WÜSTHOF Culinar sheepsfoot paring knife (European-style paring knife), with forged blade and sculpted stainless steel handle with satin finish. Blade length is 3-1/2" (8 cm). For close control while decorating. This knife is also good for peeling, paring, mincing and dicing.

Wusthof Culinar Knives have dramatic, sculpted handles of 18/10 stainless steel with a satin finish. Table top elegance, equally at home in the kitchen or in the formal dining room. Impressive weight, heft and balance. Individually gift boxed. This knife blade is precision forged from a single piece of chrom-molybdenum steel. Forging makes the metal harder so the knife stays sharp longer. The blade is skillfully twice honed by hand and laser tested to be extremely sharp. It is stainless (very high stain resistance), and has a long-lasting cutting edge. The blade has a 0.5 percent carbon content, which is significant for sharpness, edge retention and honing of the blade. It is optimally tempered to 56 degrees Rockwell. This knife has a bolster (the thick metal section between the blade and the handle) which protects the fingers and gives the knife a solid, balanced feel and heft. Computer controlled grinding and polishing procedures result in a precise tapering from bolster to tip and from back to edge. Proper balance is assured by an almost full extension of the tang. The knife is perfectly balanced for effortless cutting. There is a seamless, totally hygienic fit between the handle, bolster and tang. However, because the handle is glued together with epoxy, these Culinar knives cannot be washed in a dishwasher. The handle is perfectly sized and proportioned for the specific use of the knife. Some 40 major manufacturing steps are required to produce each knife. Painstaking quality controls follow each step of the process.

The WÜSTHOF name and the Trident logo are etched onto every blade as a symbol of quality. Since 1814, knives bearing the WÜSTHOF name and the Trident logo have been crafted in the world's "cutlery capital" of Solingen, Germany. Today, in a state-of-the-art facility, that tradition of quality is ensured as old-world craftsmanship meets twenty-first century production methods. The company remains family owned and under the management of the sixth and seventh generation of ownership. WÜSTHOF-TRIDENT is internationally acclaimed for the quality of their knives.