Used for chopping through bones.
What is a cleaver?
Has a long narrow, flexible blade and it is used in a sawing motion to cut meat and poultry slices.
What is a slicer?
This is also called the French Knife. It is used for chopping, slicing, dicing, mincing, and most other cutting tasks.
Used to turn large pieces of meat.
What is a meat fork?
Used to remove skin from fruits and vegetables. It can have a stationary or swivel type blade.
What is a Peeler?
These have flexible blades but are not sharp. They are used to spread coatings on foods, etc.
What is a palette knife or spreader
This knife is considered the most used knife in any chef's knife kit.
What is a chef's knife?
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?
Used to serve and portion liquids.
What is a Ladle?
Used as an extension of the hand for handling food items of all sorts.
What are tongs?
Using a sawing motion, this knife can be used to cut breads and pastries.
What is a serrated slicer?
This knife is most frequently used for filleting and portioning fish.
What is a filet knife?
This knife is used to cut away skin on fruits or vegetables.
What is a paring knife?
Used to lift, turn, and carry food items.
What is an Offset Spatula?
Used to remove fine strips of the outer rind of citrus fruits.
What is a Zester?
Used to cut steaks from large cuts of meats.
What is a scimitar?
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?
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?
A flat, perforated disk that is used to remove impurities from simmering liquids.
What is a Skimmer?
Used to carve all types of decorations into fruits and vegetables.
What is a garnishing knife?
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?
This knife is used to cut vegetables into barrel shapes.
What is a Tourne knife?
This knife is used to cut decorative grooves in fruits and vegetables.
What is a Channel knife?
Used to strain items or lift them out of liquid.
What is a spider?
Used to form foods, like melons, into small balls.
What is a Parisienne Scoop?