Knives Borner: a description of the series

The impeccable quality of German goods is known all over the world - legends can be added about this. Borner, which has maintained market leadership in the production of kitchen accessories for more than half a century, is no exception. She became famous thanks to the production of graters and vegetable cutters. Knives manufactured under the brand from Germany are no less in demand. They can be purchased both in a single copy and in sets. Let us dwell in more detail on this item of goods.

The blades of Borner kitchen knives are made of high-strength steel that is resistant to corrosion. The blade itself is thin, the factory sharpening is very sharp. The material used in production withstands multiple sharpening. The company’s assortment includes several different series, which differ in hardness, heat treatment temperature and manufacturing technology.

If you carefully examine the proposed range of kitchen tools for cutting on the company's website, you can see that knives come in forged and rolled steel. In the first case, a solid steel sheet is taken, from which the necessary shape is stamped, then hardened at a certain temperature, and then sharpened.

A combination of several types or several layers of steel is possible here. It is believed that forged products are more durable and last longer - they can not be sharpened for years. They are heavier and more accurately strike. Due to the higher cost, they are most often chosen by professionals. Regardless of the manufacturing method all Borner knives are perfectly balanced, and the factory sharpening gives a guarantee for cutting up to 3 tons of products.

Recommendations for the care of kitchen tools of the specified brand are standard - it is enough to keep them clean, avoid contact with aggressive substances such as various acids and salts, and do not clean with abrasives. It is recommended to wash by hand, and grind with a moussaka or a special stone for sharpening. As with any product, Borner products can be found both rave reviews and sharply negative ones.

Perhaps the reason is that This brand is quite promoted and sells well, so it’s profitable to fake. Or the goods were manufactured not at the factory itself, but under a license at a subsidiary. In any case, when buying, you should carefully examine the packaging and pay attention to the logo - on Borner branded knives it is engraved on the blade itself.

In total, the assortment of the company contains a little more than 20 kinds of knives, which are produced in 4 main collections. Each collection presents almost the entire range of available models, however, each of them has its own characteristics. We give a brief description of each series.

• Asia. A feature of knives produced in this series is that they are made of rolled high-alloy steel. The knife handle is streamlined, the material of manufacture is plastic. The price of products from this line is quite affordable - the average cost of a knife is about 500 rubles (2019).

• Ideal. This series, like the previous one, is made of rolled stainless steel. The handle made of impact-resistant polystyrene has a non-slip surface and original shape. The lower part of the knives of this series is slightly curved and, as it were, repeats the bends of the hand. This adds some comfort when working with this tool.

• Mexico This series is made of forged steel. Knives are slightly heavier than their counterparts from previous collections. The blade is thin and sharp, smoothly flowing into the handle, representing a single indivisible mechanism. The handle is “dressed” in shockproof plastic, which is fixed with metal rivets.

• Toronto. This collection is also made of forged steel. Knives have some similarities with the Mexico series - the same forged steel for the blade, the same plastic for the handle. A slight difference is only in the design of the pen itself. If in Mexico the shape of the handle is curved outward, then in Toronto, on the contrary, it is concave inward. In addition, plastic is only on the bottom of the handle, and there are no metal rivets.

In total, Borner has more than 50 models, but since many of them are repeated in all lines, we give a list of the basic names of knives.

• For thin slices - has some similarities with loin, but with a narrower blade. Its length is 15-18 cm.

• For cleaning - a cone-shaped blade, a very narrow blade 8-13 cm long, designed to peel vegetables and fruits.

• Potato - blade, straight from the blunt side, curved outward from the blade side, length 7-8 cm.

• Mini chef - universal, suitable for all types of work, blade length 12.5-15 cm.

• Pro Chef - a powerful wide blade 23 cm long, suitable for cutting bones and whole carcasses of meat and fish.

• Universal - similar in functionality to a mini chef, but has a longer and wider blade of 15-18 cm.

• Monster chef - 23 cm blade, more powerful than the previous one.

• For sushi and greens - a blade of a triangular shape, with a hole on the tip of the blade, wide and short 11 cm.

• Chef - the blade is wide, the blade is elongated, 15 cm.

• Chopping - the blade is slightly narrower and slightly shorter than the professional chef - 20 cm.

• Santoku - similar in shape to an hatchet, the blade is concave down, 16 cm long, designed for fine shredding of vegetables and thin slices of meat.

• Steak - blade length 13 cm, thanks to the serrated edge remains sharp longer, suitable for table setting.

• Cheesy - the tip of the blade is bifurcated, there are several holes on the blade so that thin slices do not stick to the surface.

• Sirloin - narrow pointed blade 15 cm, convenient for separating meat from bone.

• Bread - serrated blade 20 cm, has the shape of a trapezoid.

• Shredder Hatchet - a thick wide blade of 15-20 cm, the center of gravity is offset, so that you can chop small cartilage and bones, finely chop the straws from vegetables.

• Knife "wavy oval" for practicing carving - blade in the form of a scapula, ribbed at the tip, length 6 cm, designed to cut fantasy patterns from fruits and vegetables.

Separately worth mentioning about Ceramic Knives Borner. Separately, they can not be found on sale, however, they can be purchased in sets. The blades of this category of kitchen knives are made of zirconia.

In addition to ceramic, the assortment of the company also has sets of traditional steel knives. They can include from 5 to 7 items. In addition to the cutters themselves, the set includes a stand - plastic or magnetic metal. Also, scissors for cutting poultry and a grinding tool can be included as an addition to knives.

Watch the video review of Borner knives in the video below.