F. Dick ProDynamic 6-inch Stiff Boning Knife, Red Handle

A red handle marks this 6-inch ProDynamic boning knife for a raw-meat station in a color-coded kitchen. The blade is the same straight, stiff boning blade as the standard black-handled version.

It cleanly separates bone from meat, skins meat and poultry and cuts through tendons. The stiff blade keeps a straight line along a bone or a seam, and the thick spine adds strength when levering a joint. The smaller ProDynamic handle suits a kitchen cook more than a plant butcher.

A red handle is easy to spot on a cutting table, which helps keep it at the raw-meat station. The stiff tip also frenches lamb racks and pork chops. Hand wash it and dry it before returning it to the station.

If color does not matter, the standard ProDynamic 6-inch stiff boning knife has the same blade. For a red handle on a larger butcher grip, look at the ErgoGrip 5-inch curved stiff boning knife, red handle.