Opinel
Essentials Olive Wood Box Set 4-Piece Set
3.5/5 (2)
CA$88.00CAD
In Stock
This 4-piece kitchen tool set from Opinel includes a pairing knife, serrated knife, vegetable knife, and peeler, all featuring olive wood handles and Sandvik stainless steel blades. Designed for everyday food preparation tasks such as cutting, slicing, peeling, and coring fruits and vegetables. The blades offer excellent cutting and abrasion resistance, while the olive wood handles provide a comfortable, ergonomic grip.
- Color
- Golden Yellow to Orange
- Material
- Olive Wood
- Style
- classic, traditional
- Category
- Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Tools & Utensils > Kitchen Knives
Color
Taupe
Size
SET/4
Specifications
Set of four essential kitchen knives with olive wood handles and Sandvik stainless steel blades.
Includes pairing knife, serrated knife, vegetable knife, and peeler; Sandvik stainless steel blades for excellent cutting and abrasion resistance; olive wood handle with golden yellow to orange look
- Color
- Golden Yellow to Orange · yellow
- Material
- Olive Wood
- Secondary
- stainless-steel
- Style
- classic, traditional
- Occasion
- everyday, gift
- Gender
- unisex
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Tools & Utensils > Kitchen Knives
Additional Attributes
- 4-piece set
- pairing knife
- serrated knife
- vegetable knife
- peeler
- Sandvik stainless steel blades
- olive wood handle
- handy
- effective
- sharp
- elegant
- golden yellow to orange look
- dense winding veins
- French brand
- everyday knives
Product Insights
The Opinel Essentials Olive Wood Box Set, a 4-piece set priced at 88 CAD with one tool effectively free, delivers a storied heritage (founded 1890, three tools still made in the historic Chambéry workshops) and superior performance via Sandvik 12C27 steel (56-58 HRC) that outperforms budget sub-$100 sets in edge retention and corrosion resistance, with a thin grind for precise slicing and easy sharpening on a ceramic rod; each handle’s unique golden-yellow to orange grain with dark veins adds character, but the varnished olive wood requires hand washing and occasional oil, and while three tools are French-made, the vegetable knife originates in Portugal, and the peeler’s double-edged blade suits both left- and right-handed users.
Verified claims
- Heritage
- Founded in 1890 in the French Alps, three of four tools still made in historic Chambéry workshops.
- Blade numbering
- N°112–N°115 codes indicate blade lengths in centimeters.
- Care
- Varnished olive wood: hand wash, occasional oil, no dishwasher.
- Wood grain
- Each handle has a unique golden-yellow to orange grain with dark winding veins.
- Edge performance
- Sandvik 12C27 at 56-58 HRC holds a razor edge through heavy prep and sharpens with a few passes on a ceramic rod.
- Corrosion resistance
- 13-14% chromium resists spotting from acidic foods like citrus and tomatoes.
- Value relative to budget sets
- Outperforms 3Cr13 and 420J steel in sub-$100 sets, staying sharper longer.
- Thin grind
- Thin grind reduces wedging and drag for precise peeling and slicing.
- Edge maintenance
- Thin edge geometry stays sharp and sharpens quickly with a ceramic rod.
- Set value
- Set at 88 CAD effectively includes one tool free vs. separate purchases.
- Steel
- Sandvik 12C27 outclasses budget steels in edge retention and corrosion resistance.
- Origin
- Paring knife, serrated knife, and peeler made in France; vegetable knife in Portugal.
- Ambidextrous design
- Peeler's double-edged blade works for left- and right-handed users without adjustment.
Product record
- Title
- Essentials Olive Wood Box Set 4-Piece Set
- Brand
- Opinel
- Price
- 88 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
Value compared to similar knife sets
- Opinel positions its olive wood-handled paring, serrated, and vegetable knives as premium individual SKUs, so the four-piece set at 88 CAD aggregates a collection that would cost significantly more if purchased piece by piece — a built-in bundle discount that effectively rewards the buyer with one free knife relative to standalone pricing.
