Dexter-Russell Sani-Safe 3.5-inch Utility and Net Knife

This small Sani-Safe knife has two working lives. On a boat it is a net knife, its scalloped 3.5-inch edge sawing through tangled netting and line. In a kitchen it is a short scalloped utility knife that Dexter-Russell recommends for tough crusts, thick rinds and hard-skinned vegetables.

The scalloped edge grips slick surfaces such as tomato skin and wet rope without skating. The handle is textured for wet hands and sealed to the blade, the sanitary Sani-Safe construction Dexter introduced for food service. It is one of the most visited Dexter utility knives on our site, bought by fishermen and home cooks alike. Aboard shrimp boats it is a favorite for deveining shrimp and gutting fish. Our previous listing called it serrated; Dexter describes the edge as scalloped. At 3.5 inches it also fits easily in a tackle box or a galley drawer, and the short blade gives close control when deveining shrimp.

Choosing the Sheathed Version

For carrying on deck, the Sani-Safe Net Knife with Sheath is the same knife with Dexter’s BS-1 sheath.