When going to the kitchen room and want to cook delicious food dishes, the main thing to do is preparation for cutting or slicing food ingredients and to cut food ingredients the need for a tool, namely a knife, because knives are basic equipment to facilitate cooking activities.

The importance of knowing the type of kitchen knife so that the food ingredients to be cut are easier and more comfortable when used starting from cutting meat, vegetables, fruits, and making cakes. The shape of the knife has various kinds and has different functions, this aims to prevent cross-contamination, and the texture of the food to be cut is also different. Here are some types of kitchen knives and functions to facilitate cooking including:

Slicing Knife

This type of knife has the shape of a knife with a pointed tip and can be used to slice meat, fish thinly or according to taste.

Chef Knife

Knives commonly used by chefs have many functions and are more flexible because these knives are versatile.

Cleaver

A knife that can be used to cut meat and is ideal for cutting materials that are hard and have the characteristics of a box and are quite heavy.

Bread Knife

This serration-shaped knife can make it easier to cut bread with the results of pieces of bread that are neater and not easily destroyed, to cut bread in addition to using this knife can also but the results used are not neat and the results are not good.

Paring Knife

An intermediate knife for small things such as peeling onions, fruit for more precise results and this knife has a sharp tip shape.

Peeler

This peller is used to peel the skin of fruits, sweet potatoes, vegetables so that the peeled skin is more precise and its use is very easy and practical.

Boning Knife

A very flexible knife that can be used to remove bones from meat and bones from fish so that the cut results are more precise and this knife has a characteristic shape of a knife that is curved and pointed at the end.

Utility Knife

Multifunctional knives that can be used to cut anything and have a size of 4 to 7 inches are more practical.

Kitchen Scissors

Each part of this kitchen scissors has its own function such as opening bottle caps, cutting crab shells and meat bones.

Travel Knife

The shape of the knife has a small size and this knife is equipped with a lid so that it is safer when carried and more practical.

Santoku’s Knife

A lightweight and very sharp stainless steel knife, the Santoku knife is versatile for slicing, cutting, and has shorter and wider characteristics.

Carving Knife

Knives are used to produce pieces of fruit, vegetables, meat with more precise carving with thin cuts.

Fillet Knife

Knives that are commonly used to make it easier for someone to process food such as separating meat from skin or bone so that the narrow area can also be reached and the shape of this knife is thin and flexible.

Vegetable Machete or Nakiri

When using this knife, it is necessary to hold the handle of the knife firmly and precisely because it has a wide, flat and light knife shape so that the results of sliced food ingredients are better.

Jagged Utility Knife

At first glance this knife is similar to a bread knife but this serrated utility knife has a shorter, sharper, neat shape and produces smoother pieces of fruit or vegetables and does not crush, this knife can be used to slice fruits such as avocados, cucumbers and so on.

Tomato Knife

A special knife that is used to cut or slice softer fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes and is not used to slice harder food ingredients such as potatoes, carrots because this knife is designed with ribbed blades so as to make fruit and vegetable slices neater.

Oyster Knife

Cooking with a variety of seafood knives is very suitable for use, this can make it easier to open a hard shell and has a special handle with a thicker base, shorter blades and of course lightweight, and a soft, comfortable handle more practical and easy.

Pallet Knife

This tool is used to apply to the surface of cake making such as lifting, mixing, flattening and cleaning a mixture of mushy and smooth food ingredients making it easier to make amazing cake creations besides that it is also used to paint and produce beautiful paintings.

Cheese Knife

The cheese knife looks different from other knives and it is designed to be the only indispensable knife on the cheese board and has a sharp and smooth blade tip shape and many models of this type of knife provide a comfortable grip and good quality.

Conclusion

Reconsider to find out the type of knife to be chosen according to needs, uses and care. To treat this knife, try not to be exposed to hot objects because it will affect the knife blunt quickly, but knives made of stainless stell can withstand heat and ensure that the knife handle fits the hand grip again to make it more comfortable and cook more enjoyable.