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Using good quality knives gives you better results and makes food prep so much easier – in a professional kitchen and at home. You’ll make meals almost every day, so it makes sense to invest in a few cooking knives that will stand the test of time. This Knife Buying Guide gives you an overview of types of knives available and how correct knife sharpening and care can make them last even longer.
A chef knife is extremely popular because the large, rounded blade is perfect for prepping everyday foods like veggies, meat, fish and herbs. It has enough room for your knuckles to fit under the handle while the blade is in contact with the chopping board, so you can chop up and down, in a circular motion, or rock the knife back and forth for the fastest food prep.
These Japanese chef knives are perfect for chopping, dicing and slicing meat, fish and vegetables because the little hollows along the blade stop food sticking to the knife as you cut. The large blade also has enough space and knuckle clearance for fast up and down chopping. The blade edge on Japanese kitchen knives is straighter than a chef’s knife and extremely sharp edge for effortless, comfortable chopping.
The long, serrated edge on a bread knife easily glides through bread crust so your sandwich loaves, French sticks and bread rolls don’t get squashed, and the blade doesn’t dull as quickly as a flat-edge knife would. Remember that a bread knife isn’t just for bread – it’s also your go to knife for cutting through anything that’s hard on the outside and soft on the inside, like pineapples and tomatoes. A bread knife is also perfect for removing the top crowns on cakes to produce a perfectly level cake ready for decorating.
Thinner than a chef’s knife and a bit bigger than a paring knife, a utility knife is an all-rounder for chopping board and in-hand food prep. It’s great for slicing steaks and soft cheese, peeling fruit and vegetables, boning meats before cooking and carving cooked meat.
The littlest of the kitchen knife family gives you great control and is perfect for peeling fruits and veggies, deseeding and making pretty garnishes out of carrot, cucumber and tomato with or without a chopping board.
A boning knife has a very thin blade that’s flexible so you can take meat off the bone, slice along the backbone of fish, and cut up meat and fish.
This is the knife you need to fillet fish. The thinness and flexibility of a fillet knife allows you to navigate around fish bones so you don’t waste any of your prized catch, and it cuts nice, even slices. It can also be used to cut chicken fillets and beef fillets.
This butcher’s knife has a huge rectangular blade that’s strong enough to cut through bone joints. The large, flat side of the blade can also be used for crushing garlic and peppercorns.
If you make roasts and other meat dishes regularly a carving knife set that has a narrow, thin carving knife and carving prongs makes it easier to cut and serve succulent slices of meat; or you can carve really fast and impress guests with an electric knife.
A set of steak knives makes it much easier to cut through steaks and creates an authentic steak restaurant atmosphere when you’re entertaining at home.
Affordable and needs to be sharpened more than other blade materials.
A higher carbon content keeps the blade sharper for longer; but are more expensive than stainless steel knives.
Ceramic knives are incredibly durable, will not rust or brown fruit and veggies or absorb cooking odours. Best of all, they will rarely – if ever need sharpening.
The everyday cooking and entertaining essentials to go with your kitchen knives:
Make sure you take care of your knives so they last and you get the best out of them:
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