TOJIRO CLASSIC Bird's Beak Paring 70mm

TOJIRO knives come from Sanjo City, Japan, and the CLASSIC line — formerly known as the Tojiro DP — has earned its reputation as one of the finest value propositions in Japanese cutlery through decades of consistent quality and performance. The knives are unchanged from the DP line. Only the name is new.

The CLASSIC Bird's Beak Paring Knife 70mm is a specialty tool beloved by professional cooks trained in classical French technique. The curved blade is purpose-built for tourneing vegetables — the technique of cutting root vegetables into elegant seven-sided football shapes that is a staple of French cuisine — and for in-hand peeling work where the curve of the blade follows the contour of the ingredient naturally. At just 70mm and 1.9 oz it is the lightest knife in the line and nearly fatigue-free through prolonged detail work. The asymmetric grind — flat on the left, convex on the right — produces an exceptionally sharp edge that guides true and releases peeled matter cleanly. The black micarta handle is perfectly sized and flush throughout.

Care Instructions:
VG-10 stainless is low maintenance. Hand wash and dry promptly after use and avoid the dishwasher. Sharpen on quality water stones to maintain the fine edge.

• Brand: TOJIRO
• Series: CLASSIC (formerly DP)
• Location: Sanjo City, Japan
• Construction: San Mai, Stamped
• Edge Steel: VG-10 Stainless Steel
• Cladding: Stainless Steel
• Edge Grind: Asymmetric (Flat Left, Convex Right)
• Handle: Western (Yo)
• Scales: Black Micarta
• Weight: 1.9 oz (54 g)
• Blade Length: 70 mm
• Total Length: 190 mm
• Spine Thickness at Heel: 2 mm
• Blade Height: 24 mm