Types of Kitchen Knives and Their Uses.

Which knife is best used for chopping?

• Utility knife

• Chef's knife

• Boning knife

• Paring Knife

Which is the Chef's knife?

• On the left

• In the middle

• On the right

Which knife is on the left?

• Chef's Knife

• Utility Knife

• Paring Knife

Food handlers and cooks in the butchering area use this 6 inch knife to separate raw meat from the bone

• Cleaver

• Boning Knife

• Chef's Knife

• Steak Knife

Use this small knife with a blunt-edge blade to spread butter, peanut butter, and cream cheese on bread or dinner rolls

• French Knife

• Boning Knife

• Tourne

• Butter Knife

Cooks use this thinly shaped utensil to cut through hard or soft textured cheese

• Cleaver

• Cheese Knife

• Deli Knife

• Paring Knife

Use this heavy, rectangular knife to chop all kinds of food from vegetables to meat. It is also to cut through bones

• Cleaver

• Chef's Knife

• Utility Knife

• Serrated Slicer

This knife is a thin, flexible blade for cutting fish fillets. It is a short knife about 6 inches long

• Serrated Slicer

• Santoku

• Fillet Knife

• Cleaver

This knife is a general purpose kitchen knife with a 5 to 7 inch blade length. This knife is designed for a comfortable well-balanced grip, while allowing for full blade use

• Scimitar

• Serrated Slicer

• Chef's Knife

• Santoku

This knife is used for slicing cooked meats and its blade can be as long as 14 inches

• Serrated slicer

• Tourne

• Chef's Knife

• Paring Knife