Choosing Kitchen Knives

Series Summary

Every chef has an assortment of excellent cutlery. Most seasoned cooks have at least one very nice chef's knife. However, there are many exceptions to this rule. Some very good cooks do not even know that the kitchen knives they're using, to prepare their family meal, are not nearly as good as the cook. If you are such a cook, with great talent yet poor tools, let our expert show you how to choose a good set of kitchen knives for your kitchen.

In this free video series, learn how to choose kitchen knives from chef Brandon Sarkis. Brandon will tell you how to judge kitchen knives by their handles and blades, how to choose a kitchen knife based on the type of steel used to make it, how to choose a paring knife, how to choose a utility knife, how to choose chef's knife, how to choose slicing knives and cleavers, how to choose unusual kitchen knives, how to use honing steel, and how to hold various types of kitchen knives.