Opinel - Vegetable Knife N°114 – Premium Tourné / Bird’s Beak Kitchen Prep Knife

Opinel - Vegetable Knife N°114 – Premium Tourné / Bird’s Beak Kitchen Prep Knife

The Opinel Vegetable Knife N°114 is a highly specialised culinary tool, often celebrated by chefs as a "bird’s beak" or tourné knife due to its distinctive hooked shape. Specifically engineered for intricate, off-the-cutting-board food preparation, its uniquely curved silhouette enhances wrist agility and cutting control. Outfitted with a selection of beautifully finished wooden handles, this nimble knife combines traditional European craftsmanship with exceptional precision, making it an essential asset for home cooks, bakers, and gourmet curators alike.

Best For Culinary enthusiasts, pastry chefs, and meal preppers seeking an agile, ultra-precise knife optimized for peeling, shaping, and hulling fruits and vegetables directly in the hand.

Key Features

• Agile Curved Blade Profile: The **7.6 cm bird's beak blade** curves inward, perfectly mimicking the natural contours of rounded fruits and vegetables to deliver seamless, ultra-close peeling with minimal food waste.

• Premium Sandvik Stainless Steel: Forged from elite **Sandvik stainless steel** of European origin, ensuring superb corrosion resistance, outstanding mechanical strength, and a razor-sharp edge that handles moisture and food acids flawlessly.

• Built-In Scraping Back: The spine (back) of the blade is purposefully engineered to function as a gentle scraper, allowing you to easily remove surface blemishes, potato eyes, or dirt without wasting the underlying flesh.

• Optimal Material Hardness: Hardened to **55-57 HRC** on the Rockwell Scale, striking the ultimate balance between durable edge retention and effortless routine re-sharpening.

• Charming Handle Selection: Customise your kitchen workspace with a choice between a traditional, rustic natural **Beech** wood handle or an array of vibrant, moisture-resistant **Hornbeam** timber finishes—including **Plum, Sky Blue, Rouge, Violet, Sage, Khaki, and Blue**.

Specifications

• Blade Length: 7.62 cm (7.6 cm functional edge)

• Blade Profile: Inwardly Curved / Bird’s Beak (Tourné)

• Blade Material: Premium European Sandvik Stainless Steel

• Blade Hardness: 55-57 HRC

• Handle Material: High-Quality French Beechwood or Varnished Hornbeam Wood

• Available Colours: Natural, Plum, Sky Blue, Rouge, Violet, Sage, Khaki, Blue

• Manufacturing Origin: Made in Europe

Ideal For (Uses)

• Intricate Peeling & Shaping: Flawlessly removing the skins from rounded produce like apples, pears, potatoes, and root vegetables, as well as executing classic French "tourné" vegetable cuts.

• Delicate Fruit Prep: Slicing cleanly through the soft, slick flesh of nectarines, plums, and peaches, or effortlessly hulling strawberries and coring tomatoes with ultimate control.

• Garnishing & Creative Plating: An exceptional tool for scoring decorative patterns on citrus peels, carving intricate radishes, and shaping beautiful garnishes for grazing boards and cocktails.

Pro Tip: Unlike standard flat paring knives that are designed for a cutting board, the N°114 bird's beak knife is explicitly shaped to work with the natural roll of your thumb for air-cutting and peeling. To protect the stunning grain and structural longevity of the premium wood handle, always hand-wash the knife with warm, soapy water after use and wipe it completely dry immediately—never place it in the dishwasher or leave it soaking in a wet sink.