Kitchen knives
Most of the knives used
in the kitchen are an 8" or 10" chef's knife, a 3" or 4" paring knife, a
9" or 10" bread knife, and a 5" to 6" boning knife.
Boning knife
A boning knife with a wide blade is excellent for removing bones from
large cuts of meat, such as a leg of lamb. A narrow blade is usually more
flexible and is ideal for cutting around the intricate bone contours of
poultry.
Knives in dishwasher?
The sharp edges can do damage to the rubber coating of the dishwasher
baskets, eventually allowing the metal underneath to rust. Items in the
dishwasher can strike the knife edge, damaging the knife and/or the items.
Left in the dishwasher, food stuck o the blade can cause damage and
pitting. Plastic handles may be discolored by detergents, and wooden
handles damaged by soaking. Hot and cold cycles may change the temper of
the steel, causing brittleness.
Sharpening ceramic knives?
Industrial ceramic creates an ultra-sharp, long lasting knife blade. It
requires skilled handling to avoid damage. It is important to entrust the
ceramic knives only to a professional and experienced working in
industrial ceramics, using a powered diamond sharpening wheel to sharpen
the blades.
Santoku knife as opposed to chef's knife
Use a santoku when thin slicing is the task at hand and no rocking
blade is required. The full wide blade is also good for picking up the
prepared cuttings.
Difference between a stamped knife and a forged knife
A stamped knife blade is flat, thin steel, die-cut to the configuration
of the finished blade. The edge is ground and polished producing a lighter
and less expensive knife, back-heavy in the hand.
A forged blade starts as a thick steel blank that is heated to a high
temperature and tuck with a forging hammer to form a blade. Successive
heating and cooling tempers the blade for strength and resiliency. The
blade is ground from spine to edge creating a tapered blade that is either
front-heavy or balanced at the bolster.
Stamina
Stamina is very a durable and beautiful knife handle. It is made by
impregnating wood with resins and dyes, bringing out the wonderful natural
grain of the wood, while delivering the all strength and durability of a
synthetic.
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