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MAC Chef Series 2.5-inch Bird’s Beak Paring Knife

MAC Chef Series 2.5-inch Bird’s Beak Paring Knife

A bird’s beak parer, also called a tourné knife, has a blade that curves down toward the tip, and the PK-25 is MAC’s version in the thin Chef Series. Cooks trained in classic French technique use it to turn potatoes and carrots into seven-sided tourné cuts; at home it is the knife for peeling apples, coring strawberries and trimming the eyes from potatoes.

The curve follows the shape of round fruit and vegetables, so the edge stays in contact as you rotate the food against your thumb. It is also handy for deveining shrimp and scoring citrus peel. For board work such as slicing shallots, a straight parer like the HB-40 is easier to use. Our guide to kitchen knife shapes describes the paring knife family.

SKU: PK-25

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Specifications

Blade length: 2.6 inches (65 mm)
Series: MAC Chef Series: thin 2.0 to 2.5 mm blades of MAC’s original molybdenum steel, with the handle aligned to the spine
Steel: MAC Original steel, a molybdenum stainless steel
Edge: double bevel, sharpened evenly on both sides at about 15 degrees per side
Handle: black Pakkawood, riveted
Blade height: 0.6 inches (1.5 cm)
Spine thickness: 1.5 mm
Overall length: 6.56 inches (16.7 cm)
Weight: 0.9 ounces (26 g)
Model number: PK-25

MAC Paring and Utility Knives

Knife	Series	What sets it apart
2.5-inch bird’s beak parer	Chef	Curved blade for peeling and turning
3.25-inch paring knife	Professional	Short, pointed blade with bolster
4-inch paring knife	Chef	Pointed tip, light blade
4-inch paring knife	Original	Rounded tip, hanging hole
4-inch santoku paring knife	Superior	Santoku profile in paring size
5-inch prep knife with dimples	Chef	Tall blade with dimples
5-inch utility knife	Professional	Narrow blade with bolster
5-inch paring and utility knife	Superior	Stiffer Superior blade
5.5-inch utility knife	Chef	Between a parer and a chef’s knife
5.5-inch non-stick utility knife	Chef	Non-stick coated HB-55
6-inch utility knife	Professional	Longest Professional utility
6.5-inch chef and utility knife	Original	Rounded tip, hanging hole
7-inch utility and chef’s knife	Superior	Superior blade, rounded tip

Keeping the Edge

MAC steel is harder than most German and American kitchen knife steel, so the edge is maintained with ceramic rather than a steel rod. As a rule of thumb, we use ceramic on steels greater than 60 Rockwell hardness. The MAC black ceramic honing rod and the white ceramic rod touch up the edge between sharpenings, and the MAC Togu sharpener resets the factory angle on a ceramic wheel.

Care

Wash by hand with warm, soapy water and dry the knife at once. Do not put it in a dishwasher.
MAC steel is stainless but not immune to spotting; do not leave the blade wet, soaking or in contact with acidic food.
Cut on wood or plastic boards. Keep the edge away from bone, frozen food and hard shells.
Warranty claims are handled by MAC directly.

Knife Merchant is an authorized MAC knife seller.

Additional Info

Blade Length (Inches)	2.6 in.
Blade Length (mm)	65 mm
Blade Width (inches)	0.5
Grind	50/50 Bevel
Steel Type	AUS8
Rockwell Hardness	60
Stainless	Yes
Handle Material	Black Pakkawood
Spine Thickness (mm)	1.4
Brand	MAC
Country of Manufacture	Japan
SKU	PK-25
Manufacturer's Part Number	PK-25
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price	$45.00

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