The defining feature here is the offset: the handle sits above the blade rather than in line with it, so your hand clears the cutting surface completely on the down-stroke. The 5-inch scalloped blade is DEXSTEEL high-carbon steel, short enough to work inside a sandwich rather than across a whole loaf.
This is the knife for a deli board — halving filled rolls, portioning sandwiches, cutting through a soft bun with something stacked inside it. The offset means you can press all the way through to the board without barking your knuckles, which is why the pattern is standard behind a sandwich counter.
Dexter-Russell has manufactured cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818, and its Sani-Safe range is the NSF-certified line used in commercial kitchens.
