Opinel oyster knife

Opening oysters requires strength and skill. The oyster knife from Opinel, created especially for this purpose, proves to be a good helper in this. It is based on a size 9 handle, in this case made of lacquered bubinga wood. In addition to the attractive appearance, this also provides good protection against moisture penetration. The real highlight, however, is the blade specially produced for opening oysters, only 6.5 cm long but 2.2 mm thick, made of modified 12C27 Sandvik stainless steel. It should be noted that, to release the sphincter of the oyster, the blade is sharpened only at the tip about 1.5 cm. The rest of the blade is blunt and can thus be used as a lever to open. As a genuine Opinel, this model also has the familiar Virobloc lock, which reliably locks the opened knife.