fruit knife

Small paring tool

A fruit knife is a small knife with a short blade, designed for peeling, slicing, and sectioning fruit.

The blade is typically sharp and slightly curved to follow the contours of fruit skin.

Fruit knives often appear in formal place settings or as part of a matched set for serving fruit at table.

Related

citrus · apple · cutting · cutting board · sharp · handle · steel · stainless steel · serrated · rind · peel · carve · kitchen · core · segment · zest · julienne · wedge

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Opposites
blade size and purpose

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Heavy cutting blade

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G