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Select Your Kitchen Knife Set Carefully

Since kitchen knives will be an investment that is used daily for all your cooking days, selecting good quality ones that have durability, strength, good handling, and endurance is a must.

Types

There are many different types of knife blades to choose from, which will offer different advantages depending on the type of food that is being cut.

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Chef’s Knife
A chef’s knife, also known as a cook’s knife or French knife, is one of the most common and versatile knives one should have in a collection from the start. It can be used for a variety of cutting functions, including dicing, mincing, slicing, and chopping.

Paring Knife
A paring kitchen knife is small in nature, and usually measures only three to four inches in size. Their small size is meant for specific handling, such as intricate cutting work, peeling, and coring food.

Serrated Knife

A serrated kitchen knife is unlike most other types of knives, as these have "teeth" or saw-like edges to them in order to cut through thick foods such as loaves of bread.

Boning Knife
A boning kitchen knife is often used to remove meat from the bone, and is typically used on a ham, turkey, beef roast, or even fish. The blade is typically long and narrow so that the user can work his or her way around the bones more easily.

Specialty Knives
While the types of knives listed above should be found in every chef’s kitchen, there are many specialty knives to choose from that can be useful as well.

Knife Materials

There are a variety of materials that are used to make knife blades. Each material comes with its own advantages and disadvantages, including durability levels and resistance to corrosion, just to name a few. Different materials will last longer. Some will be more prone to rust, or may be more fragile depending on which knife is chosen. Before purchasing a knife, one should understand what to expect out of the blade material and how to care for it.

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Steps of buying

Before setting out to purchase knives, consider the type of knife you will need in your kitchen

When buying knives, hold each knife in your hand.

Look at how much steel is in the knife as well as where it is located.

Feel the weight of the knife.

Examine the balance of the knife.

Look at the hilt of the knife. It should be solid, easy to clean and well joined.

Consider the material the handle is made from. The handle is often made of wood, plastic, toughened resins and other strong materials.

Consider the blade itself and what it is made of.

Look at the width of the cutting edge.

The very basics of knife care:

Use a Wooden Cutting Board. Hard cutting boards, like those made of glass, or using plates or something similar, are damaging to the fine edge of the blade.
Wash by Hand. Even if your knife says it’s dishwasher safe, or compliant, take the 30 seconds to clean it by hand. This is better for the blade and safer
Have them professionally sharpened when they dull. Using a sharpening steel regularly is a stop-gap measure that keeps your knives working well, but eventually, all knives dull.

written by Nicolas Yang

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