Borner knives: series description

The impeccable quality of German goods is known all over the world - legends can be made about this. Borner, which has been holding the market leadership in the production of kitchen accessories for more than half a century, is no exception. It became famous for the production of graters and vegetable cutters. Knives produced under the brand from Germany are no less in demand. They can be purchased both as a single copy and in sets. Let's dwell on this particular item of the product.

Borner kitchen knife blades are made of high-strength steel, resistant to corrosion. The blade itself is thin, the factory sharpening is very sharp. The material used in production can withstand repeated sharpening. The assortment of the company includes several different series, differing from each other in hardness, heat treatment temperature and manufacturing technology.

If you carefully study the proposed range of kitchen cutting tools 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 required shape is stamped, then quenched 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 accurate in striking. Due to their higher cost, they are most often chosen by professionals. Regardless of the manufacturing method All Borner knives are perfectly balanced, and the factory sharpening guarantees 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 also do not clean them with abrasives. It is recommended to wash it by hand, and to sharpen it with a moussaka or a special sharpening stone. As with any product, you can find both rave reviews and sharply negative reviews about Borner products.

Perhaps the reason is that this brand is pretty well promoted and sells well, so it is profitable to fake it... Or the product is not manufactured at the plant itself, but under a license, at a subsidiary. In any case, when buying, you should carefully inspect the packaging and pay attention to the logo - on the Borner branded knives it is engraved on the blade itself.

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

• Asia. The peculiarity of knives produced in this series is that they are made of rolled high-alloy steel. The handle of the knife has a streamlined shape, the material of manufacture is plastic. The price of products from this line is quite democratic - 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 is made of impact-resistant polystyrene with a non-slip surface and an original shape. The lower part of the knives of this series is slightly curved and, as it were, follows the curves of the hand. This adds some comfort when working with this tool.

• Mexico. This series is made of forged steel. The knives are slightly heavier than their counterparts from previous collections. The blade is thin and sharp, smoothly flows into the handle, representing a single indivisible mechanism. The handle is "dressed" in shock-resistant plastic, which is fixed with metal rivets.

• Toronto... This collection is also made of forged steel. The knives have some similarities with the Mexico series - the same forged steel for the blade, the same plastic for the handle. The only slight difference is in the design of the handle itself. Whereas in Mexico the shape of the handle is curved outward, in Toronto it is, on the contrary, curved inward. In addition, there is only plastic 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 rulers, we give a list of the main names of knives.

• For thin slicing - has some resemblance to sirloin, 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 for peeling vegetables and fruits.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Santoku - similar in shape to a hatchet, the blade is concave downward, length 16 cm, intended for fine shredding of vegetables and thin slices of meat.

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

• Cheese - 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.

• Khlebny - serrated blade 20 cm, trapezoidal.

• Shredder hatchet - a thick wide blade of 15-20 cm, the center of gravity is shifted, so you can chop up small cartilage and bones, chop finely into strips of vegetables.

• Knife "wavy oval" for carving - blade in the shape of a spatula, ribbed at the tip, length 6 cm, designed for cutting fantasy patterns from fruits and vegetables.

Separately, it should be said about ceramic knives Borner. Separately, they cannot be found on sale, however, they can be purchased in sets. The blades in this category of kitchen knives are made from zirconium dioxide.

In addition to ceramic, the company's assortment also includes 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. Poultry scissors and a sharpening tool can also be included in addition to the knives.

For a video review of Borner knives, see the video below.