Knife Guide
We know that it can be challenging to decide which knives you need, especially when there are so many types and kinds out there. This guide is meant to make this process easier by giving you a good understanding of what each knife is about.
A must-have in your kitchen. The chef knife is an all-purpose blade ideal for a wide variety of cutting tasks. Extremely versatile, this knife is sharp and designed to cut through the toughest of meats and slice vegetables like butter. With it’s curved belly, the Chef knife can be gentle rocked through fresh herbs and spices to produce an extremely fine mince. If you could only have one knife, this would be it.
Ideally used as a knife intended for cutting through tough bones. The knife’s broad side is also great for crushing ingredients, such as garlic. Use it for everything such as separating spare ribs, chopping beef and cutting chicken. The back of the blade is great for tenderising meat as well. A cleaver knife comes in handy especially for chopping up meat and bones for stock, and works its magic on seafood such as lobsters as well.
This amazing knife is designed for all the tasks for which you’d use a chef’s knife. The main difference is that it’s straighter edge won’t rock through cuts such as a traditional chef’s knife. It works extremely well with vegetables, julienne, dice and more. Can also be used for cleaning and portioning boneless proteins, such as fish and chicken.
The carving knife is also known as the precision knife. Whether you want to carve paper-thin or thick and juicy slices of meat or poultry, this razor thin blade gives a clean and precise cut, keeping more of the juices and flavour trapped within the meat. The longer blade makes precise slices with a single stroke, while the pointed narrow tip cuts meat away from the bone with ease.
Every kitchen needs a bread knife to saw through tough crusts that would otherwise be badly treated by a regular knife. It’s designed for slicing bread, cakes, pastries and larger fruits with even the toughest skin. Perfectly slices through any loaf of bread, without crushing the tender bread within.
Longer than a paring knife, but shorter than a chef’s knife, the utility knife is a solid multi-purpose knife in the kitchen. Available in both a serrated and straight blade style, they are sometimes referred to as ‘’sandwich knives''.
This powerful knife comes with a slender and curved blade, enabling you to pierce the flesh of poultry, fish and beef effortlessly. The curved shape also helps you get meat out of hard-to-reach places, by following the contour of bones precisely. Perfect for cutting meat away from bones and joints from meat and fish.
This small knife is a great multi-purpose knife. Small enough for peeling and paring while large enough to slice fruits and vegetables. A well-balanced knife whose small size provides high control and ease of use, while still packing a punch due to its sturdiness. Cut through most foods effortlessly.