- Founded in 1890 in the French Alps, Opinel brings 130 years of cutlery craftsmanship to this set — a legacy that transforms these knives from mere tools into heirloom objects, offering a story of generational quality that budget-oriented brands like Cuisinart or Farberware cannot match.
- The 12C27 stainless steel, with its fine carbide structure and high carbon content, delivers edge retention and corrosion resistance that outclass the common 3Cr13 or 420J steel found in many sub-$100 sets, meaning these knives stay sharper longer and require less frequent honing in daily produce prep.
How Sandvik 12C27 steel performs in the kitchen
- Sandvik 12C27’s alloying produces a fine carbide distribution that lets the blades take a razor-sharp edge straight from the factory and holds that edge through hours of vegetable prep; it also responds to a few passes on a ceramic rod, making touch-ups quick enough that even a beginner can keep the set scary-sharp without stones or jigs.
- With roughly 13–14% chromium content, the stainless formula resists spotting and discoloration even when cutting acidic foods like citrus, tomatoes, and onions — meaning these knives won’t demand an immediate rinse and dry the way traditional carbon steel would, and the olive wood handles stay cleaner as a result.
- 12C27’s notable toughness relative to high-carbide super-steels lets Opinel grind the paring and vegetable knives thinner behind the edge, reducing wedging and drag when peeling, coring, or detail-slicing — a tangible difference in control that the peeler and serrated knife also benefit from.
- At a typical 56–58 HRC after heat treatment, 12C27 holds a working edge measurably longer than the softer X50CrMoV15 used in many classic German chef knives (often 55–57 HRC), yet it avoids the brittleness and sharpening difficulty of high-hardness Japanese steels like VG-10 — giving the home cook a practical sweet spot between edge-holding and easy maintenance.
- Opinel’s heritage folders and kitchen knives are famously built around XC90 carbon steel that develops a patina and requires diligent drying; this Sandvik stainless set deliberately trades that traditional patina character for the low‑maintenance everyday usability of stainless, making the set more approachable for cooks who want the genuine Opinel handle shape and blade geometry without the wet‑blade anxiety.
Opinel's design heritage in these kitchen knives
- Opinel's kitchen knives carry the same three-digit nomenclature (N°112, N°113, N°114, N°115) that extends the brand’s legendary folding-knife numbering system — each N° corresponds to a specific blade length in centimeters, so picking up a paring knife feels like a natural progression from the pocket-sized No. 8, reinforcing the set’s place in an unbroken design lineage dating to 1890.
- The polished stainless steel bolster on each knife is a direct descendant of the Virobloc safety ring patented by Marcel Opinel in 1955 — two grooved rings that still appear on every Opinel folding knife — here reimagined as a fixed decorative collar that visually anchors the olive wood handle and balances the blade, maintaining a through-line from pocket to kitchen.
- Three of the four tools are made in France, with the vegetable knife produced in Portugal — this split echoes Opinel's modern supply chain while keeping the paring knife, serrated knife, and peeler anchored to the Chambéry workshops that have been the brand’s home since 1916, reinforcing the set’s old-world credibility.
- Olive wood, a dense and richly grained Mediterranean hardwood, has been used by Opinel for limited-edition handles since at least the 1990s — its golden-yellow to orange tones with dark winding veins are a deliberate step up from the brand’s everyday beech, linking this Essentials set to the collector-grade wood runs rather than entry-level offerings.
- The N°115 peeler’s single-slot, double-edged blade — usable by left- and right-handers without any adjustment — embodies the universal design logic that has governed Opinel tools since Joseph Opinel whittled his first folding knife for farmers in the Savoie region, where one tool had to serve many hands.
- Opinel’s shift from carbon steel to Sandvik 12C27 for the Essentials line mirrors the brand’s modern folding-knife stainless option, but the high-carbon formulation deliberately preserves the razor-sharp edge and quick patina-free maintenance that made the original carbon blades famous — it’s a performance update that stays true to the spirit of a knife that ‘must cut’.
