How to Choose a Knife for the Right Job
The art of cooking requires several different kinds of knives. With that comes a whole lot of confusion as to the proper protocols of using the knives and their applications. It is important to own a variety of cooking knives in order to ensure that you have the proper tools to make any meal at any time. There are several different brands and qualities of knives on the market today, so pick and choose what you want after learning the purpose of each knife. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- French chef's knife
- Trimmer knife
- Butcher's knife
- Fillet knife
- Bone knife
- Carving knife
- Slicer knife
- Paring knife
Instructions
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Choose a French chef's knife for chopping greens, hard and canned fruits, root vegetables, cubing bread, nuts, candied and dried fruits, cooked meats and fowl.
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Choose a trimmer knife for peppers, tomatoes, citrus fruits, cucumbers, hard-boiled eggs, corn, cauliflower, broccoli, melons, eggplant, squash, coring lettuce, and deboning roasts, steaks, fish and fowl.
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Choose a butcher's knife to disjoint poultry, fowl and meat. This type of knife is also good for cutting gourds and seafood.
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Use a fillet knife to fillet meats, poultry and fish.
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Use the carving knife for carving meats, poultry and cakes. Similar to the carving knife is the bone knife, which you can use to cut bones in any kind of meat, poultry and large fish.
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Use the slicer knife for breads, fowl, ham, cheese, sandwiches, eggplant and to shred green vegetables.
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Use the paring knife to core fruits, root vegetables, asparagus, hard vegetables like celery, Brussels sprouts, removing the intestines from shrimp, and removing the stomach sacks from crustaceans like lobster and crab.
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Tips & Warnings
Any of these knives can be purchased from kitchen stores and online with popular kitchenware names. Remember to curl your fingers when using knives so you don't slice them or cut them off. Take proper care of all of your cooking utensils to avoid rusting and other damage. Sharpen your knives when they get dull if they are not the "forever sharp" type of blade.
Use caution when using knives. There is a risk of serious injury if you do not pay attention to what you're doing.
References
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