Knife care, use, storage and carrying

What part of the knife helps with balance and protects the users hand?

• Tang

• Handle

• Bolster

• Heel

What part of the blade extends into the handle to give a knife balance and strength?

• Spine

• Tang

• Cutting edge

• Bolster

What part of the knife is used to cut through tough food and is found at the back end of the cutting blade?

• Cutting edge

• Tang

• Spine

• Heel

What is the name for the working edge of the blade?

• Cutting edge

• Bolster

• Heel

• Tang

This part of the knife acts as the piercing edge of the blade

• Cutting edge

• Bolster

• Tip

• Tang

Which type of knife is used for cutting bread or meat?

• Boning knife

• Chef's knife

• Paring Knife

• Serrated knife

What knife is used for cutting/ shaping vegetables?

• Paring knife

• Boning knife

• Serrated knife

• Chef's knife

What knife is used for chopping, shredding and slicing?

• Boning knife

• Paring knife

• Chef's knife

• Serrated knife

What tool can be used to hone the edge a knife?

• Another knife

• A magnetised steel

• A wet stone

• A knife guard

What part of a steel has grooves along it's length to hone a knife's cutting edge?

• The handle

• The guard

• The steel rod

• The tang