Cyele
"Cyele" Professional Restaurant Grade Chef's Knife
- Size: Length overall: 12.25" (31.1 cm), Blade Length: 7.6" (19.3 cm),
Thickness: .125" (.32 cm)
- Blade: 440C High Chromium Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened
and Tempered to Rockwell C59, mirror polished
- Fittings/Bolsters: Nickel Silver, mirror polished
- Handle: Polished Ivory Micarta (Phenolic)
- Answering requests for restaurant grade Chef's
knives available for my clients, the Cyele is an example
of reasonable knives made to excellent standards with a
lightweight zero care handle, more modest than gemstone
and tough as nails. This design was specifically made
for such a purpose, with clean, fine lines and a
graceful comfortable handle. The blade has serious
cutting geometry, made of dependable, fine martensitic
tool steel with great wear characteristics and high
stainless corrosion resistance. The blade is thin, and
the grind is incredibly pointed and sharp, with a deep
thin hollow grind that I'm known for. Some clients have
called my grinds so thin that they are transparent,
which is exactly what you would want in a fine Chef's
knife. The thin grind will offer easy sharpening, with
very long life of the blade, probably several
generations. I have a a knife in my own kitchen with the
same grind geometry, I sharpen it once or twice a year,
and it is 18 years old and I see no end to its thin,
useful edge. I wanted to make this knife restaurant
grade, with the toughest, most resistant,
reasonably priced handle material there is, the same
material I use on so many of my military combat knives.
I chose ivory micarta, a phenolic with a long history of
durability, high density, and is completely waterproof
and dent resistant. It has the added feature of not
getting slick or slippery when wet. The micarta is ivory
colored, for a nice clean look that can even be
scrimshawed or engraved. The fittings are nickel silver,
a good, durable white metal that changes very little
over time and has a warmer color than the bright blue of
high chromium stainless steel. The knife has no filework
on the handle or blade spine, no areas where food could
hide, and that feature along with the entire polish
allows very easy cleaning; usually only a simple rinse
is all that is necessary.
- The knife comes with a double thickness tan colored
kydex slip sheath that protects the blade from other
tools, and protects you from the razor keen cutting
edge. That way, the knife can be easily stored in that
special drawer, without taking up precious counter space
and getting dinged and dulled by other kitchen tools.
This type of sheath is a clean, simple, no nonsense
solution for protecting and storing your investment.
- I have restaurant clients that request this very
same type of knife for professional daily use.
Thanks, D.C.!
Dear Jay - just a short note to let you know
that my Cyele arrived yesterday
and I put her right to work prepping dinner.
My initial impression is one of lovely lines, nice balance,
and great artistry in her design and fine craftsmanship in
execution. I own a number of custom kitchen blades, and your
Cyele is a standout in every
respect.
Many thanks, Jay - and my deepest appreciation for your
skill.
--Doug Cremer
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