CarvingYour knife collection will depend on how often you cook and how you cook. From a few versatile, good quality knives to get you through most tasks to a selection of purpose-made knives to better suit your personal style of cooking, here are a few tips for choosing the right knives. ![]() |
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CarvingYour knife collection will depend on how often you cook and how you cook. From a few versatile, good quality knives to get you through most tasks to a selection of purpose-made knives to better suit your personal style of cooking, here are a few tips for choosing the right knives. ![]() |
ANATOMY OF A KNIFE


PEELING & TRIMMINGThese knives have shorter blades for peeling, trimming and slicing smaller foods such as fruits and vegetables.
CHOPPINGThese all purpose knives have a curved blade that enables a rocking action made for more efficient chopping
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DICING
These asian style blades with hollowed out indentations are made for more precision cutting, slicing, dicing and mincing of many different foods.
- Santoku knife
- Nakiri knife
BONING & FILLETING
These knives are made specifically for boning meat and filleting fish.
- Boning knife
- Fillet knife
CARVING
These knives have long curved blades for fine and delicate cuts of meat, poultry and fish.
- Carving knife
- Meat fork
- Carving set
SLICING
These knives are designed to glide through food with tough crusts or outer skins and softer insides.
- Bread knife
- Serrated utility knife
- Serrated paring knife
- Slicer
