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    Kinds of Knife

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    This document describes different types of knives and their uses. It outlines 17 knives including boning knives for separating meat from bone, bread knives for cutting bread without crushing the loaf, chef's knives for chopping and dicing, cleavers for chopping through bones, fish fillet knives for filleting fish, fork knives for holding meat while carving, ham slicers for slicing ham, oriental cleavers for chopping vegetables and meats, paring knives for small handheld tasks, bird's beak knives for peeling fruits and vegetables, salmon slicers for slicing smoked salmon, slicers/carvers for thin meat and fruit slices, steak knives for cutting thick steaks and chops, tomato/bag

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    This document describes different types of knives and their uses. It outlines 17 knives including boning knives for separating meat from bone, bread knives for cutting bread without crushing the loaf, chef's knives for chopping and dicing, cleavers for chopping through bones, fish fillet knives for filleting fish, fork knives for holding meat while carving, ham slicers for slicing ham, oriental cleavers for chopping vegetables and meats, paring knives for small handheld tasks, bird's beak knives for peeling fruits and vegetables, salmon slicers for slicing smoked salmon, slicers/carvers for thin meat and fruit slices, steak knives for cutting thick steaks and chops, tomato/bag

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    This document describes different types of knives and their uses. It outlines 17 knives including boning knives for separating meat from bone, bread knives for cutting bread without crushing the loaf, chef's knives for chopping and dicing, cleavers for chopping through bones, fish fillet knives for filleting fish, fork knives for holding meat while carving, ham slicers for slicing ham, oriental cleavers for chopping vegetables and meats, paring knives for small handheld tasks, bird's beak knives for peeling fruits and vegetables, salmon slicers for slicing smoked salmon, slicers/carvers for thin meat and fruit slices, steak knives for cutting thick steaks and chops, tomato/bag

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    Kinds of Knife

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    Jocel Cabe
    This document describes different types of knives and their uses. It outlines 17 knives including boning knives for separating meat from bone, bread knives for cutting bread without crushing the loaf, chef's knives for chopping and dicing, cleavers for chopping through bones, fish fillet knives for filleting fish, fork knives for holding meat while carving, ham slicers for slicing ham, oriental cleavers for chopping vegetables and meats, paring knives for small handheld tasks, bird's beak knives for peeling fruits and vegetables, salmon slicers for slicing smoked salmon, slicers/carvers for thin meat and fruit slices, steak knives for cutting thick steaks and chops, tomato/bag

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    Kinds of Knife & Their Uses 

     Boning Knife - This knife has a 4-5 inch blade. The blade
    is flexible and suited for separating meat from the bone.

     Bread Knife - Bread knife has a 9 inch blade. With the help
    of its sharp, scalloped blade, the bread can be easily cut
    without squashing the loaf.

     Chef's Knife - The Chef knife has a


    4-12 inch blade. It is a versatile knife that can be skillfully
    used for various purposes. However, it comes very handy,
    while chopping and dicing. You can choose the blade
    length as per your comfort but make sure you use a longer
    knife for bigger jobs.

     Cleaver - This knife comes with a 6 inch blade. It


    is best suited to chop through the bones and joints
    of an animal. Moreover, its flat side can be used to
    crush peppercorns and other spices.

     Fish Filet - This knife has a 7 inch blade. As the name


    suggests, this thin, long blade knife has great flexibility
    for filleting fish.
     Fork - Fork knife has an 8 inch blade. This is a carving
    knife's assistant, used to hold meat in place while
    slicing. Meat can also be transferred from pan to plate
    with the help of this knife.

     Ham Slicer - This knife has a 10 inch bl ade. As the


    name suggests, it is also a specific knife, specially
    designed for slicing through the unique
    texture of ham.

     Oriental Cleaver - It is a 7 inch blade knife, which is


    also referred as 'cleaver'. It's really a fine chopper and
    dicer of vegetables, herbs, meats and fruits. However,
    it should not be used to chop bones.

     Paring Knife - This knife has a 3½-4 inch blade. This


    is the most commonly used knife in the kitchen,
    preferred for hand-held tasks, provid ing utmost
    control.

     Birds Beak Knife - It is a type of a paring knife. It is


    designed for peeling small round fruits and vegetables.

     Salmon Slicer - It has a 12 inch blad e knife. It is long,


    thin and exceptionally flexible, designed for slicing
    smoked salmon.
     Slicer/Carver - This knife has an 8-10 inch blade. It is used
    for carving paper - thin slices of meats, fruits and
    vegetables. With the help of the pointed tip, you can cut
    around bones or pieces of melon.

     Steak Knife - The Steal knife has a 5 inc h blade.


    This is a sharp knife that cuts through thick steaks
    and chops.

     Tomato/Bagel Knife - This knife comes with a 5 inch


    blade. It is a serrated knife, appropriate for cutting
    something that's soft on the inside and tough on the
    outside.

     Utility Knife - Utility knife has a six inch blade. It can be


    rightly called a cross between a paring and chef's knife. In
    effect, it's an all - purpose knife capable of performing
    a variety of everyday tasks.

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