Chef's knife (8 in)
34 cm (1.115 ft)
Overall length including the handle
The kitchen's all-purpose knife, measured on a Victorinox Fibrox Pro. 34 cm long, with a 20 cm blade.
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How big is that?
34 cm is 4 times a credit card and 19% of an adult man.
Chef's knife is the 9th largest of the 31 Kitchen Table objects, and the 74th smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: A4 sheet of paper (Portrait) (Classic), 29.7 cm and Bowling pin (Ten-pin) (Classic), 38.1 cm tall.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Chef's knife in orange beside the Kitchen Table objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Chef's knife |
|---|---|---|
| Wine bottle (750 ml)A standard 75 cl Bordeaux-shaped bottle, measured on a Saverglass Tradition. | 30.05 cm tall | 88% of the size |
| Cutting boardA plastic chopping board seen from above, measured on an IKEA LEGITIM. | 34 cm long | about the same |
| Chef's knife (8 in) | 34 cm long | – |
| Stand mixerA tilt-head stand mixer seen from the side, measured on a KitchenAid Artisan. | 35.6 cm tall | about the same |
| Cast-iron skillet (10¼ in)A classic cast-iron pan seen from above, measured on a Lodge 10.25-inch. | 40.94 cm long | 1.2× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 340 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 34 |
| Metres | 0.34 |
| Inches | 13.39 |
| Feet | 1.115 |
How it's measured
Overall length including the handle. Manufacturer's specification.
Sources
- victorinox.com: Victorinox Fibrox Pro 8 in chef's knife: length 340 mm, length of blade 20 cm.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Chef's knife is one of the objects in Kitchen Table, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.