Opinel - N°120 Carving Knife Parallèle – Premium Precision Carving & Utility Kitchen Knife

Opinel - N°120 Carving Knife Parallèle – Premium Precision Carving & Utility Kitchen Knife

The Opinel N°120 Carving Knife Parallèle is an expertly engineered culinary instrument designed to deliver clean, precise cuts through roasted meats, large poultry, firm fruits, and dense root vegetables. Belonging to Opinel's contemporary Parallèle kitchen collection, this high-performance carving tool features a rigid 15.8 cm blade precision-forged from premium European stainless steel. Outfitted with a sustainably sourced French beechwood handle treated with a protective clear coat, it balances understated, modern minimalist aesthetics with a highly ergonomic, non-slip grip that ensures maximum comfort and control at the carving station.

Best For Home chefs, Sunday roast enthusiasts, and daily meal preppers seeking a razor-sharp, agile carving and utility knife that effortlessly slices uniform portions of meat and handles large-scale kitchen prep with absolute precision.

Key Features

• Rigid 15.8 cm Precision Blade: The perfectly balanced blade length offers the ideal physical leverage and directional control needed to slice clean, uniform portions of meat or glide through dense, fibrous vegetables without drifting.

• Premium X50CrMoV15 Stainless Steel: Forged from elite European high-carbon steel enriched with chrome, molybdenum, and vanadium, ensuring exceptional anti-corrosive properties and high resistance to daily kitchen wear.

• Optimal Material Hardness: Hardened to **58 HRC** on the Rockwell Scale, striking an expert professional balance between outstanding, long-lasting edge retention and straightforward routine honing on a sharpening steel.

• Protective Clear-Coated Beech Handle: Features a robust 13.2 cm handle crafted from traditional French beech wood, shielded by a specialized protective clear coat that seals the timber grain against humidity, staining, and moisture absorption.

• Ergonomic Parallèle Design: Sculpted with the characteristic soft, clean lines of the Parallèle series, the contoured handle fills the hand naturally to minimize wrist fatigue during extended kitchen prep sessions.

Specifications

• Blade Length: 15.8 cm

• Handle Length: 13.2 cm

• Overall Length: 29.1 cm

• Blade Hardness: 58 HRC

• Blade Material: Premium X50CrMoV15 Stainless Steel

• Handle Material: Clear-Coated Natural French Beechwood

• Blade Profile: Straight Edge Rigid Carver / Drop Point Utility Profile

• Available Colour: Natural Beech

• Manufacturing Origin: Crafted by Opinel France

Ideal For (Uses)

• Precision Meat Slicing & Carving: Effortlessly slicing uniform portions of roasted beef loins, pork shoulders, baked hams, grilled flank steaks, and roasted turkey or chicken breasts.

• Substantial Vegetable Processing: Cleanly dicing, slicing, and chopping larger, firm kitchen produce—such as heavy carrots, sweet potatoes, turnips, butternut squash, and bell peppers.

• Large-Scale Fruit Preparation: Easily halving, peeling, and portioning dense melons, pineapples, papayas, large apples, and citrus fruits with absolute control.

Pro Tip & Care Guidance: While the protective clear coating on the N°120 Parallèle handle enhances its durability to make it technically dishwasher safe, hand washing is strongly recommended by culinary experts to preserve the razor sharpness of the blade and the pristine grain structure of the timber over the long term. Simply hand-wash the steel blade with warm, soapy water after meal prep, dry it completely immediately with a soft towel, and store it safely in a knife block or dedicated magnetic rack. An occasional light rub of food-safe mineral oil on the beechwood handle will keep your premium carving knife performing flawlessly for decades!

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.