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Paring knife, 90 mm
$39.00
The knife that does eighty percent of the small work.
| Material | High-carbon stainless |
|---|---|
| The number | 58 HRC, 15° per side |
| Care | Hand wash and dry immediately. Steel it every few uses; hone on a stone twice a year. |
| Reference | TBL-PAR-90 |
| Availability | In stock, ships next business day |
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In detail
A paring knife is used more often than any other blade in a kitchen and is almost always the cheapest one in the block, which is backwards. Ninety millimetres of high-carbon stainless at 58 HRC takes a fine edge, holds it through a week of ordinary work and comes back with three passes on a steel.
Fifteen degrees per side rather than the twenty a Western knife usually carries, which is what lets it take skin off a shallot without pushing through the flesh. Full tang, riveted handle, 2.0 mm spine tapering to nothing at the tip. Hand wash and dry it — high-carbon stainless is stain-resistant, not stain-proof, and a dishwasher will dull the edge in one cycle.
What it will not take: a bone, a frozen edge, a glass board or a dishwasher. Every one of those chips or rolls a hard edge, and the harder the steel the less it forgives. Cut on wood, wash by hand, dry immediately.
