The Oliva Elité knife collection by Messermeister feature a beautiful natural olive wood handle in the popular straight tang, forged knife line series. A perfectly balanced knife, with the blade, bolster and tang in one piece and have been hot drop hammer forged from a single billet of German 1.4116 steel alloy, heat treated and cooled to achieve a Rockwell rating of 57-58.

The 20cm Chef's knife will be your go to.  Perfectly sized for everyday use, from chopping vegetables to slicing meat and everything in between.  This is an heirloom quality knife - while it's hard - you will need to deal with it in your will.