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Our Knives

Our Sabatier knives are produced in Thiers, the traditional centre of cutlery excellence in France and the historical home of Sabatier. We stock various types of kitchen knives from general purpose cooks’ knives to the more specialist boning knives used for removing meat from bones or cutting fish and poultry, all in varying sizes and prices.

Ideal Range

For those who are looking for a high quality Sabatier knife at a reasonable price we have our Ideal range. Whilst these knives are not hand sharpened in the way of the knives in our Traditional Forged Ranges they are still made with the care and precision expected of Thiers Issard Sabatier. We stock them in stainless steel with black plastic handles. They have an aluminium bolster and are lighter than the Traditional Forged Range.

Traditional Forged Range

For the professional chef or keen home cook we stock our Traditional Forged knives with a highly practical black nylon handle in both carbon and stainless steel.

For customers looking for a very high quality knife which is also a thing of beauty, we also stock Traditional Forged knives bearing either the unusual red stamina handles (a wooden laminate) or with beautiful olive wood handles.

Some knives which may appear at the dining table are available in stainless steel only.

Our Traditional Forged Sabatier knives have blades manufactured using an intricate, multi-step process by skilled craftsmen. A piece of solid steel alloy is heated to a high temperature and pounded while hot to form the parts of the knife (the blade, bolster, and tang) in one operation. This means the knife has the perfect balance and alignment that many professionals value so highly. The blade is then heated above its critical temperature. This varies depending on the alloy used, cooled rapidly and then tempered to the desired hardness. The handle material of choice is securely affixed using rivets for a lifetime’s use and finally the blade is polished and sharpened by hand.

Please note that not all Sabatier are the same. There are other manufacturers using the name Sabatier but some of these knives are mass produced and not of the same quality as the Thiers Issard knives we sell.

Take a look and see for yourself the beauty and elegance of these Thiers Issard Sabatier knives which will enhance both your kitchen and your cooking experience.

WE BELIEVE IN QUALITY

We are a specialist kitchen knife retailer offering a range of high quality Sabatier knives made in Thiers, France by Thiers Issard under the Sabatier **** Elephant brand.

Whilst there are numerous knife manufacturers using the Sabatier brand, only those manufactured in Thiers using traditional methods by skilled craftsmen can truly be described as genuine Sabatier.

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Due to a complicated history, knives are sold under the Sabatier brand which have been made by numerous manufacturers, in different locations and to different standards.

All of knives are produced to the highest standard by Thiers-Issard in Thiers, the traditional centre of cutlery excellence in France and the historical home of Sabatier.

Thiers-Issard was founded in 1884 by M. Pierre Thiers who had a extraordinary reputation as a skilled blacksmith. When he created his company he added his wife’s name in order to avoid confusion with other local families of the same name.

If you are interested in the straight razors produced by Thiers-Issard these are available in the UK through The Invisible Edge.

This video presentation below provides more information about Thiers-Issard and the manufacturing processes they employ.

 

 

 

You may be wondering whether to choose a stainless or carbon steel knife. Most high street stores selling knives will only stock stainless steel knives. We offer a choice of stainless steel or carbon steel knives.

Essentially, carbon steel produces a finer edge than stainless but it can easily corode and will quickly discolour. More information may be found on our page Stainless or Carbon Steel?

Our Traditional Forged range of knives are forged from either 4116 Aissy Chrome Vanadium Stainless Steel or from C60 carbon steel, both with a hardness of around Rockwell 55. They have a riveted handle of black nylon, red stamina or white micarta.

Our Ideal range of knives with an aluminium bolster are made of polished molybdenium stainless steel with a riveted ABS handle. The steel hardness is minimum Rockwell 55.

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