Poultry prep needs a short knife as much as a long one — removing tendons, trimming fat pockets, taking the oyster out, tidying a supreme. Coding that blade yellow keeps it from being grabbed for garnish work between orders.
The S104 pattern is a cook’s-style paring knife, slightly deeper in the blade than a standard paring knife, which gives it enough rigidity for trimming work rather than only peeling.
Dexter-Russell has made cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818 and is the oldest cutlery manufacturer in the United States. The Sani-Safe line is its NSF-certified foodservice range, built around a textured polypropylene handle moulded to the tang so there is no seam for food to lodge in.
