Kitchen Knives

Knives

 

Left to Right: 

Cleaver , Chef's Knife, Serrated Chef's knife, Bread Knife, Fillet Knife, Paring Knife, and Chef Shears

• Cleaver -used for large hard food items-larger butternut squashes, thin or soft bones that might chip another knife
• Chef's Knife-My everyday go to knife-used for almost everything, my favorite.
• Serrated Chef's knife-very similar but with serrations that will help release chopped items easily like potatoes, etc.
• Bread Knife-serrated knife that cuts through breads, baguettes using a back and forth motion 
• Fillet Knife-most commonly used for filleting fish, but great for cutting tomatoes without crushing them, and I also use this on mangoes to remove the skin from strips of mango.
• Paring Knife-an everyday knife for cutting small things, removing eyes from potatoes, cutting mushroom shaped potatoes, etc.
• Chef Shears-These are great for breaking down a cooked bird, or prepping meat for a recipe.  Heavy duty and can cut through cartilage between the pieces.