Opinel - N°120 Carving Knife Parallèle – Premium Precision Carving & Utility Kitchen Knife

Opinel - N°120 Carving Knife Parallèle – Premium Precision Carving & Utility Kitchen Knife

The Opinel N°120 Carving Knife Parallèle is an expertly engineered culinary instrument designed to deliver clean, precise cuts through roasted meats, large poultry, firm fruits, and dense root vegetables. Belonging to Opinel's contemporary Parallèle kitchen collection, this high-performance carving tool features a rigid 15.8 cm blade precision-forged from premium European stainless steel. Outfitted with a sustainably sourced French beechwood handle treated with a protective clear coat, it balances understated, modern minimalist aesthetics with a highly ergonomic, non-slip grip that ensures maximum comfort and control at the carving station.

Best For Home chefs, Sunday roast enthusiasts, and daily meal preppers seeking a razor-sharp, agile carving and utility knife that effortlessly slices uniform portions of meat and handles large-scale kitchen prep with absolute precision.

Key Features

• Rigid 15.8 cm Precision Blade: The perfectly balanced blade length offers the ideal physical leverage and directional control needed to slice clean, uniform portions of meat or glide through dense, fibrous vegetables without drifting.

• Premium X50CrMoV15 Stainless Steel: Forged from elite European high-carbon steel enriched with chrome, molybdenum, and vanadium, ensuring exceptional anti-corrosive properties and high resistance to daily kitchen wear.

• Optimal Material Hardness: Hardened to **58 HRC** on the Rockwell Scale, striking an expert professional balance between outstanding, long-lasting edge retention and straightforward routine honing on a sharpening steel.

• Protective Clear-Coated Beech Handle: Features a robust 13.2 cm handle crafted from traditional French beech wood, shielded by a specialized protective clear coat that seals the timber grain against humidity, staining, and moisture absorption.

• Ergonomic Parallèle Design: Sculpted with the characteristic soft, clean lines of the Parallèle series, the contoured handle fills the hand naturally to minimize wrist fatigue during extended kitchen prep sessions.

Specifications

• Blade Length: 15.8 cm

• Handle Length: 13.2 cm

• Overall Length: 29.1 cm

• Blade Hardness: 58 HRC

• Blade Material: Premium X50CrMoV15 Stainless Steel

• Handle Material: Clear-Coated Natural French Beechwood

• Blade Profile: Straight Edge Rigid Carver / Drop Point Utility Profile

• Available Colour: Natural Beech

• Manufacturing Origin: Crafted by Opinel France

Ideal For (Uses)

• Precision Meat Slicing & Carving: Effortlessly slicing uniform portions of roasted beef loins, pork shoulders, baked hams, grilled flank steaks, and roasted turkey or chicken breasts.

• Substantial Vegetable Processing: Cleanly dicing, slicing, and chopping larger, firm kitchen produce—such as heavy carrots, sweet potatoes, turnips, butternut squash, and bell peppers.

• Large-Scale Fruit Preparation: Easily halving, peeling, and portioning dense melons, pineapples, papayas, large apples, and citrus fruits with absolute control.

Pro Tip & Care Guidance: While the protective clear coating on the N°120 Parallèle handle enhances its durability to make it technically dishwasher safe, hand washing is strongly recommended by culinary experts to preserve the razor sharpness of the blade and the pristine grain structure of the timber over the long term. Simply hand-wash the steel blade with warm, soapy water after meal prep, dry it completely immediately with a soft towel, and store it safely in a knife block or dedicated magnetic rack. An occasional light rub of food-safe mineral oil on the beechwood handle will keep your premium carving knife performing flawlessly for decades!