Main Types of Kitchen Knives
Kitchen or sandwich knife
Also kind of universal small kitchen knife with a blade in the shape of a rounded "V" for cutting meat, vegetables, bread ...
Japanese cooking knife
Japanese Chef's knife "Santoku" but for the same purpose can serve "sushi" or "deba" knife. The difference is usually in thinness of the blades. "Sashimi" however has a longer blade, is more elegant and looks like the European long knife for cutting meat.
Chef's knife
Chef’s knife is a great knife with broad blade and sharp point. A favorite in kitchens, it is indispensable for cutting, chopping and peeling almost anything. Top of the blade is used for minor cuts and cutting of the thick cartilage and small bones. The main blade is for every ambitious chef...
Fish filleting knife
This is a knife with an elastic blade, which can be notched and shallow, and is also ideal for cutting ham, sausage etc. These knives are hard to sharpen, however there are knife sharpener reviews of sharpeners which can do this job.
Chinese cooking knife
Chinese chef knife is actually a rectangular hatchet.
Knife for meat
Long elegant curved blade with a "V" tip is ideal for cutting roasts, Roast beef, poultry... If you do not want to have too many knives in the kitchen, opt for a selection of meat and the aforementioned large cooking knife because this is the best combination for any average kitchen.
Also kind of universal small kitchen knife with a blade in the shape of a rounded "V" for cutting meat, vegetables, bread ...
Japanese cooking knife
Japanese Chef's knife "Santoku" but for the same purpose can serve "sushi" or "deba" knife. The difference is usually in thinness of the blades. "Sashimi" however has a longer blade, is more elegant and looks like the European long knife for cutting meat.
Chef's knife
Chef’s knife is a great knife with broad blade and sharp point. A favorite in kitchens, it is indispensable for cutting, chopping and peeling almost anything. Top of the blade is used for minor cuts and cutting of the thick cartilage and small bones. The main blade is for every ambitious chef...
Fish filleting knife
This is a knife with an elastic blade, which can be notched and shallow, and is also ideal for cutting ham, sausage etc. These knives are hard to sharpen, however there are knife sharpener reviews of sharpeners which can do this job.
Chinese cooking knife
Chinese chef knife is actually a rectangular hatchet.
Knife for meat
Long elegant curved blade with a "V" tip is ideal for cutting roasts, Roast beef, poultry... If you do not want to have too many knives in the kitchen, opt for a selection of meat and the aforementioned large cooking knife because this is the best combination for any average kitchen.