Kuhn Rikon is a Swiss kitchen tools company with roots going back over a century, best known for precision engineering and well-considered design. The Iced line applies a heat treatment process inspired by an old Swiss watchmaking technique: blades are heated to over 1000 degrees C and then rapidly cooled at minus 120 degrees C - a process the company calls ice hardening, borrowed from the practice of 19th century watchmakers who placed steel components in snow to increase durability and solidity. Applied to a kitchen knife blade made from German stainless steel, the result is a harder, more corrosion-resistant edge than standard tempering alone produces.
The 8 inch chef knife is the all-purpose format in the Iced lineup. The 200mm blade handles the full range of everyday kitchen prep - slicing, dicing, and chopping across vegetables, fruit, and proteins - with a sharp tip that stays useful for fine detail work. The handle is weighted and riveted for balance, with a dark titanium coating that gives it a distinctive, refined look. At HRC 53 the steel is on the softer end of the hardness range, which makes it forgiving to sharpen and easy to maintain on a honing rod - and importantly, it is the kind of knife you reach for without hesitation when you need to break down a butternut squash, cut through a pineapple, or do any of the rough work that makes you think twice before reaching for a high-hardness Japanese knife. Every serious cook needs at least one capable workhorse that can take the jobs that would make a delicate performance blade wince. This is that knife.
Care Instructions: Hand wash with lukewarm water and a mild detergent using a non-scratch sponge. Hand washing preserves the edge and extends the life of the blade. Dishwasher use is not recommended.
The 8 inch chef knife is the all-purpose format in the Iced lineup. The 200mm blade handles the full range of everyday kitchen prep - slicing, dicing, and chopping across vegetables, fruit, and proteins - with a sharp tip that stays useful for fine detail work. The handle is weighted and riveted for balance, with a dark titanium coating that gives it a distinctive, refined look. At HRC 53 the steel is on the softer end of the hardness range, which makes it forgiving to sharpen and easy to maintain on a honing rod - and importantly, it is the kind of knife you reach for without hesitation when you need to break down a butternut squash, cut through a pineapple, or do any of the rough work that makes you think twice before reaching for a high-hardness Japanese knife. Every serious cook needs at least one capable workhorse that can take the jobs that would make a delicate performance blade wince. This is that knife.
Care Instructions: Hand wash with lukewarm water and a mild detergent using a non-scratch sponge. Hand washing preserves the edge and extends the life of the blade. Dishwasher use is not recommended.
- Brand: Kuhn Rikon
- Line: Iced
- Country of Manufacture: China
- Steel: German Stainless Steel
- Treatment: Ice-Hardened (Heated to 1000 degrees C, cooled to minus 120 degrees C)
- Coating: Titanium (Handle)
- HRC: 53 plus or minus 2
- Handle: Weighted, Riveted
- Blade Length: 200mm (7.87")
- Overall Length: 335mm (13.18")
- Weight: 0.18 kg
- SKU: 26742
Reviews
1 review(s) WRITE A REVIEW (Reviews are subject to approval) Game Changer, May 25, 2026Posted By: James B
This is definitely an investment, but I think it’s worth it. It has performed better than any other garlic press I’ve owned. It feels comfortable in the hand, presses easily, and cleanup is very simple. Aside from the price, I don’t have much to criticize. The materials feel heavy duty enough that this may be the last garlic press I need to buy.
This is definitely an investment, but I think it’s worth it. It has performed better than any other garlic press I’ve owned. It feels comfortable in the hand, presses easily, and cleanup is very simple. Aside from the price, I don’t have much to criticize. The materials feel heavy duty enough that this may be the last garlic press I need to buy.
