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Knife Selection Guide
There are many different types of knives, each designed for a different function. Using the right knife for its designed
purpose provides much better results and makes it easier to accomplish the task at hand.
Cleanly slicing without tearing
Slice tomatoes and fruits
which have a skin that can
easily bruise
Cut bread loaves
Slice angel food cake
Slice meatloaf
Breaking
Trimming fat
Bread
Cutting large sections of meat into smaller cuts
Boning
Separating meat from the bone
Butcher
Debone chicken, ham, fish
Trim fat and sinew
Prepare carpaccio
Trimming, slicing, stripping
Splitting, stripping, and cutting meat
Carving
Cutting uniform slices of meat
Chef’s/Cook’s
Chopping, mincing, cutting
Cimiter
Butchering large pieces of meat
Fillet
Flexible blade for use with fish
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Cut chicken, pork loin
Break down larger fruits
and vegetables
Carve turkey, chicken, roast
beef, baked ham
Dice onions
Mince shallots
Chop herbs
Crush garlic
Shred cabbage
Remove bones from flesh
Slice roasts
Slice turkey
Remove flesh from bones
