Types
Chef's knife/French knife
Used to cut bread, thick-skinned produce
Serrated/bread knife
What is it called when you're cutting garlic?
Mincing
Where is the Shank of the knife?
Edge of blade right before the handle
What is it called when you curl your fingertips of non cutting hand?
The Claw
Long and thin knife with a serrated edge?
Slicing knife
Used to cut fish
Filleting knife
Describe the Juliene cut?
very thin long strips of carrot, meat
Where is the cutting edge?
Along the bottom of the blade, where it is sharp
How should you carry a knife when you're not using it?
Facing downward at your side
Smallest knife
Pairing Knife
Used to slice strawberries, mushrooms and peel potatoes
Pairing knife
What is it called when you cut in squares, in a standard size?
Where would rivets be located. of a knife has them?
In the handle/tang
Why shouldn't you leave a knife in water?
It will rust and become damaged
A tool used to secure meat while you're cutting
Meat securing fork
Used for 90 per cent of cutting jobs
French knife or Chef's knife
What is it called when you cut herbs in very fine strips?
Shredding
What is the part located at the very end of the blade called?
Point
Why is it best to keep knives sharp?
It is easier to cut with a sharp knife and the product will be better quality
Long knife with large blade, used during butchering process?
Buther knife or Scimitar
This knife is used when you are removing meat from a bone?
Boning knife
When cutting in a circle pattern, what shape is created?
Round
What is the area at the point of the knife called?
Tip
What knife do you use for each different task?
The knife that was designed for that specific cut.