Kitchen cutlery comes in various configurations and sets, with the chef’s knife, paring knife, and bread knife being the most used. Professional-grade sets can be expensive, and each knife has its intended purpose. Quality kitchen cutlery sets come pre-sharpened and often include kitchen scissors.
Kitchen cutlery comes in many configurations and sets to meet the needs of the individual chef or cook, as well as the culinary utensil needs of the whole family. Some of the most used knives in any kitchen cutlery set are the chef’s knife, a paring knife, and a bread knife. A slicing knife and thick steak knives complete the collection. Professional kitchen cutlery often comes with a case, block or protective bag to store the knives and keep them sharp and ready. There are many types of cutlery, ranging from inexpensive department store collections to professional-grade sets that cost as much as a family car and all prices in between.
For a professional chef, a set of kitchen cutlery is as important as a mechanic’s tools or an artist’s paints and brushes. Every single knife has its intended purpose and most cooks wouldn’t dare to use the wrong knife to accomplish a certain task. The shape of the blade, the length and the design of the handle determine the use of the cutlery. The large flat heavy blade of a cleaver would never have been used to peel a peach by a professional chef when a paring knife was available. There are, however, utility knives often known as a chef’s knife that can be used in a variety of chopping-to-slicing tasks with great success.
Everyday kitchen cutlery like forks, knives and spoons are more useful for a purpose like feeding a family and can work just as well at a high or low price tag. Commonly, steak knives are the first tier of kitchen cutlery where quality and price go hand in hand, and in most cases you need one of the best to spend a little more money to buy a quality set of knives superior. The key to high quality kitchen cutlery is found in the steel used to create the knives.
Most quality kitchen cutlery sets come pre-sharpened by the manufacturer to a very sharp edge. When used correctly on a specially designed cutting board, the knives will keep their sharp edge for a long time. Many chefs have learned that a quality pair of scissors will cut through herbs and shred poultry much better than a knife with less effort. For this reason, many kitchen cutlery sets now include a pair of kitchen scissors to be used exclusively for food preparation.
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