Opinel Parallele Bread Knife Block

the brand story:

Hailing from two generations of edge-tool maker's, Joseph Opinel, born in 1872, worked in the family workshop when he was 18 years old. He had a passion for new machines and innovative technologies which led him build his own camera and then eventually turn his focus to an object he could manufacture with modern techniques, even though it was against his father’s wishes. He spent his free time refining the shape and manufactured a small pocket knife: the Opinel was born! Joseph had the idea of making his knife into different sizes which would be suitable to different hand sizes or used for various tasks. So, in 1897, he developed 12 different sizes numbered from 1 to 12. Commercial success followed and he soon left his father's blacksmith workshop.  His factory, located at Chambéry in the heart of the Alps, is still run by the descendants of Joseph Opinel and manufactures items whose quality has made the brand famous for nearly 130 years. The collection contains knives and pocket tools for DIY, sport, outdoors activities and gardening as well as kitchen knives and table knives.

you are making a difference:

• Family run business.
• People-centric approach with a focus on maintaining and developing jobs in the local area.
• The company respects the environment with the aim of reducing the impact of the business on nature by sorting and recycling of waste and their anti-waste policy. 
• Made to last.

features:

• Parallèle collection knife block, inspired by the lines of the wood blocks used to craft the handles of Opinel pocket knives.
• Strong and efficient cutting.
• Natural Beech wood handles and storage block from France.
• Highly anti-corrosive X50CrMoV15 stainless steel blades; hardness 56-57 HRC.
• N°126 Paring knife is multi-purpose knife with a high performance blade essential to slice and peel fruits and vegetables and to trim meat.
• N°118 Chef's knife (20 cm) is 3mm-thick for cutting, slicing thinly, chopping and dicing and has a curved blade allowing chopping with a seesaw movement. 
• N°119 Santoku knife has a 3mm-thick blade that remains rigid and stable when cutting, slicing, chopping and dicing.
• N°120 Carving knife is ideal to slice meat. Its excellent handling also makes it effective in slicing fruits and vegetables.
• N°116 Bread knife for all breads and pie crusts, etc.
• Storage block slots go the whole way through for easy cleaning and has silicone pads protect the countertop.

dimensions:

Block: 101 x 230 x 116 mm.

Blade lengths: Paring 8cm; Bread knife 21 cm; Chef's knife 20 cm; Santoku 17 cm; Carving 16 cm.

end of life:

Steel is recyclable, wood can be returned to the earth.

Made in Portugal.

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