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What Chef Knife Does Jamie Oliver Use?

Mark October 12, 2013 Blog

Firstly Just Who is Jamie Oliver the Chef? Jamie Oliver burst onto the scene after being discovered working as a sous chef at the River Café in Fulham in the late 90’s. The BBC was filming a show at the Café and discovered Jamie and from there

Kitchen Knives Ceramic Vs Steel

Mark October 10, 2013 Blog

A question that many people ask me all the time, and like all questions it’s not a stupid one! Both of these knife types come with their own pros and cons, handle differently and have their own uses in the everyday kitchen. Let’s start with the traditional

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Q&A for Kitchen Knives

What is a Paring Knife?
Paring Knives

Paring Knives are very small and resemble a miniature Chef's Knife. Paring Knives are used for intricate work in the kitchen and allow for a greater amount of control than a larger Chef’s Knife.

A Paring Knife will usually have a thin 3 to 4 inch blade that tapers to a point. Generally all modern Paring Knives can be used for basic work in the kitchen like peeling, styling, cutting, and cleaning fruits and vegetables.
What are Steak Knives?
Steak Knives

Steak Knives basically all come in one knife style with similar characteristics, each Steak Knife usaully features a serrated blade and wooden handle.

Steak Knives typically have 4 to 6 inch thin serrated blades however some also have straight edges. Steak Knives are found on virtually all modern dining tables for cutting steak into small manageable bite sized pieces.

Unlike Bread Knives the serrations found on Steak Knives tend to tear meat fibers rather than slicing neatly through them.
What are Chef's Knives?
Chef Knives

Chef Knives are really a multi-purpose kitchen knife that can be used and utilized for many different tasks in the kitchen.

Chef Knives are great for cutting different types of foods in the kitchen such as vegetables, fruits, meat and poultry plus you can use a variety of cutting techniques with the multipurpose Chef’s Knife including chopping, dicing shredding and slicing.

Nearly all of the standard Chef's Knives will have a broad blade that curves slightly upwards to the point, this allow for the Chef Knife to rock back and forth for fine mincing.

Chef's Knives typically range in size from 6 to 12 inches and the spine of the blade is thick to add weight and strength.
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