Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef's Knife 8 Inch Green 5.2004.19

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Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8" Chef's Knife (Green) — 5.2004.19 The same globally trusted Fibrox Pro 8" blade — the chef's knife culinary schools around the world hand every student on their first day — finished in a green Fibrox handle. In professional HACCP colour-coded kitchens, green is conventionally reserved for fruit and vegetable prep, helping busy teams keep produce separated from raw meat, fish and dairy work at a glance. For any Nairobi hotel, restaurant, or catering operation formalising food-safety colour-coding, this is the blade to stock at the veg station. The knife itself needs no introduction if you've spent any time in a working kitchen. Victorinox stamps the blade from a single piece of high-carbon stainless steel rather than forging it, then conically grinds it full-length — the result is a thinner, lighter blade that moves through cabbage, carrots, peppers, and leafy greens with almost no resistance. It's genuinely easier on the wrist through a long prep list than a heavier forged knife, and the gentle blade curve supports a smooth rocking motion for mincing herbs and aromatics, with a flat heel for clean, controlled push-cuts through denser vegetables like squash and pumpkin. The green Fibrox handle is textured thermoplastic elastomer that stays firmly gripped in the hand even when wet from washing produce — a small detail that matters enormously during a busy prep shift. It's NSF-certified for commercial kitchen use and dishwasher-safe, though hand-washing and drying straight after use is the better habit for keeping the edge sharp long-term. Who This Knife Is For Vegetable and fruit prep stations in commercial kitchens running HACCP colour-coding, catering operations standardising a colour-coded set, and any home cook who simply likes the green handle and wants the same professional-grade performance as the rest of the Fibrox line. Full Specifications Attribute Detail Brand Victorinox (Switzerland) Model / Line Fibrox Pro Chef's / Cook's Knife SKU / Article No. 5.2004.19 Blade Length 8" / 20cm Overall Length Approx. 13" / 33cm Blade Steel High-carbon stainless steel (X50CrMoV15) Blade Hardness 55–56 HRC (Rockwell) Blade Construction Stamped, conically ground, double-bevel edge Handle Material Fibrox TPE, green (HACCP colour-coding: typically fruit/vegetables) Dishwasher Safe Yes (hand-wash recommended for blade longevity) Certification NSF International certified for commercial kitchen use Country of Manufacture Switzerland Warranty Victorinox lifetime guarantee against material and manufacturing defects Best Uses Fruit and vegetable prep, general chopping, dicing, mincing, and slicing Frequently Asked Questions Is green specifically for vegetables? In standard HACCP colour-coding conventions, yes — green typically denotes fruit and vegetable prep tools, kept separate from raw meat (usually red), poultry (yellow), fish (blue) and dairy/bakery (white) to reduce cross-contamination risk. The knife performs identically regardless of what you cut with it. Do home cooks need to worry about colour-coding? No — this is purely a commercial food-safety convention. Home cooks can buy whichever colour they prefer with zero difference in performance. What's the difference between this and the black version? None beyond handle colour — same steel, same hardness, same construction, same edge geometry. How long will the edge last with regular home use? With occasional honing, most home cooks find the factory edge stays genuinely sharp for weeks to a couple of months of regular use before needing a proper re-sharpen — and because the steel is on the softer, easier-to-sharpen side of the scale, that re-sharpen takes minutes with a basic whetstone or sharpening steel. Why Buy From Red Rhino Kenya? • 100% genuine Victorinox — sourced through authorised channels • Fast delivery across Nairobi and shipping countrywide • Backed by Victorinox's lifetime warranty • Trusted Kenyan retailer for genuine international kitchen brands Need the full colour set? Browse Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8" Chef's Knives in black, blue, red and yellow, plus the rest of the Victorinox range at Red Rhino.