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Dexter Sani-Safe Knives
The Dexter Sani-Safe Series was built to be both durable and sanitary. The textured polypropylene handle is slip resistant, easy to clean, and can tolerate both high and low temperatures. An impervious blade-to-handle seal provides the utmost in sanitary qualification. Each stainless steel blade has an individually ground and honed edge, making these suitable for both home and commercial use. Items marked with the NSF logo are NSF Certified. Made in USA.
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Dexter-Russell Sani-Safe 3.25-inch Scalloped Paring Knife
Tomatoes, plums and citrus have firm skins over soft flesh, and a plain parer can crush them before it cuts. Dexter-Russell’s Sani-Safe S104SC has a scalloped edge that grips the skin and slices through cleanly, and Dexter designed it for produce with tough exteriors and soft interiors. It is small enough for hand work and suits garnish stations and bars that cut citrus wedges.
Scalloped Parers in Other HandlesThe V-Lo 3.5-inch Scalloped Paring Knife has a slightly longer blade and a cushioned grip. For a plain edge, see the Sani-Safe 3.25-inch Cook’s Style Paring Knife. Learn More -
Dexter-Russell Sani-Safe 3.5-inch Net Knife with Sheath
A net knife lives on a fishing boat for cutting through tangled netting and line. Dexter-Russell’s Sani-Safe utility and net knife has a 3.5-inch blade with a scalloped edge that, per Dexter, glides through nets, and Dexter lists line, bait and produce among its other jobs. Ashore it is just as versatile, for food preparation, as a produce knife and even as a box cutter. DEXSTEEL suits a scalloped edge well, since the steel is very tough and the scallops do not bend easily. Fishermen rely on it for net repair, and it is a favorite on shrimp boats for deveining shrimp and gutting fish. This version comes with a sheath, so it can be clipped within reach on deck and stowed safely between uses. The sheath is made in the USA, holds the knife with a very tight fit and clips to the belt, so the knife will not go overboard.
With or Without the Sheath?The same knife without a sheath is the Sani-Safe 3.5-inch Utility and Net Knife, a good spare for the galley or the kitchen. Learn More$15.99 -
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 VersionFor carrying on deck, the Sani-Safe Net Knife with Sheath is the same knife with Dexter’s BS-1 sheath. Learn More$14.35 -
Dexter-Russell Sani-Safe 3.25-inch Cook's Style Paring Knife
A cook’s style parer is shaped like a small chef’s knife, so it works on a cutting board as readily as in the hand. Dexter-Russell’s Sani-Safe S104 suits peeling, trimming and garnish work on produce and herbs, and Dexter adds deveining shrimp and trimming stems to its list. It also handles small proteins such as chicken tenders.The sealed, sanitary handle makes it a practical choice for commercial kitchens that sanitize knives between tasks. These knives are easy to resharpen by machine or on a stone when they dull, and a honing rod keeps them in shape between sharpenings.
Plain or Scalloped Sani-Safe Parer?The Sani-Safe 3.25-inch Scalloped Paring Knife has the same length with a scalloped edge for tomatoes and citrus. Learn More -
Dexter-Russell Sani-Safe 2.75-inch New Haven Oyster Knife
The New Haven pattern takes its name from the Connecticut oyster town, and this Sani-Safe S121 is the most visited oyster knife on our site. If you have worked in a fish market or a seafood restaurant, you have very likely used one, since it is the most common oyster shucker in commercial kitchens. Dexter-Russell gives it a short 2.75-inch blade with a curved tip that slips beneath the hinge, so a twist of the wrist pops the shell open.Once the hinge gives, the same curved tip runs along the top shell to cut the adductor muscle without tearing the meat. Dexter says the shape makes it easier to open oysters of any size, from small Wellfleets to large Blue Points. The white handle is long enough for a full grip and textured so it does not turn in a wet hand. For anyone unsure which pattern to choose, it is the knife to start with.
Which Oyster Knife Pattern?Shuckers who prefer to enter from the side of the shell often choose a Boston pattern such as the Sani-Safe 3-inch Boston Oyster Knife. For heavy Gulf oysters, the Sani-Safe 4-inch Galveston has more blade. The table below compares every Dexter oyster knife we carry. Learn More$16.99
