Kitchen knives and there uses

Hi everyone in this post ill be talking about Kitchen Knives. Ill be telling you what each knive is and what it is called. I will also be telling you about what the uses of each knive is.

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A Chefs knive- A Chefs knive is the most commonly used knive. It is used for chopping, slicing, precision cutting, crushing and carving. The most commonly used size is 25cm however u can get smaller versions of the chefs knive.

A Paring Knive- This small knive which has a blade about 7cm long has many uses. It can be used for peeling and trimming, cutting and turning, garnishes and creative work, which includes fruit and vegetable carving.

A Palette Knive- The palette knive is also known as a spatula it is neither sharp nor generally used for cutting. There are two forms: one is a straight broad blade with a rounded end and the other is the same except that there is a double bend or crank in the blade.The straight blade is used for mainly for lifting, shaping and scraping.

A vegetable peeler- There a number of different types of vegetable peelers. Most have a two sided internal blade, which is hinged at either end so that the blade can follow the contour of a vegetable whilst removing a fixed thickness of material.

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