Knives

Vegetable knives can be used for everything from precision peeling and slicing to the removal of eyes from potatoes. Other designs  have a wide blade which enables sliced food to be moved with ease around the cutting board.

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A paring knife is a small knife that is ideal for peeling and other small or intricate work, such as de-veining a shrimp, removing the seeds from a pepper, or cutting small garnishes.

A peeling knife is a specialised type of paring knife which has a curved pointed tip, used to cut decorative garnishes, slice soft fruits, or to remove skins and blemishes.

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The cook’s knife or chef’s knife is an all-purpose knife that is curved to allow the cook to rock the knife on the cutting board for a more precise cut.

The broad and heavy blade also serves for chopping bone instead of the cleaver making this knife the all purpose heavy knife for food preparation.

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The Kitchen Utility Knife is between a chef’s knife and paring knife in size, about 10 cm to 18 cm in length. Some designs have a serrated blade and are very useful for many types of food.

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The Santoku Knife is a general-purpose kitchen knife originating in Japan. Its blade is typically between 13 and 20 cm long, with a flat edge and a sheepsfoot blade that curves down to the point.

The Santoku’s blade and handle are designed to produce a well-balanced knife. The name Santoku refers to the three cutting tasks which the knife is optimized for: slicing, dicing, and mincing.

A boning knife is used to remove bones from cuts of meat. It has a thin, flexible blade. A stiff boning knife is good for beef and pork, and a flexible one is preferred for poultry and fish.

Filleting knives are very flexible and are used to fillet and prepare fish. They have blades that allow them to move easily along the backbone and under the skin of fish.

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A knife block is a common way to store knives safely and close at hand in the kitchen.

This is an angled block of wood, steel, or other material, with slots for inserting knife blades, and sometimes other accessories, like kitchen scissors.

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A sharpening steel is a rod of steel, ceramic or diamond coated steel used to realign blade edges. They are flat, oval, or round in cross-section and up to one foot long (30 cm).

The steel and ceramic honing steels may have longitudinal ridges, whereas the diamond coated steels are smooth but will be embedded with abrasive diamond particles.

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Bread knives are used for cutting bread and are one of many kitchen knives used by chefs. The serrated blades of bread knives are able to cut soft bread without crushing it.

An offset serrated knife uses an offset handle to ensure the cook’s knuckles will not touch the cutting surface when the blade has cut all of the way through the food.

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A sharpening or honing steel does not sharpen knives, but instead straightens the blade, while a sharpener sharpens the blade. A honing steel is a rod made of steel or ceramic, generally about 30 centimetres long and 6 mm to 12 mm  thick.

It is used to hone a knife blade after sharpening in order to restore the edge and improve cutting ability.

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A carving knife is a large knife that is used to slice thin cuts of meat, including poultry, roasts, hams, and other large cooked meats.

A slicing knife is generally longer and narrower and may have plain or serrated edges. Many cooks find them better suited to slicing ham, roasts, fish, or barbecued beef and pork and venison.

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A meat cleaver is a large, usually rectangular knife that is used for splitting or “cleaving” meat and bone.

The knife is designed to cut with a swift stroke without cracking, splintering or bending the blade. Many cleavers have a hole in the end to allow them to be easily hung on a rack. Cleavers are an essential tool for any restaurant that prepares its own meat.

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A carving set is a collection of knives and forks used for cutting, filleting, and serving meat and fish. Carving sets are useful for making food look presentable and for serving it efficiently.

Typically, a carving set comprises a Carving Knife, a Carving Fork and a Sharpening Steel.

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A steak knife is a sharp table knife, used for cutting steak. These often feature serrated blades and wooden handles, and are the only sharp knife commonly found at the modern table.

In the early 20th century all table knives were sharp, but required frequent upkeep. By the 1950’s, serrated stainless steel steak knives had been introduced which required neither polishing nor frequent sharpening.

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