The Messermeister Meridian Elite Hollow Edge Slicing Knife features a round-tip that gives more blade. The hollow edges on each side of the blade reduce drag and prevents food from sticking to the blade. This knife is ideal for thinly slicing ham and roasts. Messermeister Meridian Elite knives are one-piece, hot-drop hammer forged from a single billet of the finest German stainless steel alloy and outfitted with the most durable industrial strength handle in the world. Messermeister Meridian Elite knives are handcrafted one at a time using the same techniques that have been the hallmark of fine Solingen made cutlery for hundreds of years. Messermeister Meridian Elite knives are simply the best original forged knives made in Germany.