
Zöppken Style Paring Knife with Hollow Ground Blade – Solingen Craftsmanship, Real Wood Handle
Handmade in Solingen
Solingen Craft
Precision in Peeling – True Solingen Craftsmanship in Your Kitchen
The "Zöppken Style" paring knife combines tradition and precision. Its hollow ground blade minimizes cutting resistance, allowing for exceptionally fine cuts – whether peeling potatoes, apples, or delicate vegetables. The blade is set in an ergonomic handle made of high-quality genuine wood, which feels comfortably warm in your hand.
Material & Workmanship
The high-quality genuine wood handle ensures a secure grip even during extended cooking sessions. The blade is made from stainless 4034 steel or carbon steel and features a hollow grind – a recess that minimizes cutting resistance and enables fine cuts. Crafted in Solingen, this knife represents true quality "Made in Germany." The steel hardness of 56–57 HRC guarantees durability and sharpness.
Dimensions & Weight
Overall length 17.5 cm, blade length 7 cm, handle length 10.5 cm, weight 29 g – perfect for precise, fatigue-free work in hand.
Who is this for?
For you, if precision, durability, and design are important to you in your kitchen tools. The knife is suitable for daily peeling and cutting of fruits and vegetables – whether you're an ambitious home cook or a busy kitchen wizard. Also an excellent choice as a stylish gift for kitchen enthusiasts.
youro has found you a tool here that will last for generations.
Material & dimensions.
The hollow ground minimizes cutting resistance and enables particularly fine, clean cuts for potatoes, apples, and vegetables
4034 steel or carbon steel with a steel hardness of 56–57 HRC – durable, sharp, and low-maintenance
High-quality genuine wood handle feels pleasantly warm in the hand and ensures a secure grip even during longer periods of use
Material & Technical Details
Legal notices
Friedr. Herder Abr. Sohn GmbH
Obere Dammstr. 18
42653 Solingen
Deutschland
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Von der Idee zum Handwerk.
F. Herder Abr. Sohn zählt zu den ältesten noch bestehenden Marken Solingens: Wurzeln bis 1727, Umbenennung 1841 in Friedr. Herder Abr. Sohn. Geführt von Vater Benno und Sohn Stefan Burghaus.
- Deutschland Firmensitz, eigene Schmiede & Schreinerei, komplette Fertigung │ Rohstoffe
„Seit 1727 steht unser Name für Handwerk aus Solingen – von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben, bis heute in eigener Schmiede und Schreinerei gefertigt. Jedes Messer, das unsere Werkstatt verlässt, trägt unseren Namen."
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