Curved Granny Paring Knife by Rada
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Small Curved Paring Knife with a Bird's Beak Blade, Hand-Sharpened in Iowa
The Rada curved granny paring knife is the tiny tool that quietly runs your prep board. Its short curved blade hooks into the natural roundness of an apple, a peach or a plum, so peels come off in one clean spiral instead of a pile of chewed-up ribbons.
Hollow-ground from T420 surgical-grade stainless and hand-sharpened in Waverly, Iowa, this small paring knife holds its edge through years of small-scale prep. Pick the silver satin aluminum handle or the black resin one and let it live in the drawer with your other Rada favorites.
Why Grandma's Little Curved Knife Still Earns Counter Space
- Curved bird's-beak edge. The concave shape cradles round produce, so you can peel apples, potatoes and citrus in-hand without the blade skipping off.
- 2⅜" blade, 5⅞" total length. Small enough for garnish and detail cuts, sturdy enough for real prep work.
- T420 surgical-grade stainless steel. Hollow-ground and hand-sharpened in Iowa for a fine, lasting edge on hand-held tasks.
- Two handle options. Silver satin cast aluminum for the classic Rada look, or black resin for a modern grip and more dishwasher tolerance.
- Made in Waverly, Iowa since 1948. American materials, American labor, backed by Rada's lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.
- Great for the small stuff. Hulling strawberries, coring tomatoes, deveining shrimp, shaping vegetables for garnish and any tight-quarters cutting job.
A Little Knife That Punches Above Its Weight
Weight, or the lack of it, is part of the charm. At just under six inches total the granny parer disappears into your hand, which is exactly what you want when you are peeling a bowl of apples for pie or trimming stems off a flat of berries. Once you get used to hand-held peeling with a curved blade, going back to a straight paring knife for round produce feels clumsy.
Why Kooi Housewares Carries Rada Cutlery
We stock Rada Cutlery at Kooi Housewares because Rada has been running the same family-scale operation in Waverly, Iowa since 1948, hand-sharpens every blade, and backs each knife with a real lifetime warranty. Rada is a family-scale operation making knives in Waverly, Iowa since 1948, now owned by St. Martin Holdings Company as of 2024 but with manufacturing staying put in Iowa. Every blade is hollow-ground and hand-sharpened, all materials come from American suppliers, and Rada backs the knife with a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects. Nothing flashy, no marketing gloss, just a knife that shows up and does the work.
