How to choose a knife correctly
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How to choose a knife correctly
Knife is the most important instrument in the kitchen.
It's impossible to prepare even the easiest.meal without a knife. There are huge varieties of knives based on their shape, size, configuration and purpose of usage. We can just easily buy whole complexes of knives, but it's better to first igure out what kind of blades are necessary in the first place.
Chef's knife is the universal and the most popular knife in the world. In the USA it's also called as "French Knife", though it originates from Germany.The size of a Chef knife's blade varies from 15 to 30cm. It has about 2-4 deep evenly sharpened edge and a handle of 18-22cm. Even though it is large in size, it's best for processing vegetables and meat.
It's impossible to prepare even the easiest.meal without a knife. There are huge varieties of knives based on their shape, size, configuration and purpose of usage. We can just easily buy whole complexes of knives, but it's better to first igure out what kind of blades are necessary in the first place.
Chef's knife is the universal and the most popular knife in the world. In the USA it's also called as "French Knife", though it originates from Germany.The size of a Chef knife's blade varies from 15 to 30cm. It has about 2-4 deep evenly sharpened edge and a handle of 18-22cm. Even though it is large in size, it's best for processing vegetables and meat.
Characteristics of knives
There is also a bread knife - a long, medium width blade with the jagged edge. It is used for slicing bread, scones, muffins, cakes and other pastries.
Vegetable knife is smaller in size and is good for peeling vegetables and fruits. Both blade and the handle of this knife is small to hold it comfortably. It's perfect for peeling potatoes, beets,
carrots, apples, etc.There are also fillet knives, carving blades, etc, but they are considered for professionals and let's leave them for now.
One of the most important details in choosing knife is the material it is made of. As usual, high-quality knives are made of stainless steel with chrome.
The knife must be sharpened evenly from both sides and should be free of scratches or any other flaws. In the modern technologies, blades are sharpened with a laser.
The high-quality handle is equally important as you won't be able to use it properly without a comfortable handle. Handles are usually made of wood, metal, and plastic, best from which is a whole metal knife. It's a little heavier than others, but it will keep always steady.