Kuhn Rikon is a Swiss kitchen tools company with roots going back over a century, best known for precision engineering and well-considered design. The Iced line applies a heat treatment process inspired by an old Swiss watchmaking technique: blades are heated to over 1000 degrees C and then rapidly cooled at minus 120 degrees C - a process the company calls ice hardening, borrowed from the practice of 19th century watchmakers who placed steel components in snow to increase durability and solidity. Applied to a kitchen knife blade made from German stainless steel, the result is a harder, more corrosion-resistant edge than standard tempering alone produces.
The 8 inch chef knife is the all-purpose format in the Iced lineup. The 200mm blade handles the full range of everyday kitchen prep - slicing, dicing, and chopping across vegetables, fruit, and proteins - with a sharp tip that stays useful for fine detail work. The handle is weighted and riveted for balance, with a dark titanium coating that gives it a distinctive, refined look. At HRC 53 the steel is on the softer end of the hardness range, which makes it forgiving to sharpen and easy to maintain on a honing rod - and importantly, it is the kind of knife you reach for without hesitation when you need to break down a butternut squash, cut through a pineapple, or do any of the rough work that makes you think twice before reaching for a high-hardness Japanese knife. Every serious cook needs at least one capable workhorse that can take the jobs that would make a delicate performance blade wince. This is that knife.
Care Instructions: Hand wash with lukewarm water and a mild detergent using a non-scratch sponge. Hand washing preserves the edge and extends the life of the blade. Dishwasher use is not recommended.
The 8 inch chef knife is the all-purpose format in the Iced lineup. The 200mm blade handles the full range of everyday kitchen prep - slicing, dicing, and chopping across vegetables, fruit, and proteins - with a sharp tip that stays useful for fine detail work. The handle is weighted and riveted for balance, with a dark titanium coating that gives it a distinctive, refined look. At HRC 53 the steel is on the softer end of the hardness range, which makes it forgiving to sharpen and easy to maintain on a honing rod - and importantly, it is the kind of knife you reach for without hesitation when you need to break down a butternut squash, cut through a pineapple, or do any of the rough work that makes you think twice before reaching for a high-hardness Japanese knife. Every serious cook needs at least one capable workhorse that can take the jobs that would make a delicate performance blade wince. This is that knife.
Care Instructions: Hand wash with lukewarm water and a mild detergent using a non-scratch sponge. Hand washing preserves the edge and extends the life of the blade. Dishwasher use is not recommended.
- Brand: Kuhn Rikon
- Line: Iced
- Country of Manufacture: China
- Steel: German Stainless Steel
- Treatment: Ice-Hardened (Heated to 1000 degrees C, cooled to minus 120 degrees C)
- Coating: Titanium (Handle)
- HRC: 53 plus or minus 2
- Handle: Weighted, Riveted
- Blade Length: 200mm (7.87 in)
- Overall Length: 335mm (13.18 in)
- Weight: 0.18 kg
- SKU: 26742
Reviews
1 review(s) WRITE A REVIEW (Reviews are subject to approval) Game Changer, May 25, 2026Posted By: James B
This is definitely an investment, but I think it�s worth it. It has performed better than any other garlic press I�ve owned. It feels comfortable in the hand, presses easily, and cleanup is very simple. Aside from the price, I don�t have much to criticize. The materials feel heavy duty enough that this may be the last garlic press I need to buy.
This is definitely an investment, but I think it�s worth it. It has performed better than any other garlic press I�ve owned. It feels comfortable in the hand, presses easily, and cleanup is very simple. Aside from the price, I don�t have much to criticize. The materials feel heavy duty enough that this may be the last garlic press I need to buy.
