Colour Prof — Arcos

The Colour Prof collection is the HACCP range by Arcos, designed for traceability and food separation in professional kitchens. Nitrum® stainless steel blades with colour-coded handles: Colour Prof covers Chef knives, boning knives and butcher's knives for the brigade.

The Colour Prof specificity

The HACCP colour code allows each knife to be assigned to a specific food type (red meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, allergens), preventing cross-contamination. Arcos applies this principle across a full professional range: Chef knives, butcher's knives and boning knives in various blade lengths.

• HACCP colour-coded handles for traceability in professional kitchens
• Nitrum® stainless steel blades (Arcos signature)
• Full range: Chef 20/25/30 cm, boning 13/15 cm, butcher 20/30 cm, paring 8 cm

The most popular pieces in the Colour Prof collection

A few models account for most of the purchases on AZ boutique.

• Colour Prof Chef knife, 30 cm Nitrum blade: long blade for large-piece cuts in the brigade
• Colour Prof boning knife, 15 cm Nitrum blade: rigid, narrow blade for boning
• Colour Prof butcher's knife, 20 cm blade: wide blade for cutting and primal work
• Colour Prof Chef knife, 20/25 cm Nitrum blade: mid-size Chef formats for daily kitchen use
• Colour Prof paring knife, 8 cm Nitrum blade: a colour-coded precision knife for handheld work

Choosing within the Colour Prof collection

What is the HACCP colour code for?

The HACCP colour code is a professional catering standard linking a colour to a food type (red for raw red meat, yellow for poultry, blue for fish, green for vegetables and fruit, white for dairy, brown for cooked meats, purple for allergens). Assigning one knife per colour prevents any cross-contamination, a regulatory requirement in professional kitchens.

Which format should I start with?

The 25 cm Chef knife is the brigade's all-rounder: long enough for larger cuts, still easy to handle for everyday work. The 20 cm suits compact kitchens better, the 30 cm fits services that regularly handle longer pieces. For boning, 15 cm is the standard; 13 cm is more precise on finer cuts.

How do I care for Colour Prof knives?

Although some Arcos product sheets indicate dishwasher compatibility, hand washing with immediate drying preserves the edge and the handle colour over time. For HACCP traceability in a professional kitchen, it is essential to respect colour separation from washing through to storage.

The Colour Prof collection on AZ boutique

Find the Colour Prof collection by Arcos on AZ boutique. To explore the cutlery range, browse the Kitchen knives section.

Other Arcos collections to discover: Universal, Maître, Nova.