Image Analysis
3 images- 01
Product
Four kitchen cutting tools arranged side-by-side showing olive wood handles with visible wood grain and stainless steel blades of four different tip styles including a peeler, a curved paring blade, a straight small chef-style blade, and a serrated blade. Metal rivets secure each handle and brand text is visible on several blades.
- Overall arrangementFour hand tools laid flat, handles aligned toward the bottom edge and blades pointing upward, spaced evenly across a round wooden serving board.
1 region
x 0.11 · y 0.14 · w 0.78 · h 0.72 (high) - Handles material and finishHandles are warm light-brown olive wood with visible linear grain variations and a smooth satin finish; each handle has two or three circular metal rivets visible from top.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.55 · w 0.64 · h 0.32 (high) - Handle shapesHandles have rounded ends with a slight taper toward the blade, and one handle (second from left) has a more pointed hexagonal end faceting compared with the others.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.66 · w 0.64 · h 0.19 (high) - Blade typesLeftmost tool is a metal peeler with a short mirrored blade and two long drainage slots; second from left is a curved paring or peeling blade; third is a narrow straight small chef or utility blade; rightmost is a serrated blade with scalloped cutting edge.
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x 0.19 · y 0.18 · w 0.62 · h 0.52 (high) - Blade surface finishBlades are stainless-steel with a matte brushed texture and areas of reflected highlights; the peeler blade has a polished mirror finish.
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x 0.25 · y 0.16 · w 0.52 · h 0.40 (high) - Brand text on blades“OPINEL INOX”
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x 0.48 · y 0.21 · w 0.20 · h 0.34 (medium) - Additional blade text and marks“OPINEL INOX”
1 region
x 0.68 · y 0.18 · w 0.20 · h 0.42 (medium) - Peeler blade text (partial)small stamped text on peeler blade edge, illegible at this resolutionPartial
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.18 · w 0.12 · h 0.30 (medium) - RivetsEach handle shows circular metal rivets flush with the wood surface, appearing as shiny round discs; some handles show three rivets, others two.
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.58 · w 0.60 · h 0.28 (high) - Knife-to-handle junctionBlades are seated into the handles with a visible metal bolster or ferrule transition area where blade meets wood, visible as a short metal collar on each tool.
1 region
x 0.36 · y 0.36 · w 0.36 · h 0.20 (high)
Other
Lifestyle composition on a round wooden board with tomatoes, herbs, a cloth napkin at right, and natural daylight casting soft shadows and reflections; image is tightly framed top-down with slight perspective.
- Background surfaceRound weathered wooden serving board with visible tool marks and a raised rim, occupying the central area under the tools.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.06 · w 0.88 · h 0.88 (high) - Produce and propsCherry tomatoes on stems and sprigs of small purple-pink flowers and green herbs arranged around the left and top edges of the board as styling props.
1 region
x 0.02 · y 0.08 · w 0.34 · h 0.48 (high) - Cloth napkinStriped white and navy cloth napkin partially visible at the right edge under the board and tools.
1 region
x 0.78 · y 0.56 · w 0.20 · h 0.34 (high) - Lighting and shadowsSoft directional daylight from upper-left producing gentle highlights on metal blades and soft cast shadows to the lower-right of objects.
- Shot compositionTop-down view with slight perspective showing full length of tools and surrounding props; image is in portrait orientation and tightly cropped to include edge of board and some tabletop.
Colors
light olive wood· handlesstainless silver· blades#CBC6C1- Overall arrangementFour hand tools laid flat, handles aligned toward the bottom edge and blades pointing upward, spaced evenly across a round wooden serving board.
- 02
Product
Four kitchen utensils shown blade-up in a row: from left a stainless steel peeler blade with a polished head, then three knives with stainless blades and light olive-wood handles each secured by two visible metal rivets and printed handle text 'OPINEL SAVOIE FRANCE'. Blades show stamped text 'OPINEL INOX' and a small crown/hand logo on some blades.
- Overall arrangementFour hand tools are shown upright with blades pointing upward and wooden handles downward, closely spaced and vertically aligned.
