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Author : Darell Belen
One type of a kitchen knife is a chef's knife. A chef's knife these days is an all purpose kitchen knife, though it was initially designed to cut big slices of beef. But how are you going to distinguish it from all other knives in the kitchen? Can anyone other than a chef or professional cook purchase and use a chef's knife safely? Read on and know the answers of the following questions.
What is a chef's knife?
A knife is the most important tool in the kitchen. However, only a few people understand what a knife really is to appreciate the type of knife they own. There are various components that make a chef's knife, which include, edge, rivet, bolster tang, blade A chef's knife is but one type of a kitchen knife. You can tell it apart from other knives through its 20 cm length and 4 cm width.
A chef's knife from Germany, France and Japan are quite different from each other both in the materials used for the blades and size. Japanese chef's knife is also widely used, though the French knife has been popularly used for years. It is no longer important how long or wide the chef's knife is. As long as it functions like an all-purpose-cut-all kitchen knife, it's fine.
Technique of using a chef's knife
A chef's knife is an all-round kitchen knife in this present time. Unlike the other kitchen knives, a chef's knife can be used to slice, mince, chop vegetables and meat and disjoint huge cuts of meat. It is quite simple to use though you need to learn some technique to avoid cutting yourself and to slice your food more quickly.
The correct grip.
The proper way to hold a chef's knife is use the thumb to grip the knife on one side while your index finger holding the other side at the heel of the blade. The rest of the hand is wrapped around the chef's knife bolster up to the handle. This technique will allow you to have more control with your knife.
The guiding hand
For a quicker way to slice your vegetables or meat, you need know how to guide your chef's knife. The other hand not holding the knife is called as the guiding hand. The guiding hand must secure the food on the board and guide the knife in its slicing motions. There is a proper way to guide the knife so that you won't hurt yourself while cutting the food quickly.
Learning how to do a claw grip will help you in this area. This is done by curling the fingers inward and holding the food with your fingernails. Let one side of the blade to rest slightly on your guiding hand's knuckles so that you can keep the knife's blade at a 90 degrees angle with the cutting board.
Just be sure your fingers are safely clawed in. It is advisable to cut slowly at first if you are still not used to this position.
How to purchase chef's knife?
If you plan to buy a chef's knife, you need to do your assignment and learn it's components first. This way, you will know if your chef knife could really cut your food or if they are just some imitations. A chef's knife is designed for everyone, so no need to fear it.And by doing the simple technique as to how to use it, you can use a chef's knife effectively. Purchasing a chef's knife will enable you to save, as you don't need to buy so many other knives since this type of knife can do just about anything you want to do except cutting big bones.
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RedStone is the leading web based supplier of chef knife. Within just a short period of time, a substantial distribution base has been built and a large number of satisfied customers trust us to supply in the UK.
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Tags: Chef, Knife, Kitchen, Utility, Cooking
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Submitted : 2012-01-21 Word Count : 624 Popularity: Not Rated Times Viewed: 75
