Opinel - Vegetable Knife N°114 – Premium Tourné / Bird’s Beak Kitchen Prep Knife

Opinel - Vegetable Knife N°114 – Premium Tourné / Bird’s Beak Kitchen Prep Knife

The Opinel Vegetable Knife N°114 is a highly specialised culinary tool, often celebrated by chefs as a "bird’s beak" or tourné knife due to its distinctive hooked shape. Specifically engineered for intricate, off-the-cutting-board food preparation, its uniquely curved silhouette enhances wrist agility and cutting control. Outfitted with a selection of beautifully finished wooden handles, this nimble knife combines traditional European craftsmanship with exceptional precision, making it an essential asset for home cooks, bakers, and gourmet curators alike.

Best For Culinary enthusiasts, pastry chefs, and meal preppers seeking an agile, ultra-precise knife optimized for peeling, shaping, and hulling fruits and vegetables directly in the hand.

Key Features

• Agile Curved Blade Profile: The **7.6 cm bird's beak blade** curves inward, perfectly mimicking the natural contours of rounded fruits and vegetables to deliver seamless, ultra-close peeling with minimal food waste.

• Premium Sandvik Stainless Steel: Forged from elite **Sandvik stainless steel** of European origin, ensuring superb corrosion resistance, outstanding mechanical strength, and a razor-sharp edge that handles moisture and food acids flawlessly.

• Built-In Scraping Back: The spine (back) of the blade is purposefully engineered to function as a gentle scraper, allowing you to easily remove surface blemishes, potato eyes, or dirt without wasting the underlying flesh.

• Optimal Material Hardness: Hardened to **55-57 HRC** on the Rockwell Scale, striking the ultimate balance between durable edge retention and effortless routine re-sharpening.

• Charming Handle Selection: Customise your kitchen workspace with a choice between a traditional, rustic natural **Beech** wood handle or an array of vibrant, moisture-resistant **Hornbeam** timber finishes—including **Plum, Sky Blue, Rouge, Violet, Sage, Khaki, and Blue**.

Specifications

• Blade Length: 7.62 cm (7.6 cm functional edge)

• Blade Profile: Inwardly Curved / Bird’s Beak (Tourné)

• Blade Material: Premium European Sandvik Stainless Steel

• Blade Hardness: 55-57 HRC

• Handle Material: High-Quality French Beechwood or Varnished Hornbeam Wood

• Available Colours: Natural, Plum, Sky Blue, Rouge, Violet, Sage, Khaki, Blue

• Manufacturing Origin: Made in Europe

Ideal For (Uses)

• Intricate Peeling & Shaping: Flawlessly removing the skins from rounded produce like apples, pears, potatoes, and root vegetables, as well as executing classic French "tourné" vegetable cuts.

• Delicate Fruit Prep: Slicing cleanly through the soft, slick flesh of nectarines, plums, and peaches, or effortlessly hulling strawberries and coring tomatoes with ultimate control.

• Garnishing & Creative Plating: An exceptional tool for scoring decorative patterns on citrus peels, carving intricate radishes, and shaping beautiful garnishes for grazing boards and cocktails.

Pro Tip: Unlike standard flat paring knives that are designed for a cutting board, the N°114 bird's beak knife is explicitly shaped to work with the natural roll of your thumb for air-cutting and peeling. To protect the stunning grain and structural longevity of the premium wood handle, always hand-wash the knife with warm, soapy water after use and wipe it completely dry immediately—never place it in the dishwasher or leave it soaking in a wet sink.

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Since oversized items require special handling, we may need to provide a custom freight quote for your order and will contact you with an updated shipping rate.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup - default method
✔ Direct delivery - requires forklift on site
✔ Direct delivery with tailgate lift truck (extra fees apply)
✔ 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
• Because of the forklift requirement, delivery to the nearest depot is the default option and will be the method used unless you contact us to request otherwise.

Business Delivery:

• Business delivery is available for commercial customers only
• If you select business delivery and your products are bulky, it is your responsibility to ensure you have appropriate equipment (including forklifts) to unload products from the delivery truck
• If you select business delivery and you are not a business, you risk your product not being delivered and may incur additional fees to retrieve your order
• Business delivery customers must provide a valid business address and contact information
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

Let us know your preference, and we'll arrange the best solution for you!

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse serves as our office and logistics centre rather than a retail showroom. Because we ship from multiple locations and manage high-turnover stock, not all items are available for immediate pickup.

Lead Times:

• In-Stock Items: Usually ready for dispatch the same day.
• Supplier-Dependent Items: Usually take 2–8 weeks to arrive, depending on supplier availability. Products from Adloheat may take 8–12 weeks to manufacture—they are made to order in Australia by a small business, and longer lead times reflect the care put into quality.

While we strive for fast delivery, some timelines are subject to supplier availability and are beyond our control. We appreciate your patience as we source the best quality gear for your project.

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.