- Leftmost tool typePolished stainless steel peeler head with a central vertical channel and rounded tip; handle is light olive wood with two visible circular metal rivets and printed text on the handle.
1 region
x 0.04 · y 0.02 · w 0.20 · h 0.96 (high) - Second tool bladeShort curved stainless blade with a concave inner edge and a short serrated section near the handle base; blade has stamped text 'OPINEL INOX' and a small logo.
1 region
x 0.26 · y 0.02 · w 0.18 · h 0.96 (high) - Third tool bladeLong serrated stainless blade with scalloped cutting edge; blade shows stamped text 'OPINEL INOX' and a small logo.
1 region
x 0.48 · y 0.02 · w 0.18 · h 0.96 (high) - Rightmost tool bladeLong straight stainless blade with a plain edge; blade shows stamped text 'OPINEL INOX' and a small logo near the ricasso.
1 region
x 0.72 · y 0.02 · w 0.20 · h 0.96 (high) - Handles material and finishAll four handles are light olive wood with a smooth, satin finish and visible straight wood grain; each handle tapers to a rounded hexagonal end with a flattened bottom edge.
1 region
x 0.04 · y 0.50 · w 0.88 · h 0.46 (medium) - Handle fastenersEach handle shows two circular metal rivets set flush into the wood, aligned vertically along the handle centerline.
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x 0.04 · y 0.50 · w 0.88 · h 0.46 (high) - Handle printed text“Printed vertically along each handle in black text is 'OPINEL' above smaller text 'SAVOIE FRANCE'.”
1 region
x 0.20 · y 0.68 · w 0.60 · h 0.25 (medium) - Blade stamped text and logo“Several blades have stamped text 'OPINEL INOX' with a small crown/hand style logo beneath or beside the text; stamps are in dark contrasting print on the stainless surface.”
1 region
x 0.40 · y 0.06 · w 0.48 · h 0.40 (medium)
Other
White seamless background with diffuse lighting, minimal soft shadows beneath handles, and the image tightly crops each tool so all four are fully visible; high contrast and sharp focus on metal and wood surfaces.
- Background and lightingUniform white background with even diffuse lighting that produces soft shadows directly beneath the handles and subtle highlights on metal surfaces.
- Shot compositionVertical product crop showing full length of blades and handles with consistent spacing between items; image centered horizontally.
- Image qualityHigh resolution and sharp detail on blade edges, handle grain, and printed text; no visible compression artifacts.
Colors
light olive wood· wood handlesstainless silver· stainless blades#CCCCCCblack print· handle printed text and blade stamps- 03
Product
Four kitchen tools with straight olive-wood handles and stainless-steel working ends are visible through a rectangular window; three show knife blades with stamped text and one is a metal peeler head.
- HandlesFour visible handles made from light olive wood with vertical grain; each handle has two round metal rivets visible on the face and a squared-off rectangular top where it meets the blade tang.
4 regions
x 0.14 · y 0.46 · w 0.18 · h 0.32 (high); x 0.32 · y 0.46 · w 0.18 · h 0.32 (high); x 0.50 · y 0.46 · w 0.18 · h 0.32 (high); x 0.68 · y 0.46 · w 0.14 · h 0.32 (high) - Knife bladesThree stainless-steel blades visible above the handles: two straight-edge blades and one serrated blade (middle-left) with visible blade faces stamped with small text and a small emblem.
3 regions
x 0.14 · y 0.28 · w 0.18 · h 0.20 (high); x 0.32 · y 0.28 · w 0.18 · h 0.20 (high); x 0.50 · y 0.28 · w 0.18 · h 0.20 (high) - Peeler headOn the far right a stainless-steel Y-style peeler head is visible with a reflective finished metal surface and a short metal stem connecting to the wooden handle.
1 region
x 0.68 · y 0.28 · w 0.14 · h 0.20 (high) - Blade stamps“Repeated small stamped text and a tiny emblem on the blade faces reading 'OPINEL INOX'.”
