| Seeking 1 or 2 fine kitchen cutlery sets? Then | | | | used for random tasks. |
| begin your research on the various knives you'll | | | | The Steak Knife |
| need. Each knife in any of the different types of | | | | Perhaps a favorite knife is the Steak Knife - |
| kitchen cutlery sets on the market has its own | | | | favorite because, other than your personal dining |
| unique function. | | | | knife, it's the knife closest to the food at meal |
| The following are the knives you'll need: | | | | time. It's used to slice meat at the dinner table |
| Chef's Knife | | | | prior to serving, quickly easing the hunger pains of |
| You will use The Cook's Knife, also known as the | | | | your family and dining guests. It's about 5 inches in |
| Chef's Knife, for difficult jobs like dicing food. It | | | | length. |
| ranges between 6 and 12 inches in length. You'll | | | | The Cleaver |
| find that the blade is curved, which will help you | | | | The Cleaver, which, to its chagrin, looks rather |
| perform tasks on the cutting board. Think of it as | | | | ominous, is actually a helpful tool to have in the |
| the "work horse" knife. Yet, and this is a little | | | | kitchen. It's a handy "knife" that is perfect for |
| knife trivia for you, the Chef's Knife is somewhat | | | | chopping and cutting bone. |
| infamous as the knife used in the movie | | | | The Boning Knife |
| Halloween. | | | | As you may have guessed, or known, you'd use |
| The Bread Knife | | | | a Boning Knife to remove bones from cuts of |
| Okay, now to test your "Knife Knowledge". The | | | | meat. Unlike the above mentioned cleaver, which |
| Bread Knife, around eight inches long, is used in | | | | cuts through bone, the boning knife worms its |
| any of the top kitchen cutlery sets, to...yup, you | | | | way into small places and literally "ejects" the |
| guessed it, slice bread. | | | | bone from the meat. It's about 6 inches long. |
| The Paring Knife | | | | The Fillet Knife |
| At only three inches long, you may think the | | | | A Fillet Knife is a longer version of the boning |
| Paring Knife doesn't bring much value to your | | | | knife, about 10 inches, used to, you guessed it, |
| kitchen cutlery set. However, don't underestimate | | | | fillet fish. |
| it. You'll use it for coring and peeling, which, as any | | | | So many knives! But now that you have passed |
| chef knows, is an imperative kitchen task. | | | | Knives 101, the course they never gave you in |
| The Utility Knife | | | | high school Home Economics but should have, you |
| At around 6 inches, on average, in length, the | | | | are prepared to purchase kitchen cutlery sets for |
| Utility Knife is somewhat of the kitchen cutlery | | | | you, your friends and your family! |
| sets' "step child". It has no specialty but is often | | | | |