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 — 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 — 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 fully dishwasher-friendly.

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.