CCK Restaurant Slicer

The 片刀 (piàn dāo), “slicing knife”, is the workhorse of professional Chinese kitchens. The professional-grade big sister of the Slicer: a taller, heavier blade built for restaurant lines that slice and prep all day long. Same Laser-thin profile as the standard Slicer, just scaled up, with more height (11.5–12.5 cm vs 9–10 cm) for extra knuckle clearance and a bigger flat surface for scooping and food transfer, and a longer edge for working through volume.

If you’re coming from a Western kitchen, the Restaurant Slicer replaces a large chef’s knife or gyuto for vegetable and boneless-meat work. The flat blade gives you knuckle clearance a chef’s knife can’t match, and the broad flat side doubles as a bench scraper for moving prep off the board. Where a chef’s knife relies on a curved belly for rocking cuts, the Slicer uses its weight and height for straight-down chopping and push-cutting. The entire edge contacts the board at once.

Strictly a vegetable and boneless-meat knife. The Laser-thin blade is ground for slicing and is too fine for any bone work. For poultry bones, look at the Restaurant All-Purpose Cleaver. For pork or beef bones, the Bone Cleaver range.

Choose carbon steel for the sharpest edge and easiest re-sharpening. It needs drying after use and occasional oiling (see our carbon steel care guide). Choose stainless steel for the low-maintenance option: corrosion-resistant and dishwasher-friendly when paired with the stainless steel handle. The rustic mulberry wood handle offers great grip even with wet hands; the stainless steel handle is dishwasher-safe when paired with a stainless steel blade. Hand-wash versions with a wooden handle or carbon steel blade.

For a smaller, lighter version more suited to home kitchens, see the standard Slicer in carbon steel or stainless steel.

Sizes

Which size? 二號 No.2 (M) is the all-rounder and what we recommend for most professional kitchens. 三號 No.3 (S) for more compact setups. 大號 No.1 (L) for breaking down large quantities of food, only available with mulberry wood handle.

HACCP colour-coded plastic-handled versions are available as separate products.