Andre Verdier 149NRR DYNAMIT Tomato Knife

The Andre Verdier DYNAMIT Tomato Knife has a 4.5-inch satin serrated stainless blade at 8.5 inches overall, a black ABS handle and a lanyard hole. Made in France.

A tomato knife is a specific tool. The serrations break through skin that a plain edge slides off, and the blade is ground thin so the slice underneath stays intact rather than crushing. Serrations also stay usable far longer than a plain edge on soft skins, since the teeth do the work and the edge between them wears slowly.

ABS keeps the handle light and dishwasher tolerant. Verdier works in Thiers, the French cutlery town that has made blades since the Middle Ages. Explore more Kitchen Knives.

• Serrations cut tomato skin a plain edge slides off
• Thin grind keeps the slice intact rather than crushing
• Teeth do the work, so the edge wears slowly
• 4.5-inch blade, 8.5 inches overall, made in France