Arcos Riviera Blanc professional chef's knife 20 cm

The professional chef's knife from the Riviera Blanc series by ARCOS has a wide blade with a smooth edge, and is very stable and strong. The chef's knife, also known as a cook's knife, is a multi-purpose knife for cutting and chopping. It is an essential knife in any set, and it's even worth having a couple of different sizes of this type of knife. It comes in 4 different blade sizes: 150, 200, 250 and 300 mm.

The Riviera Blanc range of professional knives by ARCOS has a feature that sets it apart from every other ARCOS series: its white antibacterial BACTIPROOF SILVER ® handle. It is forged from a single piece with a French-style bolster, using top-quality NITRUM stainless steel. In addition, every knife in the Riviera Blanc series carries the prestigious American NSF® (National Standard Food) certification.

What is BACTIPROOF SILVER®? It integrates a silver-based technology into the handle that provides extra safety and hygiene, inhibiting and stopping the growth of bacteria, germs, mould and fungi, and protecting the handle from odours, stains and micro-organisms harmful to health. As well as reducing the presence of bacteria, germs and so on by 99.9%, this feature lasts for the entire working life of the knife.

What is NITRUM® stainless steel? It's a nitrogen steel formula that gives the knife greater hardness, delivering more cutting power and improving the durability of the edge. The quality of the steel is what makes the difference between one knife and another, and NITRUM® steel is one of the best in the world. This steel-enrichment formula is available only in ARCOS knives; it is also environmentally friendly and has no negative effects on the environment.

NITRUM exceeds the ISO 8442-1 hardness standard by more than 3 HRc. It beats the ISO 8442-5 standard for initial cutting power by more than 70%. And it exceeds the ISO 8442-5 standard for edge durability by more than 200%.

Why a forged knife? Forging means shaping the knife with presses from a mass of red-hot steel. But the most important thing to know about an ARCOS knife being forged is the assurance that forging means the knife is solid and made from a single piece, from the tip of the blade to the base of the handle. This avoids the unwanted welded, glued or hollow areas that have low strength and are prone to rust.

Why choose an ARCOS knife? ARCOS is a Spanish cutlery manufacturer (Albacete) and one of the oldest in the world (the earliest records date back to 1708), with a global presence and franchises worldwide. It also places strong emphasis on R&D, working continuously with technology centres such as AIMPLAS and ITECAM to develop new products and better quality. It holds the international ISO 9001:2008 and NSF certifications and offers a 10-year guarantee on all its products. All of this makes ARCOS one of the best knife brands in the world, highly valued by professional and amateur cooks alike. With all of its cutlery made in Albacete and backed by a 10-year guarantee, ARCOS is an easy choice.

You can download the catalogue with the full range of Riviera Blanc professional knives by Arcos at the bottom of this page under “catalogues”.