GÜDE ALPHA OLIVE preparation knife 16 cm

 GÜDE Series ALPHA OLIVE preparation knife 16 cm Article No. X765/16

total length 27,0 cm
blade length 16,0 cm 
Blade material X50 Cr MoV 15 steel forged, stainless steel
blade width 2,5 cm
Hardness 56 Rockwell
Blade shape medium pointed, smooth edge
handle material olive wood, triple riveted 
Special feature double bolster, continuous tang, ice-hardened, hand-sharpened
right- and left-handed
weight 118 gram
Manufacturer GÜDE, Solingen, Germany
Hand wash is mandatory
Search words preparation knife, ham knife, olive wood, Güde

A preparation knife is universal. It can do everything, but it is not a specialist.
It is slightly narrower than a European chef's knife, same medium point shape, and shorter than the norm at 16 cm long. Use it to cut vegetables, divide heads of lettuce, chop herbs and fillet meat.
Typical of a forged design is the full tang. If you hold the tip of the knife pointing away from you, you will recognize the handle as the boot shank, and the thick metal bead at the transition from blade to hilt as the so-called "boot bolster." It is a hand guard to prevent injury during the cutting process. In combination with the end bolster, the chef's knives are perfectly balanced in the hand.
A hilt with Mediterranean wood of the olive tree, which has already survived the crises of this world up to five hundred years. For example...
1515 Switzerland declares perpetual neutrality.
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