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R. Murphy New Haven 2.625-inch Oyster Knife, Wood Handle
The R. Murphy New Haven oyster knife is the shucker America’s Test Kitchen named the winner of its oyster knife testing in 2012 and again in its current review, which found the New Haven design “dispatched oysters of all sizes easily.” Serious Eats also selected it as the Best Overall Oyster Knife. This version has a round wooden handle and a 2.625-inch blade.What sets a New Haven knife apart is the slight upward bend at the tip. You work the tip into the hinge and twist, and once the shell gives, the curve lets the blade ride along the underside of the top shell to cut the adductor muscle. The bend keeps the point lifted away from the oyster, which helps you open it without cutting into the meat. That makes it a forgiving knife to learn on, and it is just as much at home behind a raw bar.Wood or plastic is the handle question we hear. Wood has a warm grip and suits shucking at home or at a party. For a busy kitchen that sanitizes tools all day, the New Haven shucker with an ECOgrip handle has the same blade on recycled polypropylene. The New Haven Elite pairs this curved tip with a riveted rosewood handle. If you prefer a pointed blade, compare the Wellfleet, and see our guide to knife shapes for how oyster and clam knives differ. Learn More$18.00 -
Dexter-Russell Traditional 6-inch Produce Knife, Carbon Steel
Dexter-Russell’s Traditional 6-inch produce knife is the most visited produce knife among the Dexter pages on our site. It is a long, slim knife with a blunt end, and Dexter calls it ideal for slicing and dicing foods like onions and tomatoes. The rounded end keeps a sharp point away from the hand during fast cutting, which suits a market stand or a home cook working through a garden harvest. Grocery chains use it to trim produce, and growers use it at harvest for crops such as celery.The blade is the old-fashioned kind that takes a very fine edge and darkens with use. Dry it after washing and give it a few strokes on a honing steel, and it will stay sharp through a season of canning tomatoes and putting up peppers. Dexter has made knives in Southbridge, Massachusetts, since 1818, and its Traditional patterns are especially popular in the Northeast.
Carbon or Stain-Free Produce Knife?For a stain-free blade and a sanitary handle, see the Sani-Safe 6-inch Produce Knife. The Traditional 4.25-inch Produce Knife is a smaller option with the same kind of blade. Learn More$16.00 -
Dexter-Russell Traditional 5-inch Fish Knife, Carbon Steel
Dexter-Russell has sold this pattern for generations, and its Dexter Outdoors line still calls it the Green River Traditional 5-inch fish knife. It is a short, stout working knife for the boat and the dock. It cuts bait and line, bleeds a catch, guts panfish and trout, and cleans small fish at the end of the day.The 5-inch blade is carbon steel, which Dexter describes as its classic high-carbon blade, individually ground and honed. Carbon steel takes a keen edge and sharpens quickly on a pocket stone, the reason many anglers still prefer it to stainless. It will rust if left wet with salt water and develops a dark patina with use. The model 4215 is a common search on our site, and these Traditional knives are especially popular with fishermen in the Northeast.
Fish Knife or Fillet Knife?Anglers who carry a knife on the belt or in a tackle bag can buy this same knife with a leather sheath as the Dexter Traditional 5-inch Fishing Knife and Sheath. For filleting larger fish, choose a longer, flexible blade such as the Sani-Safe 7-inch Narrow Flexible Fillet Knife. Learn More$24.25 -
Dexter-Russell Traditional 3.25-inch Paring Knife, Carbon Steel
Dexter-Russell’s Traditional 3.25-inch paring knife is the small companion to its classic wood-handled cook’s knives, and shoppers find it by its item number, 15271. Dexter recommends it for peeling fruits and vegetables, cutting cheese and other basic prep.The blade takes a very fine edge and comes back quickly on a honing steel or a fine stone. It develops a gray patina with use and must be dried after washing, so it suits cooks who enjoy looking after their knives. In the hand it is light and nimble, good for hulling strawberries or coring tomatoes, and a handy knife to keep beside the sink for quick jobs. Dexter builds it in Southbridge, Massachusetts, and the Traditional line has long had a following in Northeast kitchens.
A Stain-Free AlternativeFor a parer that needs no special drying, the Sani-Safe 3.25-inch Cook’s Style Paring Knife has the same blade length, and the V-Lo 3.5-inch Paring Knife adds a cushioned grip. Learn More$12.45 -
Dexter-Russell Traditional 5.25-inch Sheep Skinning Knife, Carbon Steel
Sheep and lamb hides are thin and cling tightly to the carcass, so skinning them takes a short blade with a pronounced curve that can be worked in close. This Dexter-Russell Traditional sheep skinner has a 5.25-inch curved, rigid blade for exactly that, and Dexter recommends it for skinning fish, pigs, chickens and other wild game and farm animals as well.The carbon steel blade sharpens quickly in the field and takes a very fine edge. It draws more search visits than any other Dexter knife on our site, from farmers and hunters who process their own lambs, and it has a long history with customers in the Northeast.Carbon steel will rust if it is put away wet, so it needs a quick wipe and a light coat of oil after the work is done.
