KP: Knife Construction & Maintenance

Ceramic knives can damage dinner plates

• True

• False

Titanium knives are lighter than stainless steel

• true

• false

Molded knife handles are generally weaker than riveted ones

• true

• false

Ceramic knives are more durable than stainless steel knives

• true

• false

When cutting vegetables, which of the following would be the most likely reason to use a plastic knife instead of a metal one

• Plastic knives will hold up to the texture of most vegetables better than metal ones

• Plastic knives do not discolor vegetables, but metal ones can

• Plastic knives are generally safer to use.

Ceramic knives are more flexible than metal ones

• true

• false

In knife construction, the tang is

• always made of stainless steel

• part of the blade that continues into the handle

• a metal piece that fastens the handle to the blade

The most common material for chef's knives in the professional kitchen is

• stainless steel

• ceramic

• high carbon stainless steel

A __________________ is a thick steel collar where the blade of a knife and the handle come together.

• bolster

• tang

• rivet

A common chef's knife is single-beveled

• true

• false