01The knife you use in your hand · 19 pieces

Huusk Paring Knives

Nineteen small blades from a two-point-seven inch bird’s beak to a five-and-a-half inch utility knife.

19pieces on this page
$12.69–$89.49across the page
5blade lengths
3handle colours

All 10 on the paring & utility knives shelf

A paring knife is the one you use holding the food rather than laying it down: hulling strawberries, taking an eye out of a potato, peeling an apple over the sink. That is why the length matters more here than anywhere else. Two point seven inches disappears into a hand. Three and a half is the standard. Five and five and a half are utility knives that have crossed over from the board and will do a large tomato or a sandwich loaf.

Two shapes run through this page. The straight paring blade is the general-purpose one and does everything a small knife is asked to do on a board. The bird’s beak curves inward, so it follows the round of a potato or a shallot instead of fighting it. Turning vegetables and coring are what it exists for, and it is close to useless flat on a board. Handle colours are white, ivory white and black, and the prices start at $12.69, which is the cheapest thing on this site.

Huusk Paring Knives by blade length

5 blade lengths, each one a link to the card that carries it.

Huusk Paring Knives by colour

3 handle colours, named from our own product data rather than read off a photograph.

Huusk Paring Knife Set, 5", White

Utility knives

Huusk Paring Knife Set, 5", White

  • 5" blade
  • Handle: White

4.4 · 525 ratings

$23.69
Huusk Paring Knife, 3.5", Ivory White

Paring knives

Huusk Paring Knife, 3.5", Ivory White

  • 3.5" blade
  • Handle: Ivory White

4.4 · 525 ratings

$12.99
Huusk Utility Knife, 5.5"

Utility knives

Huusk Utility Knife, 5.5"

  • 5.5" blade
  • High carbon steel

4.6 · 489 ratings

$12.69
Huusk Paring Knife, 3.5", Black

Paring knives

Huusk Paring Knife, 3.5", Black

  • 3.5" blade
  • Handle: Black

4.7 · 41 ratings

$14.99
Huusk Paring Knife Set, 2 pieces, Black

Bird's beak paring knives

Huusk Paring Knife Set, 2 pieces, Black

  • 2 pieces · $12.49 each
  • Handle: Black

4.7 · 41 ratings

$24.99
Huusk Birds Beak Paring Knife, 2.7", White

Bird's beak paring knives

Huusk Birds Beak Paring Knife, 2.7", White

  • 2.7" blade
  • Handle: White

4.8 · 9 ratings

$17.99
Huusk Birds Beak Paring Knife, 2.7", Black

Bird's beak paring knives

Huusk Birds Beak Paring Knife, 2.7", Black

  • 2.7" blade
  • Handle: Black

4.8 · 9 ratings

$17.99
Huusk Upgraded Serbian Chef Knife-japanese Meat, 3.5"

Serbian chef knives

Huusk Upgraded Serbian Chef Knife-japanese Meat, 3.5"

  • 3.5" blade
$40.99
11 more in Huusk Paring Knives
Huusk Japanese Folding Nakiri Knife Sleek

Folding pocket knives

Huusk Japanese Folding Nakiri Knife Sleek

  • Sold as one knife
$38.13
Huusk Viking Knife Hand Forged Boning, 2 pieces

Boning knives

Huusk Viking Knife Hand Forged Boning, 2 pieces

  • 2 pieces · $21.73 each
  • Full tang
  • Sheath included
$43.46
Huusk Folding Fruit Knife

Folding pocket knives

Huusk Folding Fruit Knife

  • Full tang
$46.18
Huusk Ulu Knife

Ulu knives

Huusk Ulu Knife

  • Sheath included
$45.32
Huusk Folding Chef Knife Set Sleek

Folding pocket knives

Huusk Folding Chef Knife Set Sleek

  • Sold as one knife
$89.49
Huusk Poultry Shears

Poultry & bone shears

Huusk Poultry Shears

  • Sold as one knife
$38.69
Huusk Japanese Folding Nakiri Knife Paring

Folding pocket knives

Huusk Japanese Folding Nakiri Knife Paring

  • Sold as one knife
$44.98
Huusk Japan Ulu Knife

Ulu knives

Huusk Japan Ulu Knife

  • Sheath included
$47.12
Huusk Japan Hand Forged Slicing Knife, 11.5", 2 pieces

Slicing, carving & bread

Huusk Japan Hand Forged Slicing Knife, 11.5", 2 pieces

  • 11.5" blade
  • 2 pieces · $19.46 each
$38.93
Huusk Japan Knife, 2 pieces

Hand forged Japan knives

Huusk Japan Knife, 2 pieces

  • 2 pieces · $29.24 each
  • Sheath included
$58.48
Huusk Knife Japan, 3.5"

Viking knives with a sheath

Huusk Knife Japan, 3.5"

  • 3.5" blade
  • Sheath included
$35.99

02Next to it on the shelf

The rest of Huusk that touches this job

damascus knives, chef knives, kitchen shears: the neighbouring answers, each with its own sizes and prices.

Huusk Damascus KnivesTwelve Damascus blades from five to eight inches, across chef, santoku, nakiri, boning and utility shapes.12 piecesHuusk Chef KnivesEighty-two pieces carrying a chef blade, from a six-inch everyday knife to a twelve-inch slicer, singly and in boxes.82 piecesHuusk Kitchen ShearsTwenty-nine pairs, from an eleven-dollar all-purpose scissor to heavy duty poultry shears with a bone notch.29 pieces

03Asked before ordering

Huusk Paring Knives: questions

What people ask us about paring knives before they pick one.

Why would you want a Huusk bird’s beak paring knife?

Anything round. The edge curves inward so it follows the surface of an apple, a potato or a shallot as you turn the food against it. Coring, peeling and turning vegetables are what it does. Laid flat on a board it is the wrong shape.

Do you need a paring knife if you own a Huusk chef knife?

Buyers say it is the knife they pick up most, and it costs a fraction of the one on the board. A chef knife is for the board and needs two hands and a surface. A paring knife works in the air, in one hand, for the dozen small jobs that happen between the real cooking.

What size Huusk paring knife should you buy?

Three and a half inches if you are buying one. The two-point-seven inch blades are for detail work and for a small hand. Five and five and a half are utility blades that will do a tomato or a sandwich and are less comfortable for peeling.

One button, the whole Huusk range

Every blade length, steel and piece count in Huusk essentials sits behind this button, with the current price beside it. Pick the job, check the blade against the board you own, and it ships from our retail partner.