Name: OPINEL N114 Les Essentiels Vegetable Knife
Brand: Opinel
SKU: OP-001923
Price: 24.95 AUD
Availability: InStock

OPINEL N°114 Les Essentiels Vegetable Knife

The Opinel Vegetable Knife N°114, often referred to as a bird’s beak knife due to its distinctive shape, is an essential tool for culinary enthusiasts.
This knife excels in tasks akin to those performed by a paring knife, particularly when used off a cutting board. Its uniquely curved blade enhances agility, making it ideal for slicing through soft fruits such as nectarines and peaches, while also efficiently hulling strawberries.
With a blade length of 7.6 centimetres, this knife ensures precise cuts and features a scraping back designed to gently remove blemishes from fruits and vegetables.
The knife is available with a beech wood handle or a selection of vibrant hornbeam handles, catering to both functionality and aesthetic appeal.

Specifications:
Blade Material: Sandvik stainless steel
Hardness: 55-57 HRC
Blade Length: 7.62 cm
Handle Options: Beech wood or colourful hornbeam handles
Origin: European origin

Stainless Steel: The stainless steel of OPINEL blades is an optimized grade to guarantee both high resistance to corrosion and high mechanical performance. The blade offers excellent sharpness and high resistance to abrasion (wear) which allows it to withstand regular contact with hard materials, such as ceramics, before requiring resharpening. Stainless steel has the advantage of requiring no special maintenance under ordinary use conditions, unlike carbon steel. However, it may encounter its limits when placed in prolonged contact with an aggressive environment (acid, salt water, detergent, etc)

Handle: Coming from French forests, this white wood with few veins is ideal for applying color. The handle is varnished to be protected against moisture and dirt.

Product Description

OPINEL N°114 Les Essentiels Vegetable Knife

The Opinel Vegetable Knife N°114, often referred to as a bird’s beak knife due to its distinctive shape, is an essential tool for culinary enthusiasts.
This knife excels in tasks akin to those performed by a paring knife, particularly when used off a cutting board. Its uniquely curved blade enhances agility, making it ideal for slicing through soft fruits such as nectarines and peaches, while also efficiently hulling strawberries.
With a blade length of 7.6 centimetres, this knife ensures precise cuts and features a scraping back designed to gently remove blemishes from fruits and vegetables.
The knife is available with a beech wood handle or a selection of vibrant hornbeam handles, catering to both functionality and aesthetic appeal.

Specifications:
Blade Material: Sandvik stainless steel
Hardness: 55-57 HRC
Blade Length: 7.62 cm
Handle Options: Beech wood or colourful hornbeam handles
Origin: European origin

Stainless Steel: The stainless steel of OPINEL blades is an optimized grade to guarantee both high resistance to corrosion and high mechanical performance. The blade offers excellent sharpness and high resistance to abrasion (wear) which allows it to withstand regular contact with hard materials, such as ceramics, before requiring resharpening. Stainless steel has the advantage of requiring no special maintenance under ordinary use conditions, unlike carbon steel. However, it may encounter its limits when placed in prolonged contact with an aggressive environment (acid, salt water, detergent, etc)

Handle: Coming from French forests, this white wood with few veins is ideal for applying color. The handle is varnished to be protected against moisture and dirt.

ABOUT OPINEL:

Victor-Amédée Opinel who was a peddler, learnt how to forge nails during his travels. He set up his first blacksmith workshop in Gevoudaz, a hamlet part of Albiez-le-Vieux, near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. His son Daniel later worked alongside his father and grew to became a renowned “edgetool maker”(maker of sharp tools) among farmers who came from afar to buy his billhooks or sickles...

Fast forward to the new millenium and the Opinel pocket knife is recognised as one of the 999 most successful designs of all times by a jury of international designers in the beautiful three-volume set of the "Phaidon Design Classics"

Opinel: a design icon

The Opinel is a popular object used on a daily basis. Its aesthetics and functionality have convinced several generations of users. Unchanged for over a century, its design is one of the most successful of all times. For this reason, Opinel is recognised by the “Victoria and Albert Museum” as being among the 100 best designs. This list includes the Porsche 911 and the Rolex watch.