Opinel - N°10 Effilé Stainless Steel Slim Folding Knife – Premium Flexible Filleting & Slicing Knife

Opinel - N°10 Effilé Stainless Steel Slim Folding Knife – Premium Flexible Filleting & Slicing Knife

The Opinel N°10 Effilé Stainless Steel Slim Folding Knife is a highly elegant, specialized pocket tool meticulously engineered for precision filleting and delicate carving. Part of Opinel's sophisticated Effilé (Slim) range, this large-scale folder features a slender, flexible 10.2 cm blade that curves effortlessly around contours to separate meat and fish from bones with absolute fluidity. Pairing traditional French alpine craftsmanship with high-end timber handle aesthetics, this lightweight knife delivers the performance of a professional filleting instrument in a convenient, pocket-friendly folding format.

Best For Anglers, gourmet campers, caravan travelers, and culinary enthusiasts seeking a long, ultra-slender folding knife that delivers precise lateral flex for clean fish filleting, joint carving, and delicate table service.

Key Features

• Precision Flexible Filleting Blade: The generous **10.2 cm slimline blade** features a superb lateral flex engineered specifically to hug bones, fish skins, and tender joints, minimizing meat waste and delivering perfectly uniform cuts.

• Exquisite Mirror-Polished Blade: The premium Sandvik steel blade on the Padouk and Olive wood models is buffed to a magnificent, high-gloss mirror finish that looks beautiful under ambient light while minimizing slicing friction.

• Low-Maintenance Sandvik Stainless Steel: Forged from modified **Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel**, ensuring outstanding resistance to rust and corrosion when exposed to salt water, moisture, and acidic food juices.

• Premium Curated Timber Handles: Tailor the knife to your personal taste with three sustainably sourced wood options—choose between classic natural **Beech**, deeply characterful Mediterranean **Olive**, or vibrant, rich reddish-brown **Padouk**.

• Patented Locking Safety Ring: Outfitted with Opinel's legendary security collar (developed in 1955), allowing you to lock the flexible blade **securely open** during delicate food prep or **safely closed** inside your pocket or tackle pack.

Specifications

• Blade Length: 10.2 cm

• Overall Length (Open): 23.0 cm

• Size Category: Large / Slimline Pocket Scale

• Blade Steel: Premium Sandvik 12C27 Modified Stainless Steel

• Blade Profile: Ultra-Slim Effilé / Flexible Filleting Shape

• Blade Finish: High-Gloss Mirror-Polished (Padouk & Olive wood models)

• Handle Material: Premium Natural Wood (Beech, Olive, or Padouk options)

• Locking Mechanism: Patented Dual-Action Safety Ring (Locks open and closed)

• Manufacturing Location: Proudly Made in France

Ideal For (Uses)

• Mobile Fish Filleting & Slicing: An exceptional companion for camp kitchen stations and boat decks, cleanly filleting freshly caught trout, bream, and flathead on the go.

• Delicate Protein Carving: Perfectly proportioning smoked salmon ribbons, carving tender pork medallions, or executing paper-thin slices of cured charcuterie for grazing boards.

• Gourmet Travel Dining: A highly sophisticated personal pocket steak and fruit knife to carry during vineyard picnics, caravan road trips, or fine dining excursions.

Pro Tip & Care Guidance: The N°10 Effilé is a precision slicing instrument built with an ultra-slim, flexible blade profile; it is engineered exclusively for fine cutting and filleting tasks, never for heavy-duty carving, wood prying, or splitting dense bones. To preserve the stunning mirror polish and protect the natural grain of your wooden handle, always hand-wash the knife with warm, soapy water after processing food, dry it thoroughly immediately, and avoid leaving it soaking in wet environments. A light touch of food-safe mineral oil applied to the pivot pin will ensure a buttery-smooth folding deployment for a lifetime of culinary adventures!

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.