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Messermeister Oliva Elite
Comfortable to hold and beautiful to behold, Messermeister Oliva Elite Knives are heirloom quality knives made to last for generations. Made with buttery smooth natural Mediterranean Olive Wood Handles and hot-drop forged German steel blades, Oliva Elite Knives are carefully crafted with an attention to detail. The shoulders of the spines are rounded smooth to prevent discomfort during cutting. The blades faces are mirror polished for aesthetics and to reduce friction when cutting. The natural wood handles are sanded to perfection – they feel warm in the hand and are easy to grip even with wet or slippery hands. German 1.4116 steel blades are heat-treated and cooled to a -Rockwell Hardness of 57-58°, which is soft enough to prevent chipping and allow for easy re-sharpening with a honing steel. Blades are ground evenly with a bevel set to 15° per side. The edges are finished on a cloth wheel where each blade is polished by hand. This creates an extremely sharp and durable edge. Messermeister knives are 100% made in Solingen, Germany – the city of knives. Messermeister’s Oliva Elite collection is classically crafted for performance and style. You can’t go wrong with an Oliva Elite knife.
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Messermeister Oliva Elite 6-inch Utility Knife
Messermeister built the 6-inch Oliva Elite utility knife for precise slicing, trimming and everyday prep, the jobs that fall between a paring knife and a chef’s knife. Its narrow blade slips around the core of a bell pepper and slices a cucumber or a block of cheese without the bulk of a larger knife.It is handy at the counter for halving a sandwich or slicing a bagel, and long enough to trim the fat cap from a steak. For a culinary student or a home cook building a kit, it makes a useful third knife after a chef’s knife and a parer, and its olive wood handle matches the rest of the series.
Plain or Reverse Scalloped?The 6-inch Reverse Scalloped Utility Knife grips crusty bread and citrus peel. Learn More$129.95 -
Messermeister Oliva Elite 3.5-inch Spear Point Paring Knife
Peeling, deveining, coring and garnishing are the jobs Messermeister names for its Oliva Elite spear point paring knife. The centered tip makes it easy to work in the hand when you hull a strawberry, cut the eyes from a potato or devein a shrimp. The small profile and light weight give the dexterity for cutting in the air, such as peeling toward the thumb.A good parer is the second knife a kitchen needs, and this one pairs naturally with a chef’s knife from the same series in matching figured olive wood. Its short blade gives fine control for scoring the skin of a pork roast or segmenting an orange over a bowl.
Paring Knife SetsThis knife is included in the Chef & Parer Set and the 3-Piece Starter Set. Learn More$89.95
