Chefs Knives

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  • Created on: 21-04-13 13:01
Paring Knife
has a medium-length blade that is narrow and flexible so it can bend while running along the bone structure of fish, particularly flat fish.
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Boning Knife
It should be strong and rigid, not flexible like a filleting knife. The point is designed to get close to bones and cut away the meat.
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Fillet Knife
has a medium-length blade that is narrow and flexible so it can bend while running along the bone structure of fish, particularly flat fish.
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Cooks Knife
It is a multi-purpose knife. It can be used on many different commodities such as vegetables, fruits, meat and poultry. The knife can be used across a variety of cutting techniques, including chopping, dicing shredding and slicing.
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Palette Knife
It is blunt but flexible, it is used for manoeuvring around tricky situations. For example: it is used to turn items over during the cooking process for example sautéed potatoes. It is also used for lifting food from the pan to plate.
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Carving Knife
it has a long, thin blade, the knife should be very sharp to ensure neat, accurate and efficient cutting. It usually comes with a carving fork which is larger and stronger than a standard fork.
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Bread Knife
A bread knife generally has a sharp edge that has saw-like notches or teeth, which is referred to as a serrated edge.
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It should be strong and rigid, not flexible like a filleting knife. The point is designed to get close to bones and cut away the meat.

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Boning Knife

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has a medium-length blade that is narrow and flexible so it can bend while running along the bone structure of fish, particularly flat fish.

Back

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Card 4

Front

It is a multi-purpose knife. It can be used on many different commodities such as vegetables, fruits, meat and poultry. The knife can be used across a variety of cutting techniques, including chopping, dicing shredding and slicing.

Back

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Card 5

Front

It is blunt but flexible, it is used for manoeuvring around tricky situations. For example: it is used to turn items over during the cooking process for example sautéed potatoes. It is also used for lifting food from the pan to plate.

Back

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