vegetables knives

Kai celebrates 15 years of collaboration with chef Tim Mälzer with a truly special limited edition: the Shun Premier Tantō TDM-1785 knife, produced in only 6,666 pieces worldwide.

Inspired by the traditional Japanese Tantō (短刀) sword, this model features a straight back and a sharp edge, making it ideal for slicing large vegetables, portioning meat, filleting fish, and much more.

The blade features the characteristic hammered finish typical of the Shun Premier series and is engraved with the special “15 The Legend” commemorative logo, alongside Tim Mälzer's signature. Each knife is individually numbered on the bolster, making it a true collector's item.

The design of the TDM-1785 was awarded the prestigious German Design Award 2025 in the “Premium Design” category.

Blade: VG MAX stainless steel Damascus with a hardness of 61±1 HRC.
Handle: Pakkawood.
Blade length: 255 mm.
Handle length: 120 mm.
Blade thickness: 3 mm.
Total length: 375 mm.
Weight: 220 g.
Notes: not dishwasher safe.

Wood, simplicity, effectiveness: Opinel has tapped into its roots and expertise to create the Parallèle kitchen knife range. The beechwood handle, robust and soft in the palm of the hand, with simple and softened lines, ensures a comfortable grip and an inimitable touch. The blade profiles have been designed to optimize movement and ensure a perfect cut suitable for any type of food.

Materials:

Blade: Made from full-tang stainless steel, with a hardness of 55-57 HRC. The steel used provides high resistance to corrosion and excellent mechanical performance. The smooth blade has an excellent edge, easily re-sharpenable, maintaining its effectiveness even after use with hard materials like ceramics.

Handle: Beech is the most commonly used wood for Opinel handles. Sourced from French plantations, it is hard, durable, and easy to work with. With a homogeneous appearance, its light color ranges from yellow to pinkish. It is recognizable by the presence of numerous dark streaks. The handle is varnished to be effectively protected from dirt and moisture.

Technical Specifications:

Recommended use: For trimming and cutting vegetables, preparing raw meat, and roughly cleaning fish. The 17mm blade remains rigid and stable during cutting.

Blade length: 170mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Maintenance: Hand washing is recommended to preserve the quality of the wood and blade. Stainless steel offers low maintenance, but it is preferable to avoid prolonged contact with aggressive environments (acids, saltwater, detergents).

Wood, simplicity, effectiveness: Opinel has tapped into its roots and expertise to create the Parallèle kitchen knife range. The beechwood handle, robust and soft in the palm of the hand, with simple and softened lines, ensures a comfortable grip and an inimitable touch. The blade profiles have been designed to optimize movement and ensure a perfect cut suitable for any type of food.

Materials:

Blade: Made from full-tang stainless steel, with a hardness of 55-57 HRC. The steel used provides high resistance to corrosion and excellent mechanical performance. The smooth blade has an excellent edge, easily re-sharpenable, maintaining its effectiveness even after use with hard materials like ceramics.

Handle: Beech is the most commonly used wood for Opinel handles. Sourced from French plantations, it is hard, durable, and easy to work with. With a homogeneous appearance, its light color ranges from yellow to pinkish. It is recognizable by the presence of numerous dark streaks. The handle is varnished to be effectively protected from dirt and moisture.

Technical Specifications:

Recommended use: For slicing, thinly cutting, and chopping vegetables and meat with a rocking motion. The 20cm blade remains rigid and stable during cutting.

Blade length: 200mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Maintenance: Hand washing is recommended to preserve the quality of the wood and blade. Stainless steel offers low maintenance, but it is preferable to avoid prolonged contact with aggressive environments (acids, saltwater, detergents).

Wood, simplicity, effectiveness: Opinel has drawn on its roots and expertise to create the Parallèle range of kitchen knives. The beech handle, sturdy and soft in the palm of the hand, with simple and softened lines, ensures a comfortable grip and an inimitable touch. The blade profiles have been designed to optimize the gesture and guarantee a perfect cut suitable for all foods.

Materials:

Blade: Made of full-tang stainless steel, with a hardness of 55-57 HRC. The steel used guarantees high resistance to corrosion and excellent mechanical performance. The smooth blade has an excellent cutting edge, easily resharpened, which maintains its effectiveness even after use with hard materials such as ceramic.

Handle: Beech is the most commonly used wood for the manufacture of Opinel handles. Coming from French crops, it is hard, resistant and easy to work. With a homogeneous appearance, its light color varies from yellow to pink. It is recognizable by the presence of numerous dark lines. The handle is varnished to be effectively protected from dirt and humidity.

Characteristics:

Blade length: 80mm.
Blade thickness: 1.5mm.
Total length: 176mm.
Weight: 24g.

Maintenance: Hand washing is recommended to preserve the quality of the wood and the blade. Stainless steel offers low maintenance, but it is preferable to avoid prolonged contact with aggressive environments (acids, salt water, detergents).

