Messermeister - Meridian Elite 7" Kullenschliff Vegetable Knife - E/3631-7K

This Asian inspired Messermeister Meridian Elite 7" Vegetable Knife combines the classic features of a European Chef's Knife with the wide blade style preferred by chefs from the Far East.The chopping cleaver style blade is a full 2.5" wide, 7" long with a blunt spatula tip and a slight rocking camber. The alternating kullenschliffs (a.k.a. kullens, hollows or grantons) on each side of the knife reduce drag and prevent items from sticking to the blade.

• One-piece, fully forged
• Hand-polished "Elite" edge
• Bolsterless edge
• Cambered chef's knife blade
• Extra-wide chef's knife blade
• Ergonomic balance
• Triple rivet "POM" handle
• Polished spine

Usage

• It is used to chop, dice, mince and slice vegetables, fruit, meat and any other item that needs to be reduced quickly to cooking size. With a long full size handle and blade, this knife is built to handle a heavy workload in the kitchen.

Meridian Elite has the triple-rivet, full-exposed tang version of Messermeister's Elite edge series. These knives are one-piece, hot-drop hammer forged from a single billet of the finest German stainless steel alloy and outfitted with the most durable industrial strength handle in the world. Meridian Elite knives are handcrafted one at a time using the same techniques that have been the hallmark of fine Solingen made cutlery for hundreds of years. Meridian Elite knives are simply the best original forged knives made in Solingen, Germany!