Carl Mertens Country 8″ Extra Wide Chef's Knife

Carl Mertens Country 8" Extra Wide Chef's Knife In cooking, a chef's knife is a cutting tool used in food preparation. It was originally designed to slice and disjoint large cuts of beef, and today it's the primary general-utility knife for most western cooks. The Carl Mertens Country 8" Extra Wide Chef's Knife is a kitchen must have. Whether you're peeling, carving, slicing, dicing, mincing, or more, this chef's knife offers durability and versatility. the extra wide blade makes it the perfect blend between a Chinese chef's knife and a traditional chef's knife, which is why it's perfect for your kitchen. The Country Line In more than 40 operations - from forging to hardening, grinding and mounting - the traditionally hand-forged quality knives of the Country line are produced. Each blade is hot forged from a single piece of chrome-molybdenum-vanadium steel and then hardened to approximately 58° Rockwell hardness. Experienced knife sharpeners give the knives the right sharpness. The bl