Advantages:

Long-lasting cutting edge and easily resharpenable.
Ergonomic and resistant handle, for a comfortable grip.

The Shun Classic DM-0772 Kiritsuke is a true work of art in the kitchen. The blade is made of VG MAX steel, known for its hardness of 61 (±1) HRC, which guarantees exceptional and long-lasting sharpness. The VG MAX steel core is covered with 32 layers of Damascus steel, giving the blade an unmistakable appearance and a perfect combination of stability, resistance and elasticity.

The blades of the Shun Classic series are sharpened on both sides, offering precision and ease of use. The tapered handle is made of resistant pakka wood, maintaining the traditional Japanese chestnut shape. This material, enriched with fine resins, guarantees exceptional resistance to use and humidity.

The typical chestnut shape of the handle ensures a secure and ergonomic grip, thanks to the slight contouring on the right side. In addition, the continuous tang provides optimal stability and balance during use.

Main features
VG MAX steel: Hardness of 61 (±1) HRC, blade core up to the edge.
Damascus steel coating: 32 layers for a perfect combination of stability and resistance.
Double-sided sharpening: Precision and ease of use.
Pakka wood handle: Traditional Japanese chestnut shape, resistant to use and moisture.
Continuous tang: Provides stability and balance.

Blade: 32-layer Damascus laminate and VG-10 stainless steel

Handle: Black Pakkawood
Blade length: 90 mm.
Blade thickness: 2 mm.
Total length: 205 mm.
Weight: 66 g.
Note: not dishwasher safe

Shun Classic is one of the flagship lines of the Kai Group (which currently also includes the Kershaw and Zero Tolerance brands), a famous Japanese industry that has been producing knives and razors since the early 1900s. It is a series of knives and kitchen accessories suitable for professionals and enthusiasts.

The Les Forgés 1890 knives embody the excellence of the French cutlery tradition. As the name suggests, they are fully forged, standing out for their durability, impeccable balance, resistance, and superior cutting quality.

This kitchen knife from the Les Forgés 1890 collection is a true gem for every chef. Despite its refined and distinctive design, it remains extremely practical. Equipped with a 6 cm blade, short and pointed, it ensures precise cutting. It's ideal for peeling, dicing, preparing artichokes, removing the stem from strawberries, peeling a tomato, and much more...

The X50CrMoV15 steel is a type of stainless steel known for its high corrosion resistance and ensuring a high-quality cut. The blade hardness is 56-57 HRC.

The full-tang blade extends through the entire handle, ensuring the knife's robustness and balance, thanks to the even distribution of the steel's weight.

The handle, made of beechwood, comes from sustainably managed forests and is not painted. It has been treated to be water-resistant. Its ergonomic design pays tribute to traditional pocket knives, ensuring a comfortable grip.

Use: Vegetable and fruit knife

Blade Production: France
Handle: beechwood
Blade length: 80mm.
Blade thickness: 2mm.
Total length: 175mm.
Weight: 56g.

Kai, a Japanese industry partner of Kershaw Knives, has introduced Shun, a series of kitchen knives suitable for enthusiasts and collectors.

Forged from a sheet of VG-10 stainless steel folded and twisted 32 times, to create the typical Damascus design on both sides of the blade. The knife thus has excellent razor-sharp cutting capabilities, penetration and edge retention unmatched on any other steel blade.

Currently, these knives represent the pinnacle of Japanese technology in the culinary field, and the quality doesn't stop only with the steel used, but continues with the attention to workmanship and materials used, such as the splendid black Pakkawood used for the ergonomic handles.

Blade: Damascus stainless steel VG-10, 32 layers
Handle: Black Pakkawood wood
Blade length: 60 mm.
Blade thickness: 1.5 mm.
Total length: 180 mm.
Weight: 62 g.
Note: not dishwasher safe"

Shun Classic is one of the flagship lines of the Kai Group (which currently also includes the Kershaw and Zero Tolerance brands), a famous Japanese manufacturer of knives and razors since the early 1900s. This is a series of knives and kitchen accessories suitable for professionals and enthusiasts.

The blades are made of rolled steel consisting of an inner layer of VG-10 stainless steel and two outer cheeks of 32-layer damask. The result is excellent cutting capacity combined with excellent edge retention and good flexibility, which is also guaranteed by the differentiated tempering.

Today, these knives represent the pinnacle of Japanese culinary technology. The quality does not stop with the steel used, however, but continues with the care of the workmanship (sharpening in particular) and the materials used, such as the splendid Pakkawood used for the handles.

Blade: 32-layer Damascus laminate and VG-10 stainless steel
Handle: Black Pakkawood
Blade length: 105 mm.
Blade thickness: 2 mm.
Total length: 220 mm.
Weight: 68 g.
Notes: not dishwasher safe