Fourteen inches is a specialist length — it exists for joints too wide for a 12-inch blade to cross cleanly. The Duo-Edge ovals handle release, and the handle is laminated rosewood, which resists moisture better than solid wood on a knife this size.
Whole hams, large turkeys, full prime rib and banquet-scale roasts are what justify it. At a carving station serving a room, the length is what lets each slice come off the joint in one uninterrupted pull.
Dexter-Russell has manufactured cutlery in Southbridge, Massachusetts since 1818 and has supplied American carving stations for well over a century.
