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Used for chopping through bones.

What is a cleaver?

100

Has a long narrow, flexible blade and it is used in a sawing motion to cut meat and poultry slices.

What is a slicer?

100

This is also called the French Knife.  It is used for chopping, slicing, dicing, mincing, and most other cutting tasks. 

What is a Chef's knife?
100

Used to turn large pieces of meat.

What is a meat fork?

100

Used to remove skin from fruits and vegetables.  It can have a stationary or swivel type blade. 

What is a Peeler?

200

These have flexible blades but are not sharp. They are used to spread coatings on foods, etc. 

What is a palette knife or spreader

200

This knife is considered the most used knife in any chef's knife kit.

What is a chef's knife?

200

This knife is almost like a smaller version of the chef's knife, but it is designed for light kitchen work. Its blade is between 5 and 7 inches long. 

What is an utility knife? 

200

Used to serve and portion liquids.

What is a Ladle?

200

Used as an extension of the hand for handling food items of all sorts.

What are tongs? 

300

Using a sawing motion, this knife can be used to cut breads and pastries.

What is a serrated slicer?

300

This knife is most frequently used for filleting and portioning fish.

What is a filet knife?

300

This knife is used to cut away skin on fruits or vegetables. 

What is a paring knife? 

300

Used to lift, turn, and carry food items.

What is an Offset Spatula?

300

Used to remove fine strips of the outer rind of citrus fruits. 

What is a Zester?

400

Used to cut steaks from large cuts of meats. 

What is a scimitar?

400

This knife has a wider, more rigid blade and is used to separate the muscle from bone on meat or poultry.

What is a boning knife? 

400

This knife is short and has a wide 1 inch blade.  It tapers to an edge, but it is not honed sharp. It is used to wedge between two sections of a food item. 

What is a Clam knife? 

400

A flat, perforated disk that is used to remove impurities from simmering liquids.

What is a Skimmer?

400

Used to carve all types of decorations into fruits and vegetables.

What is a garnishing knife? 

500

A small knife with a narrow, rigid blade.  It's not sharp but its pointed tip is used to pry open a food item.

What is an oyster knife?

500

This knife is used to cut vegetables into barrel shapes. 

What is a Tourne knife?

500

This knife is used to cut decorative grooves in fruits and vegetables. 

What is a Channel knife? 

500

Used to strain items or lift them out of liquid.

What is a spider? 

500

Used to form foods, like melons, into small balls.

What is a Parisienne Scoop?

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