Opinel Le Petit Chef Knife Set, Chef Knife with Rounded Tip, Fingers Guard, For Children, Teaching Food Prep and Kitchen Safety, 2 Piece Set, Made…
$34
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- Montessori tools for real experience in the kitchen: Outfitted with natural, sustainably harvested beechwood handles, Le Petit Chef tools are safety conscious knives made for little hands to learn proper kitchen skills
- Learning by doing: Kids learn best hands on, and with Le Petit Chef set, your little kitchen helpers can learn about knife safety, food prep, and more, with your peace of mind intact. Tools made for kids by world class knife makers.
- Chef Knife: Rounded tip blade reduces accidental punctures but cuts and chops just like a full size chef blade. Knife is sharp on blade edge, and must be used with adult supervision.
- Finger guard: A perfect addition to the Chef Knife, the fingers guard keeps little fingers safe and teaches proper technique when chopping veggies, fruits, or doing meal prep
- Opinel: Opinel has been manufacturing its knives in the heart of the French Alps since its creation in 1890, and is recognized worldwide as a design icon
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larry –
My grandaughter loved this birthday gift!
A Gouda Life –
The design and safety features make this a great first knife for kids.
Michael Black –
First, I love this overall! It’s a great way to teach your little ones proper knife safety. I hate bolsters on knives, but for this purpose it works really well, especially combined with the finger loop. The fit and finish is surprisingly good for the price point, but honestly my favorite part is the little plastic finger guard for their other hand. Highly recommended!
Eddie –
This is a great idea and my daughter loves it, however it is super sharp so you need heavy supervision. It is still the sharpest knife in my kitchen after 2 year with no sharpening!!
nf –
Great kid-sized knife for my 7 year old daughter. The handle seems like it will hold up well with hand washing and drying, being careful to not let the wood sit wet. The finger guard on the knife (the circle on the handle) is useful for little ones, but teaches poor form on how to properly hold a chef’s knife and hinders control, but I guess we’ll work on that when she graduates to a “real” chef’s knife in a few years. The blade needed a little work out of the box. The top edges were a little sharp. I was afraid a slip of the hand could cause a scrape on the fingers. Some 320 grit sandpaper eased the edges just enough fairly quickly. The blade was semi-sharp, but I could feel a bur on the edge on one side. This is caused by the sharpening process at the factory- imagine the blade going to a fine point but curled to one side. Some stropping on a leather wheel with some sharpening compound brought this little knife to the next level- it passed my ultimate test of arm hair shaveability. After that, my daughter noticed how much easier it was to dice an onion. I would buy again- and will if it’s still available when my 5 year old gets a little older. Even with a little extra work to perfect it’s performance, it still a good deal.
Leah Brooks –
I have a very inquisitive, curious little toddler. He’s always trying to help in the kitchen, and is very meticulous in everything he does. I got him this knife for Christmas and he was elated. We had several lessons on how to hold it, how to store it, and how to use it and he really learned a respect for knives, which has helped in more ways then one. I obviously haven’t let him use it unsupervised, however, with mommy’s help he has cut different soft foods while we are meal prepping are preparing dinner. it gives him a huge sense of accomplishment and responsibility and I can see in his face how proud he is that he can use a utensil his cousins and friends can’t. I would NOT recommend this for any kid. My son is very calm and precise, if you have an excitable, high energy (i.i typical) toddler, I’d say wait till they’re older. For a calmer, more inquisitive kid though, it’s provided some great learning experiences, and a chance to feel incredibly independent and capable in a supervised environment.
Alice H. –
It’s really light weight and surprisingly sharp. Great knife for kids with adult supervision.
Nitsan Simantov –
I bought this for my own use. It’s designed for kids but I think safety is good for adults too. 🙂
RING:
The ring on the knife is 18mm inside, fine for most people, but measure your finger if in doubt.
FINGER GUARD:
The knife definitely feels safer with this.
BLADE TIP:
The tip of the blade is not pointy but will still cut.
HANDLE QUALITY:
Okay, not amazing. Has gaps for dirt to go in, as you can see in the official product photos. Not a big problem for me.
BLADE:
Nice and shiny, feels well made. Very thin, 1.7mm at the top, tapering down to 0.3mm or so.
It’s sharp, cuts well and can be sharpened easily.
It does not quite touch the chopping board surface at the area closest to the handle due to a slightly raised bolster. (see photo below)
SIZE:
4″ blade and 4″ handle. About 70g, which is “featherweight”.
CONCLUSION:
I’m very happy with it considering the price.
I paid £27 including shipping for it from another store, and right after I got it the Amazon price went down to £27 total as well. Worth it.
Clare –
Completely safe for teaching beginning knife skills!!!
K –
Knife is a good size for younger kids (4&8 y/o both use it well). Sharp enough to cut apples, carrots, etc, and easy to sharpen when needed. Kids have developed much more independence and skill in the kitchen.
CONS: Finger guard accessory is unwieldy and doesn’t fit any of our fingers well, so it sits in the drawer unused. I also discovered that I don’t actually love the ring-shaped guard on the knife. I appreciate that it keeps fingers out from under the blade, BUT it also prevents budding chefs from laying their pointer finger along the top of the blade to achieve better leverage and precision. As such, my (careful, calm) 8 y/o would probably benefit from moving on to an adult knife. My 4 y/o will keep using this one for a while.