Length: 20cm blade Width: 3.8 cm Multi-purpose knife Chefs knife
Paring knife Short chef knife 8-10 cm long Thin-bladed knife intended for coring and paring (peeling) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Boning knife Length 5-9 inches Kitchen knife with a sharp point and a narrow blade. Used for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish
Bread knife Length 20-30 cm An offset serrated knife uses an offset handle Serrated blades of bread knives
Cheese knife Length 8-12cm Width 3.75- 7.25cm Often with a curved blade Little holes along the blade which reduce friction
Cleaver Length 15-20cm Largely used as a kitchen or butcher knife Intended for hacking through bone. Meat cleavers have a hole in the blade so that butchers or chefs can hang them
Mincing knife / Mezzaluna Can be used to mince chop or cut foods into smaller bits Can be either single or double bladed
3 MOST COMMON KINVES USED ?? CHEFS KNIFE PARING KNIFE BREAD KNIFE
USING KNIFE SAFELY Use the correct knife for the task at hand Always cut away from yourself Always cut on a cutting board Keep knives sharp When carrying a knife , hold it point down Don’t attempt to catch a falling knife Never leave a knife in sink of water
How to use knife
BASIC KNIFE CUTS Strip cuts Cube cuts Other cuts
STRIP CUTS Pont neuf (1 cm × 1 cm × 6 cm–8 cm) Batonne t (0.6 cm × 0.6 cm × 5 cm–6 cm) Julienne (0.3 cm × 0.3 cm × 3 cm–5 cm) Fine julienne (0.2 cm × 0.2 cm × 3 cm–5 cm) Chiffonade ( 4-10mm)
CUBE CUTS Large dice (" Carré " meaning "square" in French) 20mm Medium dice (Parmentier ) 13mm Small dice ( Macédoine ) 5mm Brunoise 3mm Fine brunoise 2mm
OTHER CUTS Paysanne (10 mm × 10 mm × 3 mm) Lozenge diamond shape, (10 mm × 10 mm × 3 mm) Tournee ( french word turned ) Rondelle (3–10 mm) Mirepoi x 3 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 4 inch (5–7 mm)
Summary Use correct knives Use knife safely and keep it safely Use different cuts of vegetables