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Types of Kitchen Knives and Their Uses.

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which knife is best used for chopping?

a)

Utility knife

b)

Chef's knife

c)

Boning knife

d)

Paring Knife

2.

Which is the Chef's knife?

a)

On the left

b)

In the middle

c)

On the right

3.

Which knife is on the left?

a)

Chef's Knife

b)

Utility Knife

c)

Paring Knife

4.

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

a)

Cleaver

b)

Boning Knife

c)

Chef's Knife

d)

Steak Knife

5.

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

a)

French Knife

b)

Boning Knife

c)

Tourne

d)

Butter Knife

6.

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

a)

Cleaver

b)

Cheese Knife

c)

Deli Knife

d)

Paring Knife

7.

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

a)

Cleaver

b)

Chef's Knife

c)

Utility Knife

d)

Serrated Slicer

8.

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

a)

Serrated Slicer

b)

Santoku

c)

Fillet Knife

d)

Cleaver

9.

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

a)

Scimitar

b)

Serrated Slicer

c)

Chef's Knife

d)

Santoku

10.

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

a)

Serrated slicer

b)

Tourne

c)

Chef's Knife

d)

Paring Knife

11.

This is technically not a knife, but it has a sharp edge for peeling potatoes, carrots, and other vegetables

a)

Paring knife

b)

Serrated slicer

c)

Vegetable peeler

d)

Utility knife

12.
Smaller version of a chef’s knife; used for light cutting, slicing, and peeling.
a)
paring knife
b)
all-purpose knife
c)
utility knife
d)
fillet knife
13.

What type of knife is pictured?

a)

Santoku

b)

Chef

c)

filet

d)

Paring

14.

What part of the knife is A?

a)

point

b)

tip

c)

blade

d)

tang

15.

Identify B

a)

blade

b)

back

c)

tip

d)

cutting edge

16.

What part of the knife is J?

a)

blade

b)

tang

c)

heel

d)

cutting edge

17.

What part of the knife is H?

a)

handle

b)

rivets

c)

heel

d)

back

18.

What part of the knife is E?

a)

shank

b)

rivets

c)

heel

d)

cutting edge

19.

What part of the knife is I?

a)

handle

b)

tang

c)

heel

d)

back

20.

Used for fine work, piercing, paring, trimming, and peeling.

a)

tip

b)

cutting edge

c)

heel

d)

bolster