F. Dick Premier Plus 4-inch Decorating Knife

Crinkle-cut potatoes, carrots and pickles typically call for a mandoline attachment, and this 4-inch Premier Plus decorating knife does the job by hand. Its wavy blade leaves a ridged surface on each slice, which makes garnishes and vegetable sides look more professional.

The blade is forged and strong enough to cut through hard squash. Because of its wavy shape, the edge is hard to resharpen, so treat it gently and reserve it for vegetables and fruit, where it stays sharp for a long time. It also cuts ridged butter pats and decorative cheese slices.

Crinkle-cut vegetables also hold sauces and dressings in their ridges, and crinkle-cut pickles and beets make an easy garnish for a deli plate.

For tourné and other shaped garnishes, the Premier Plus bird’s beak paring knife is the companion tool. The F. Dick 7-piece garnishing and carving set adds more decorating tools, and the table below lists the other Premier Plus small knives.