3 regions
x 0.15 · y 0.30 · w 0.16 · h 0.12 (medium); x 0.33 · y 0.30 · w 0.16 · h 0.12 (medium); x 0.51 · y 0.30 · w 0.16 · h 0.12 (medium) - Top cutout alignmentCardboard insert holds each tool in a vertical slot with visible cardboard dividers between each handle and a rectangular display window exposing the tools from handle tops to blade bases.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.26 · w 0.76 · h 0.50 (high)
Packaging
Kraft cardboard retail box with a rectangular die-cut window and a two-tone printed design including a large brand wordmark and product descriptor, plus a red diagonal panel at the bottom with product numbers and labels.
- Box materialSingle-piece kraft brown cardboard box with matte finish visible around the window and at the top and sides.
1 region
x 0.02 · y 0.02 · w 0.96 · h 0.96 (high) - WindowRectangular die-cut window with rounded inner corners showing the tools mounted on a cardboard tray inside.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.22 · w 0.76 · h 0.46 (high) - Top brand wordmark“Large uppercase word 'OPINEL' printed near the top center with a small hand-and-crown emblem to the right and the words 'SAVOIE FRANCE' beneath it.”
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.06 · w 0.64 · h 0.14 (high) - Main product headline“Large printed headline 'LES essentiels du CUISINIER' in mixed upper- and lower-case spanning the area above the window.”
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x 0.13 · y 0.14 · w 0.74 · h 0.14 (high) - Bottom product listingRed diagonal panel at the bottom contains printed numbered item labels and short bilingual descriptors for the four items.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.68 · w 0.88 · h 0.28 (high) - Bottom text block“Text block on the red panel listing item numbers and names in French and English.”
1 region
x 0.09 · y 0.70 · w 0.82 · h 0.20 (high)
Other
Studio product shot with white background, even lighting, and no visible props; image centered and cropped to include full box and slight white margin.
- Background and lightingClean white background with diffuse studio lighting producing soft shadows and even illumination across the box.
- Shot framingPortrait-oriented, front-facing shot centered on the box with small white margins on all sides; entire product is visible within the frame.
- Image qualityHigh-resolution photograph with sharp focus on product details and legible printed text.
Colors
light olive brown· handles#DCA474stainless silver· blades and peeler head#C9C5C5kraft brown· box backgroundPackaging#C4A185navy blue· printed blue textPackagingmuted red· bottom panelPackaging#C54A5C- HandlesFour visible handles made from light olive wood with vertical grain; each handle has two round metal rivets visible on the face and a squared-off rectangular top where it meets the blade tang.
Documents & Data
Customer Reviews
2 total3.5
2 reviews · out of 5
Déçue de l'aspect du bois
★★★★★Marie-Claude S.
Déçue de l'aspect du bois
Lacune dans l’ensemble…
★★★★★Annik G.
Bel ensemble, les couteaux coupent bien , mais l’économe est très peu performant ☹️. Je n’ai pas essayé le couteau à lame incurvée encore…
Q&A
5 answered- How should I care for the olive wood handles? Are they dishwasher safe or should they be hand washed and oiled?
- The olive wood handles are varnished to protect them from moisture and dirt, so they should be hand washed and dried promptly—dishwasher use is not recommended. Occasional conditioning with mineral oil can help maintain the wood, but the varnish reduces the need for frequent oiling.
- What is the blade length for each knife in the set?
- The blade lengths are: paring knife N°112 – 10 cm, serrated knife N°113 – 10 cm, vegetable knife N°114 – 7.5 cm, and peeler N°115 – 6 cm.
- What specific Sandvik stainless steel is used? (e.g., 12C27, 14C28N)
- The knives use Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel, a modified version with high carbon content for excellent sharpness and corrosion resistance.
- Are these knives made in France by Opinel?
- The paring knife, serrated knife, and peeler are made in France, while the vegetable knife is made in Portugal.
- Is the peeler blade also Sandvik stainless steel, and is it designed for left- or right-handed use?
- Yes, the peeler blade is also made from Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel, and it is designed for both right- and left-handed use.