on the fence.....dont be.., this knife couldn't disappoint if it tried. Not to mention, you couldn't tear it up with a bull dozer and a jackhammer! Buy 2 , 1 for each hand lol! 👍😋

This knife is so smooth, no grit or blade play at all when you open it.

The good: The blade shape is great, cuts tomatoes well, the handles are very thin. so it's easy to carry. There is no blade play and it feels like a solid knife.

The bad:

Many people love spyderco wire pocket clips, I am one of those people, I have a dragonfly and I like how thet clip is on that knife, however, the wire clip is pretty flimsy, on the dragonfly that doesn't really matter because the FRN handles don't show wear, but on this knife, the pocket clip slides back and forth on the titanium handle and show wear very easily and I assume it will only get worse with time, so I took the clip off and carry it in pocket.

The lockbar is also fairly uncomfortable to push down and makes the knife hard to close, but I suspect this will become easier when it breaks in.

The price is pretty high, $190 would be more reasonable.


2 WEEK UPDATE:

It is now easier to dis-engage the lock bar.

The lanyard tube started rattling, I have heard this is a common problem, I guess I could use some blue locktite to fix this.

Amazing knife perfect for EDC

Don't be turned off by the blade shape, it's great for edc!

The grip is awesome and it cuts great. Very fast deployment.

I own a lot of high end knives. Koenig, Curtis, begg, hinderer etc. and if I could only buy one knife this would be it! Great fit and finish and it is not simply a folding food prep knife. Excellent utility knife with great construction! Not to mention the steel is essentially rust proof and actually holds a great edge. Highly recommended!

This is a great design, very ergonomic and disappears in the pocket. The LC200N steel is amazing. Takes a keen edge and holds it well.