Paring

A compact knife for peeling, coring, and other delicate hand-held cutting jobs.

At around 80 to 90mm, a Japanese paring knife gives you close control for in-hand work: peeling apples and potatoes, hulling strawberries, deveining shrimp, coring tomatoes and cutting garnishes. The thin, hard Japanese blade makes these small jobs noticeably easier than with a thick, soft Western paring knife.

Choose from VG-10 Damascus, SRS13 high-speed steel, Super Blue Steel and traditional White Steel #2 with camphor or magnolia handles. For a slightly longer utility knife, see our petty knives.