Culinary Cuts
Knife Types & Uses
Knife Safety
Knife Parts
Miscellaneous
Kitchen Measurements
100
This is a very finely chopped cut, commonly used on garlic.
What is mince?
100
This type of knife is used for slicing bread.
What is a bread knife?
100
This is the name of the proper hold for the hand that is grasping the food when cutting.
What is a "bear claw"?
100
This is the pointed end of the knife.
What is the tip?
100
This is what F stands for when cooking.
What is Fahrenheit?
100
This is what T stands for in cooking measurements.
What is Tablespoon?
200
This type of culinary cut is 1/8" wide, and 2-3" long.
What is julienne?
200
This knife aids in the effortless eating of meat and steak dishes.
What is a steak knife?
200
This is the direction a knife blade tip should point when carrying it.
What is down?
200
This is the top edge of th
e knife blade.
What is the spine?
200
This is the equivalent of 3 teaspoons.
What is 1 Tablespoon?
200
This is what c stands for in cooking measurements.
What is cup?
300
This cut is larger than julienne, it is 1/4" wide and 2-3" long.
What is batonnet?
300
This smaller sized knife is used for peeling and de-seeding.
What is a paring knife?
300
This type of knife is safer than a dull knife.
What is a sharp knife?
300
This is the edge of the knife use to cut.
What is the cutting edge?
300
This knife is used for carving slices of meat.
What is a carving knife?
300
This is what min stands for in cooking measurements.
What is minutes?
400
These are small cubes 1/8" x 1/8", smaller than 'small cubes'.
What is brunoise?
400
This knife is used for forcibly cutting through joints and bone.
What is a cleaver?
400
These 2 fingers should be on the base of the blade when cutting.
What are the thumb and pointer fingers?
400
This is the rear part of the knife, opposite of the tip.
What is the heel?
400
You are doubling a recipe that calls for 3/4 cup of brown sugar. This is the amount you need to add to the new doubled recipe.
What is 1 1/2 cups?
400
This is what lb stands for in kitchen measurements.
What is pound?
500
This cut is often used on leaves rolled up and sliced thinly for a decora
tive cut, such as basil.
What is chiffonade?
500
This knife is used for chopp
ing, slicing and dicing.
What is a Santoku knife?
500
These are 3 safety tips to use when washing a knife.
-Answer varies.-
500
This part is an extension of the blade that is often seen running through the center of
the handle.
What is a tang?
500
This is what pt stands for in cooking measurements.
What is pint?
500
This is what tsp stands for in cooking measurements.
What is teaspoon?