Kitchen Knives

If you visit department stores or any kitchenware, you will always see kitchen knives sold in sets of 10, 15 or even sets of 22. The big issue is, it includes knives that you don't usually meet your needs. Think first on what knives you want to buy and how are you going to use them. By then you can start collection your knives piece by piece without buying the unnecessary knives that are included in sets.

The most commonly used kitchen knives are these seven piece that we will mention below. These are the fine cooking staffers' favorite types of specialty knives. In order to find the best brand for you, try ro visit Knives manufacturer's websites to compare the prices.

7 commonly used kitchen knives

Boning knife - A boning knife is a type of kitchen knife with a sharp point and narrow blade. Commonly used for food preparation, for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish.

Carving knife - This is a large knife between 8 to15 inches long that is used to slice thin cuts of meat, poultry, roasts, hams, and other large cooked meats. A carving knife is much thinner than a chef's knife, enabling it to carve thinner, and much precise slices. Carving knives are generally shorter and wider than slicing knives.

Santoku knife- This could be use as an alternative for chef's kitchen knife. It usually measures 5 to 8 inches and has a flat cutting edge and the back of the blade curves down to the tip. Santuko knife is great for thin slicing of meats and vegetables.

Ceramic Knife - These knives stay sharp longer than steel knives. Ceramic knives are also extremely brittle and will shatter or crack when used to pry. They chip on the edge if used roughly. Usually, though, the edge will merely chip when dropped. Ceramic knives do not shatter easily unlike the porcelain type. These type of knives are more versatile that it can be use for fish fillet, carve steak, ripe tomatoes and slice veggies thiner than any type of knife could.

Kitchen shears - Technically speaking, these are not considered as knives, kitchen shears have lots of functions when introduced in the kitchen. It has a strong blade, most of them serrated, can cut out the backbone of a chicken. It can also chop tough pieces of dried fruits. Thus making it a versatile tool.

Tomato Knife - Tomato knife is a small serrated kitchen knife designed to slice through tomatoes and peeling it without damaging the inside. The serrated edge allows the knife to penetrate the tomatoes skin quickly and with a minimum of pressure. Most tomato knives have forked tips to lift and move the tomato slices after they have been cut.

Cheese knife - The cheese knife blade has a square cutouts to minimize the cheese from sticking. Cheese slices can be more even when using a cheese knife. Like tomato knives , some of the cheese knife have forked tips to help transfer slices to the containers.