Knife Types
The most used knife in the kitchen
What is a chef's knife
This cut is circular slices
What is the rondelle cut?
What is a food processor?
What is Bain Marie?
A hand tool used to cut thin, spirals from the skins of fruits and vegetables
What is a zester?
The second most used knife in the kitchen
What is a paring knife
This cut is a 1/4 inch stick
That is a batonnet cut?
Used to slice food to an even thickness, such as deli meat
What is a meat slicer?
What is a flat top?
Has a perforated surface used to skim impurities from the top of foods
What is a skimmer?
A knife with a special blade that keeps moist foods like meats and cheeses from sticking while cutting
What is a granton edge knife?
The sizes of large dice, medium dice, and small dice.
What is 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4
A hand blender, shaped like a long stick to submerse into foods.
What is an immersion blender?
Also called a Swiss Brasier. Used for cooking large batches of food, like hamburger meat.
What is a tilt skillet?
Used to cut decorative grooves in vegetables and fruits
A knife with a long, curved blade for cutting large pieces of meat
What is a scimitar?
This cut is 1/8 inch cubes
What is brunoise?
In this mixer, the bowl does NOT move, only the mixing tool
What is a planetary mixer?
Good for cooking soups where steam circulates within the walls for even cooking
What is a steam jacketed kettle?
Also called a chinois, used for straining foods with a very fine mesh
What is a conical sieve?
A type of paring knife with a curved blade
What is a tournee?
This cut is 1/8 inch matchsticks
What is julienne?
In this mixer, the bowl turns, not the mixing tool. Usually has a spiral attachment for heavy doughs.
What is a spiral mixer?
Similar to a flat-top, but by a different name. Heat comes from below a thick sheet of metal
What is a griddle?
Used for grating fruits and vegetables
What is a microplane?