Knife Skills Quiz

Which of the following is the portion of the knife chefs use for detailed work such as paring, trimming and peeling?

• Heel

• Spine

• Tip

• Tang

Which of the following are the pegs which hold the handle to the tang?

• Scales

• Rivets

• Bolsters

• Blades

If you need to leave your work area, which of the following should you do with your knife?

• Place the knife in the sink to be washed at a later time

• Leave the knife on top of your work area

• Place the knife beneath the corner of the cutting board

• Place the knife in the sanitation bucket

When using the stone sharpener, which side should you first use to sharpen your knife?

• Fine side

• Medium side

• Coarse side

• It does not matter on which side you begin

A honing steel can be used to do which of the following?

• Sharpening the knife by shaving off fragments of the blade

• Straightening the knife’s blade

• Cleaning the knife

• Lengthening the blade of a knife