Lock-blade knife for cooking purposes

A lock-blade knife for cooking purposes, comprising:

• a housing;
• a blade pivotally attached to the housing, the blade being rotatable relative to the housing between a closed position and at least one cutting position;
• and
• a locking mechanism configured to lock the blade in the at least one cutting position, the locking mechanism comprising:
• a biasing member, wherein the biasing member comprises a bent sprint steel wire;
• an engagement structure disposed on the blade;
• and
• a grasping member being displaceable relative to the housing from a locking position into a releasing position, the grasping member being biased into the locking position by the biasing member, the grasping member being in engagement with the engagement structure in the locking position when the blade is in the at least one cutting position so that the blade is locked in the at least one cutting position, and wherein the blade is rotatable between the at least one cutting position and the closed position when the grasping member is manually displaced into the releasing position.