Opinel ‘Le Petit Chef’ Kitchen Set - Red

Description

Designed for the Young Chef

Teach children how to cook in safety with Opinel. This young Chef Knife has a strong rounded-off blade which is perfect to cut and slice thinly. The teaching ring helps to position the fingers preventing the hand from sliding on the blade. The knife comes together with a separate Opinel Finger Guard for added safety. Recommended for age 7-11

It is also ideal for adults who require additional assistance when preparing food.

Beech is the most commonly used wood for the manufacture of Opinel handles. From France, the beech is hard, durable and easy to work. With a homogeneous appearance, its light color varies from yellow to pink. It is characterized by the presence of numerous small dark dashes.

“Le Petit Chef” Knife:
10 cm rounded stainless steel blade length , robust and perfect for cutting and slicing
Beech handle, colorless varnish
The blade is stamped with the “Crowned Hand” mark. In 1909, Joseph Opinel chose the Crowned Hand emblem for his knives as a symbol to represent the origin and quality of Opinel knives. Beech is the most commonly used wood for the manufacture of Opinel handles. Beech is hard, durable and easy to work with. With a homogeneous appearance, its light color varies from yellow to pink. It is characterized by the presence of numerous small, dark dashes. To prevent a negative impact on the environment (pollution from transport, deforestation …), 95% of the wood for handles comes from sustainably managed French forests.

“Le Petit Chef” Finger Guard:
To protect the hand holding the food being cut.
It allows to adopt the position of the “claw”, the first two knuckles bent, the thumb and little finger holding the food

This Opinel knife finger guard is a great accessory for children to learn knife skills. When using it, their fingers are guided in the perfect position to properly hold food when cutting. The guard itself prevents accidental cutting. Simply let them insert their first two fingers into the slots, move the finger guard onto the food and start cutting!

The Opinel finger guard is made of rigid plastic.

“Le Petit Chef” Vegetable Peeler:

The vegetable peeler is equipped with an educational ring which helps to position fingers for easy peeling. This plastic shield protects the hand that holds the food to be cut: fold your first two fingers into the shield and use the thumb and ring finger to hold the food. The style of the chefs!

Opinel products are guaranteed under normal use and exchanged in case of manufacturing defects. Damage due to normal wear and tear or improper use are not covered by the warranty.

The “Le Petit Chef” Collection is a practical ‘starting-out’ set for young people who want to get involved in the kitchen and develop their skills.

Specifications

• Overall Length:           20 cm (8.00″)
• Blade Length:             10 cm (3.94″)
• Blade Thickness:          3 mm
• Sharpening Angle:       20 degrees
• Total Angle:                 40 degrees
• Steel:                           Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel
• Hardness:                    58 HRC
• Handle Material:          Beech wood
• Made in:                      France
• SKU:                             YO001746

Ware Bros Cutlery – The Knife Shop is an Authorised Australian Retailer of Opinel knives.

For your information all Opinel products purchased from Ware Bros Cutlery – The Knife Shop come with an Australian backed warranty (some conditions do apply).

Under Australian law no knife can be sold to persons under the age of 18 years. In making a purchase from this website you acknowledge that you are 18 years of age or older.