Opinel - N°313 Serrated Knife Essentiels+ – Premium Low-Maintenance Micro-Serrated Kitchen Utility Knife

Opinel - N°313 Serrated Knife Essentiels+ – Premium Low-Maintenance Micro-Serrated Kitchen Utility Knife

The Opinel N°313 Serrated Knife Essentiels+ is a highly efficient, nimble kitchen utility knife masterfully engineered to slice through slick skins, hard crusts, and delicate interiors with absolute fluidity. Featuring a 10 cm micro-serrated blade forged from premium Sandvik stainless steel, this indispensable tool belongs to Opinel's advanced Essentiels+ collection, which updates classic French utility with high-durability, modern materials. Outfitted with a vibrant, moisture-resistant polymer handle that offers exceptional grip control, it effortlessly saws through ingredients without crushing them, making it an incredibly practical, low-maintenance staple for daily meal prep.

Best For Busy home cooks, family kitchens, and daily meal preppers seeking a razor-sharp, ultra-durable serrated knife that provides a secure grip, glides through tricky skins and soft fruits, and can handle frequent dishwashing without fading.

Key Features

• High-Performance Sandvik Micro-Serrations: Equipped with a precision micro-serrated cutting edge that acts like a miniature saw, biting effortlessly into glossy, slippery skins and firm crusts without squashing soft interior flesh.

• Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Handle: Molded from a high-density, technical polymer that provides absolute defense against moisture absorption, kitchen dirt, household chemicals, and extreme temperature fluctuations.

• 100% Dishwasher Safe Construction: Specially built to withstand the rigorous high-heat environment of modern dishwashers, making post-cooking cleanup incredibly fast and simple.

• Vibrant High-Visibility Colors: Brighten up your workspace and help prevent kitchen cross-contamination with three striking color choices—available in **Blue**, **Green**, or **Red**.

• Premium Stainless Steel Edge: Crafted from elite European stainless steel, offering outstanding sharpness combined with superior resistance to rust, staining, and corrosive food acids.

Specifications

• Blade Length: 10 cm

• Handle Length: 9 cm

• Overall Length: 19 cm

• Blade Profile: Fine Micro-Serrated Utility / Straight-Back Edge

• Blade Material: Premium Sandvik Stainless Steel

• Handle Material: Fibre-Reinforced Engineered Polymer

• Blade Construction: Rigid Fixed Blade / Precision Stamped

• Available Colours: Blue, Green, Red

• Manufacturing Origin: Crafted by Opinel France

Ideal For (Uses)

• Glossy & Tough-Skinned Produce: Cleanly slicing through glossy heirloom tomatoes, slippery bell peppers, hard plums, and fuzzy kiwis without causing any messy bruising or tearing.

• Breakfast Meats & Charcuterie: Effortlessly slicing uniform portions of cured snack sausages, salami rolls, hard logs, and crispy bacon rashers at the counter.

• Crusty Baked Rolls & Pastries: Utilizing the aggressive micro-serrations to saw through crunchy lunch baguettes, artisan dinner rolls, croissants, and meat pies with minimal crumb mess.

• Quick Picnic Slicing & Spreading: A highly versatile, low-maintenance companion for segmenting citrus fruits, slicing blocks of hard alpine cheese, and prepping light meals on the go.

Pro Tip & Care Guidance: The N°313 Essentiels+ serrated model represents a massive leap in daily kitchen convenience; because the fine micro-serrations cut cleanly without requiring constant pressure, this knife retains its high slicing efficiency far longer than a traditional straight-edge knife. While its advanced fibre-reinforced polymer handle is fully certified for dishwasher use, hand washing is still a great practice to protect the fine serrated teeth from clinking against other metal cookware. Simply rinse with warm, soapy water after use, dry with a soft towel, and store safely in a knife block or drawer dock to keep it performing flawlessly!

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.