Wandering into a different territory, we thought of writing a small article of kitchen knives. Indian cuisine somehow never focused on good cutlery and kitchen aids. Most people are happy with say 2 pieces of blade (knife) and try to get all their jobs done with them.

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There are a variety of knives out there. Each is meant for a specific task. Here are some of the common types:

• Bread Knife - Primarily used for cutting whole bread loaf
• Boning Knife - Used to remove bones from chicken, meat and fish
• Chef’s Knife - Used for cutting during food preparation
• Carving Knife - as the name suggests, used to carve large cooked meat
• Fork Knife - used for barbecue and grilling
• Meat Cleaver Knife - Used to chop meat, cheese into smaller pieces
• Small Bread Knife - Used at dining table along with steak knife, fork and spoon
• Steak Knife - Used to eat Steak
• Paring Knife - Primarily used for trimming fruits

For the photographs you can refer to the following link - > Types of knives

Depending on the use knives are primarily classified into:

a) sharp knives - used for cutting , peeling etc.

b) blunt knives - used for spreading jam, butter and the like.

And to manage all these knives, we suggest you use a knife holder like the one shown below:

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Hope you liked this article. For more reading on knife from wikipedia, click here