Choosing a Skinning KnifeFor deer and cattle, the wider, stain-free Sani-Safe 6-inch Skinning Knife covers more hide per stroke. A leather Dexter-Russell Skinning Knife Sheath is sold separately. Learn More$20.25 -
Dexter-Russell Basics 2.75-inch Clip-Point Paring Knife
The Basics P40003 is Dexter-Russell’s entry-level parer, a 2.75-inch clip-point knife simple enough to keep in a catering kit, a lunch box or a drawer of spares. Dexter notes that the clip point pierces foods with tough exteriors, and the short blade handles small prep such as cutting cheese and slicing fruit. Its small size suits intricate tasks such as coring strawberries, deveining shrimp and removing blemishes from delicate produce.
Basics or Sani-Safe?For a parer built in Dexter’s Southbridge, Massachusetts factory, see the Sani-Safe 3.25-inch Cook’s Style Paring Knife. Learn More -
Dexter-Russell Traditional 8-inch Flexible Fillet Knife, Beech Handle
Before plastic handles came to the fish house, a fillet knife had a wood handle and brass rivets, and Dexter-Russell still makes this one that way. The Traditional 8-inch fillet knife has a flexible blade with just enough give, in Dexter’s words, to glide under skin, and Dexter designs it for commercial and charter boat fishermen who skin and fillet larger fish.It is the most visited Dexter fillet knife page on our site, and Traditional knives like it are especially popular with our customers in the Northeast. Stiff enough to follow the backbone without deflecting and flexible enough to skin a fillet flat on the board, it handles bluefish, sea bass and striped bass equally well. The wood handle feels warm in a cold hand and gives a secure, familiar grip.
Wood Handle or Sani-Safe?The Sani-Safe 8-inch Narrow Flexible Fillet Knife has a comparable blade with a textured plastic handle that can be sanitized. Dexter’s leather sheath for 8- and 9-inch fillet knives suits this knife for carrying. Learn More -
Dexter-Russell SofGrip 8-inch Chinese Chef's Knife, Red Handle
Dexter-Russell’s SofGrip Chinese chef’s knife pairs an 8 x 3.25-inch blade with a grip that holds firm in a wet hand and cushions the palm through long prep sessions. We have tested it in high-volume kitchens, and the transition from the polypropylene core to the soft rubber exterior noticeably dampens the shock of the blade hitting the board. Dexter calls it an all-purpose knife, and its tall blade crushes garlic and scoops chopped food into the wok.The red handle is easy to spot and, in kitchens that color-code by task, marks a knife kept for raw meat. It sits comfortably beside other color-coded tools on a busy line. It handles vegetables and boneless meats, and like Dexter’s other Chinese chef’s knives it is not meant for chopping through bone. It is a practical choice for restaurant lines that prefer a synthetic handle and for home cooks who want a softer grip.
SofGrip or Wood Handle?The Traditional 8915 has the same blade size with a rosewood handle, and the Duo-Edge S5198GE adds hollows to reduce sticking. For a smaller blade, see the 7-inch S5197. Learn More$47.99 -
Dexter-Russell Traditional 8-inch Chinese Chef's Knife, Carbon Steel
The 5178 is Dexter-Russell’s carbon steel Chinese chef’s knife, with a full 8 x 3.25 inches of blade. It is the most visited Chinese cleaver on our site, and cooks search for it by its model number. Bon Appétit, Wirecutter and Randy Lau of Made With Lau are among those who recommend it.Dexter’s list of jobs for it runs from crushing and mincing to slicing. The broad blade smashes garlic and ginger and carries food from the board to the wok. It is a mainstay in Asian and Caribbean cooking, where it handles every cutting job, even peeling ginger and potatoes. Bone calls for a heavy meat cleaver, so keep this one to vegetables and boneless meat. A carbon edge gets very sharp and is easy to restore, and it will rust and discolor if left wet, so it rewards cooks who dry it after use. Dexter’s Traditional knives have a long following in the Northeast, close to the Southbridge, Massachusetts factory where Dexter has made knives since 1818.
Carbon or Stain-Free?For a stain-free blade in the same size, see the Traditional 8915 or the Duo-Edge S5198GE. Learn More$40.85
