Dinner Knives

Dinner knives: Essential equipment for every home

Dinner knives are also called table knives. Like dinner forks and spoons, they are a staple in every cutlery box and your home should have enough for its needs. In our online store you can buy high-quality polished or matt dinner knives to match your existing cutlery set.

What is a dinner knife?

The dinner knife is set out at all meals. You use it at breakfast to butter your bread, at lunch and also at dinner. If there are special dishes such as steak or fish, then the dinner knife is exchanged for steak cutlery or fish cutlery.

The properties of a dinner knife

The table or dinner knife usually has a narrow cutting edge with a rounded tip. The blade itself often – but not always – has a fine serrated edge so that you can also use it to cut food into small pieces.

What should I look for when buying a dinner knife?

You can buy dinner knives online in very different designs. We have summarized the criteria that may help you decide on a dinner knife here.

Dinner knife design

It is always best to buy a dinner knife that matches the rest of your flatware. For example, do you already own table cutlery from a particular ZWILLING product series? Then you can find dinner knives matching the GREENWICH, MINIMALE, SOHO series and many other cutlery series from ZWILLING in our store.

Dinner knife ergonomics

The dinner knife is one of the most used types of knives in the home. It is used at mealtimes every day. It is therefore all the more important that the table knife sits well in the hand and is easy to guide. An ergonomic knife handle gets a little wider and heavier towards the end so that the knife’s center of gravity lies in your hand.

Serration of the cutting edge

Very fine serration on the knife edge improves the dinner knife’s cutting properties. With a snack knife or bread knife, for example, you can also slice rolls or soft meat without having to change knives at the table. However, not all knives are serrated. You can also buy breakfast knives with a smooth blade online, which are only suitable for spreads or sliding food onto the fork.

Knife material and workmanship

Many dinner knives are made of 18/10 stainless steel. The advantage of this material is that it is very resistant to acidic food. Knives made of stainless steel are corrosion-resistant and usually dishwasher-safe as well.

Dinner knife maintenance

Since dinner knives are in use all the time, they must be able to be cleaned in the dishwasher. Pay attention to the table knife’s maintenance properties when purchasing.

What is a hollow handle knife?

In a hollow handle knife, the blade and the handle are made of different materials. The blade is inserted into the handle and is often made of high-quality blade steel. The advantage is that the knife’s design matches the rest of the cutlery from a series, but the cutting edge has the appropriate properties that only a special steel can offer. Individual requirements are sometimes placed on a knife’s handle and cutting edge, and a hollow handle knife can meet them.

Are you still looking for a dinner knife to go with your cutlery set? Then you will find high-quality dinner and table knives in our online store.