Red is the raw meat code, and it is the one colour separation exists for in the first place. A red-handled knife that turns up on a salad station is a visible failure, which is the whole value of coding by handle rather than by memory.
Eight inches of curved DEXSTEEL is the right blade for the station: long enough to portion a loin or trim a shoulder, curved enough to rock through mince prep, and stain-free so blood and brine do not mark it.
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.
