ZWILLING Four Star 5-inch Serrated Utility Knife, Black

The FOUR STAR knife series from ZWILLING J.A. Henckels is the top-selling line worldwide. This celebrated collection, honed and hand-finished by the most skilled artisans, is a model of safety, ergonomics, and comfort. The knives' seamless transition from bolster to handle ensures comfortable use for extended periods. The bolster provides the right balance while acting as a safe finger guard.

These knives are made of a proprietary special formula steel that has been perfected over 280 years. Combined with ZWILLING's signature ice-hardening technique, the FRIODUR blades are harder, sharper, stain-resistant, chip-resistant, and retain their sharpness longer. Precision-forged from a single piece of steel, the SIGMAFORGE knives have an exceptionally sturdy, balanced, and flexible blade.

The 5-inch blade on this knife features slightly curved surfaces on both the back and the cutting edge, terminating in a wide point. The serrated edge is perfect for cutting and slicing soft products with a firm skin, as this type of blade penetrates more easily than one with a smooth edge. This medium-size knife makes a handy and versatile kitchen tool for cooks of any ilk.

Most of the Henckels lines, including the popular Four Star series, feature Friodur blades, a special, ice-hardened, no-stain steel created and patented by the company in 1939. This special formula was designed for exceptional hardness and high resistance to corrosion. Founded in 1731, the J.A. Henckels company is one of the world's oldest cutlery manufacturers and one of the most well-respected, creating best-selling knives guaranteed to last a lifetime.

The Four Star® Series, first introduced in 1976, is one of the world's most popular knife lines. These knives were designed and developed in close cooperation with renowned professional chefs, resulting in a fully forged knife with a unique molded handle. The Four Star® line contains knives for all tasks, including parer, bread, peeling, sandwich, utility, carving, chefs, granton edge slicer, santoku, and others. Four Star® knives are also available in a range of block sets and gift sets.

Four Star® knives are precision forged from a single piece of exclusive-formula, high-carbon, no-stain steel under the Sigmaforge standard, ensuring improved quality consistency, lasting sharpness, and perfect geometry. The Sigmaforge one-piece construction also provides high precision and improved stability of the blade and steel structure, thus improving cutting-edge retention for lasting sharpness. Additionally, Four Star® knives use J.A. Henckels' Friodur ice hardening for corrosion resistance, a process that also contributes to cutting-edge retention.

The Four Star® series features high-impact polypropylene handles that are permanently bonded to the knife blades without any gaps. These comfortable handles are break-proof, sanitary, and colorfast. The super bolster provides weight, ensures safety, and adds balance. The knives have a laser-controlled edge that is sharper and stays sharper longer, with a more consistent blade angle. With a Rockwell hardness of 57, the Four Star® knives offer excellent edge retention.

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