Opinel - N°216 Bread Knife Intempora – Premium Full-Tang High-Performance Serrated Slicing Knife

Opinel - N°216 Bread Knife Intempora – Premium Full-Tang High-Performance Serrated Slicing Knife

The Opinel N°216 Bread Knife Intempora is a professional-grade culinary instrument masterfully engineered to slice through the toughest, most resilient artisanal crusts and delicate pastries with absolute fluidity. Belonging to Opinel's elite Intempora collection, this heavy-duty knife features a premium full-tang architecture, meaning the steel extends entirely through the handle to provide exceptional physical balance, structural integrity, and maximum cutting leverage. Equipped with a high-end, curved serrated blade and a virtually indestructible polymer handle, it effortlessly manages large-scale baking prep and dense kitchen ingredients while maintaining a beautiful, sleek aesthetic on your workstation.

Best For Professional bakers, passionate home pastry chefs, and culinary enthusiasts seeking a robust, low-maintenance full-tang bread knife that slices clean, uniform portions of crusty loaves and delicate cakes without tearing or compressing the interiors.

Key Features

• Premium Full-Tang Architecture: The blade steel runs continuously through the entire length of the handle, delivering a perfectly weighted balance, superior mechanical strength, and professional-grade durability at the slicing station.

• Curved Sandvik 12C27 Stainless Steel Blade: Forged from modified **Swedish 12C27 stainless steel**, renowned for its elite structural purity, outstanding resistance to corrosion, and long-lasting edge retention under heavy daily use.

• Advanced Wave-Serrated Profiling: Features a curved, aggressively sharpened serrated edge that acts like a precision saw, biting effortlessly into hard sourdough crusts, rustic baguettes, and crackling pork crackling while protecting soft interiors from collapsing.

• Ultra-Resistant Engineered Polymer Handle: Molded from a high-density, technical polymer that provides absolute defense against extreme temperature fluctuations, chemical cleaning, heavy impact, and kitchen moisture absorption.

• Seamless Professional Ergonomics: The contoured, polished handle profile fills the hand naturally, ensuring a highly secure, non-slip grip that significantly reduces wrist fatigue during high-volume ingredient processing.

Specifications

• Blade Style: Curved Scalloped Serrated Bread & Pastry Slicer

• Blade Construction: High-Performance Full-Tang / Forged Precision Stamped

• Blade Steel: Premium Sandvik 12C27 Modified Swedish Stainless Steel

• Handle Material: High-Density Ultra-Resistant Engineered Polymer

• Handle Type: Low-Maintenance Ergonomic Comfort Grip

• Total Size Category: Full-Scale Professional Kitchen Series

• Manufacturing Origin: Crafted by Opinel France

Ideal For (Uses)

• Artisanal Sourdough & Hard Crusts: Effortlessly sawing through dense, thick-crusted country loaves, rustic Italian batards, hard baguettes, and German rye loaves with minimal crumb mess.

• Delicate Pastries & Sponge Cakes: Cleanly gliding through airy croissants, flaky puff pastries, delicate layered sponge cakes, and sweet brioches without compressing or tearing the pillowy soft structures.

• Large-Scale Fruit & Vegetable Prep: Utilizing the aggressive serrated teeth to safely grip and slice through slippery, hard-skinned produce like large watermelons, pumpkins, squashes, pineapples, and ripe heirloom tomatoes.

• Slicing Roasted Carved Proteins: Perfectly proportioning crispy roasted pork bellies, glazed holiday hams, and golden turkey skins where a straight-edge blade might slip on the exterior texturing.

Pro Tip & Intempora Maintenance: The N°216 Intempora series represents Opinel's highest tier of kitchen durability; thanks to its advanced engineered polymer handle and premium Swedish stainless steel blade, this knife offers maximum resistance to moisture and heat. While it is highly capable of surviving occasional machine washing, hand washing is strongly recommended by professional chefs to preserve the razor sharpness of the serrated teeth over the long term. Simply wash with warm, soapy water after use, dry thoroughly with a soft cloth, and store it safely in a knife block or on a magnetic rack to keep your baking station performing flawlessly!