Description
This Kids Knife Set is three plastic safety knives priced at $19.99, sized for small hands. The serrated plastic edges cut bread, lettuce, soft fruit and salad, but are far gentler on fingers than a metal blade.
The reason parents look for these is not really safety in the abstract - it is that a child who is handed a butter knife cannot cut anything, gets frustrated, and goes back to watching. A plastic knife with real serrations actually works on soft food, which is what keeps a child at the bench instead of drifting off.
Specifications
| Quantity |
3 knives |
| Material |
Plastic |
| Edge |
Serrated plastic |
| Cuts |
Bread, lettuce, soft fruit, salad, cheese, cooked vegetables |
| Does not cut |
Raw hard vegetables, meat, anything requiring a sharp blade |
| Sized for |
Small hands |
Note on size and age: the supplier has not provided blade dimensions or a manufacturer age rating, so we have not invented either. The photographs show the knives in context. If exact length matters, contact us and we will measure stock on hand.
What's in the Box
| Plastic safety knives |
3 |
| Cutting board |
Not included |
Why a Plastic Serrated Edge Beats a Butter Knife
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It actually cuts - serrations saw through soft food, where a smooth butter knife just squashes it
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Gentle on fingers - the edge grips food fibre but does not slice skin the way a honed blade does
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Three in a set - two children can work at once, or one stays clean for fruit
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Lightweight - small hands keep control instead of fighting the weight of a chef's knife
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Builds real skill - a proper cutting grip learned early transfers to metal knives later
How Sharp Is a Plastic Kids Knife?
Sharp enough to saw through a banana, a strawberry, a lettuce leaf, a slice of bread or a block of soft cheese. Not sharp enough to cut through a raw carrot, a pumpkin, an apple skin without effort, or meat. That gap is the entire design intent - it covers most of what a child would be given to prepare, and stops well short of the tasks where a slip does damage. It is safer than a metal knife, not harmless: the serrations can still graze skin under pressure, so this is a supervised tool, not an unsupervised toy.
What Age Are These Suitable For?
The supplier gives no manufacturer age rating, and we would rather say so than invent one. As a general guide, children start to manage a serrated safety knife with supervision somewhere around preschool age, and readiness varies far more by individual than by birthday - grip strength, attention and whether they will follow an instruction all matter more than the number. Judge your own child, keep the first sessions short, and stay within arm's reach.
What Can They Actually Cut?
Bread and rolls, lettuce and leafy greens, banana, strawberry, kiwi, mushroom, cucumber, tomato, soft cheese, cooked potato and cooked vegetables - the food that makes up most of what a child helps prepare. Harder produce needs an adult to halve it first, after which a child can usually work the cut faces. Starting a session by pre-halving the hard items is the trick that avoids a frustrated child sawing at a whole apple.
Buyers are parents cooking with young children, Montessori and play-based learning at home, early learning centres and kindergartens, and grandparents with visiting grandchildren.
See Kitchen & Dining, Gifts for Kids, or Children.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many knives are in the set?
Three.
Are they metal?
No, plastic with serrated plastic edges.
Can they cut raw carrot or apple?
Not easily. Halve hard produce for the child first.
What age are they for?
No manufacturer age rating is supplied. Use adult judgement and always supervise.
Are they dishwasher safe?
The supplier does not state this. Hand washing in warm water is the safe assumption.
How long are the blades?
Dimensions are not supplied. Contact us and we will measure stock on hand.
Is a cutting board included?
No.
Fast Australian Shipping
Dispatched from Australia to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin, with regional and remote addresses handled through the standard Australia Post network.
Measurements are approximate. Screen colours vary between devices. SUPERVISION REQUIRED - this is a real cutting tool, not a toy. Safer than a metal knife but still capable of grazing skin. Adult supervision is required at all times and an adult should judge whether a particular child is ready.
