Victorinox Paring Tourne Knife (2.5 Inch Curved Bird Beak Blade) Light Wood Handle VN5.3109.S 40007

Victorinox Forschner 40007 Paring Tourne Bird's Beak, Light Wood Handle, 2.5 Inch Curved Bird Beak Blade. This Forschner Paring Knife features a bird's beak tip, allowing for tourne cuts, fluted mushrooms, and rosettes as well as simple tasks like removing blemishes from potatoes and cutting softer fruits. It has a rosewood handle, adding a touch of class to any culinary setting. As with all Victorinox knives, the handle is ergonomically designed to minimize wrist tension and provides a natural fit. Hand-washing of wooden handles is recommended.

The blade has an exceptionally keen, razor-sharp edge. The high carbon, stainless steel blade is hand finished by skilled craftsmen at Victorinox in Switzerland. A special tempering process is used to produce an edge that can be resharpened over and over again. Each Victorinox knife is stamped from a single sheet of metal. The blade is then hardened, tempered, ground, polished, etched and finished.

This Victorinox product, which is made in Switzerland, has been marketed in the U.S. under the R.H. Forschner brand name since 1937. As of 2009, it is now being sold in the U.S. under the Victorinox brand name. It was Forschner 40007, and is now Victorinox 40007.

Victorinox Kitchen - 40007 Specifications:

• Blade Length:
  2 1/2 in.
• Overall Length:
  5 1/2 in.
• Weight:
  0.6 oz.
• Made in Switzerland