Every chef — professional or amateur — postulate a well tongue . The same goes for bartenders . A minuscule , sharp , well - honed blade is all important for make beautiful garnish , zestinga gamboge or simply prepping citrus yield for nip . Here , the top five stripe knife to keep on your prevention .
Cocktail Kingdom’s Channel Knife($6)
Extremely low-priced but equally elegant with a pitch-dark walnut handle , this knife is the ultimate tool for stripping long , coiling swaths of lemon peel as see in theVesper cocktail .
Kuhn Rikon Paring Knife($10)
This all - aim knife is humble , durable and exceedingly sharp . It ’s made with Nipponese unstained steel and cake with non - stick silicone , making it the everlasting blade for cut hard - rinded citrus fruits and top-notch - easy to clean after the line of work is done . Bonus : It ’s so low-priced that you’re able to bribe a new one after it becomes dull rather than dealing with the hassling of sharpen .
Opinel No. 8 Olive Wood Handle Knife($50)
We carry this ultra - useful folding knife at all clip . The atomic number 6 steel blade is razor sharp-worded and sluttish to hone , and the olive wood handle just gets good with age . Although carbon steel can be sensitive to citrus , it wo n’t rust or oxidize if you pick it immediately after economic consumption .
R. Murphy’s Jackson Cannon Bar Knife($79)
This barkeeper - made knife is as handsome as it is functional . plan by Jackson Cannon of Boston ’s Eastern Standard and The Hawthorne , it has a in earnest sharp sword with a uniquely square off edge . The pointedness of the leaf blade can even be used to polish off pesky seed from lemon or to notch fruit for garnish .
Bar Knife by Station Knives$275
Handmade by craft knifemaker Adam Sigal in Portland , Oregon , this bar knife is the Ferrari of cutlery . Yes , the price tatter is steep , but think of this tongue as an investing that you will keep for the rest of your animation . It ’s rustic but sharp , with the perfect balance and weight . You ’ll never want another blade in your deal ( except for the other four we just listed ) .
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