Carl Mertens Country 7″ Chinese Chef's Knife

Carl Mertens Country 7″ Chinese Chef's Knife

Versatile Cleaver-Style Precision for Everyday Prep 🥕🌶️🧄

Experience the incredible versatility of the Carl Mertens Country 7" Chinese Chef’s Knife, designed to elevate your prep work with power, precision, and balance. With its larger, rectangular blade, this knife delivers traditional Chinese-style performance with German craftsmanship.

Unlike a cleaver, this lightweight, thinner blade excels at vegetable prep, fine chopping, slicing, mincing, crushing aromatics, and transferring ingredients from board to pan. It’s an all-in-one workhorse for cooks who value efficiency and control.

Hand-forged in Solingen, Germany—where world-class blades are born. ✨

⭐ Key Features & Benefits

• 🧷 Rectangular Chinese-Style Blade — Ideal for vegetables, herbs, aromatics, and precision cuts.

• 🥦 Ultra-Versatile Tool — Mince, chop, slice, smash garlic & scoop ingredients with ease.

• 🪵 Smoked Oak Handle — Triple-riveted, ergonomic, and beautifully crafted.

• 🔪 Hot-Forged Steel Construction — Made from premium chrome-molybdenum-vanadium steel.

• ⚖️ Perfect Balance & Control — Forged bolster prevents slipping and improves stability.

• 💎 14° Hand-Sharpened Edge — Exceptional slicing power from heel to tip.

• Handmade in Solingen — Crafted through 40+ expert processes for unmatched quality.

🌿 The Country Line

Each knife in the Carl Mertens Country Series is produced through a meticulous, multi-step hand-forging process that delivers outstanding durability and cutting precision. Highlights include:

• Hot-forged, single-piece steel blades

• Approx. 58° Rockwell hardness

• Expert hand grinding and sharpening

• Triple-riveted smoked oak handles

• A forged bolster for ideal weight distribution

Every knife in the collection is unique thanks to the natural grain of smoked oak handles and traditional craftsmanship.

Handmade in Solingen, Germany

Only blades that meet Solingen’s strict quality standards earn the "Made in Solingen" mark—guaranteeing elite performance, durability, and authenticity.

Upgrade your prep routine with the Carl Mertens Country 7" Chinese Chef’s Knife—a beautifully crafted tool designed for effortless, efficient, and precise cooking. 🍽️✨