Paring Knives

A paring kitchen knife handles everything a larger blade cannot - peeling, segmenting, trimming, and the fine in-hand work that demands control above all else. In Japan the equivalent is called a petty knife, and the two terms describe essentially the same tool: a short, nimble blade between 3 and 5 inches built for detail work at the cutting board and away from it. Japanese paring knives bring the same thin geometry and edge retention you expect from larger Japanese blades, scaled down for precision. Choose from carbon, stainless, and Damascus options from top makers Mark has sourced directly in Japan over 20 years of importing.