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Kitchen knives from around the world. In the trainee chef s kit see page 44 there is often a santoku included alongside the chef s knife. It is a kitchen favorite around the world when it comes to chopping dicing and slicing. The knives are all quite different some being folding pocket knives others being outdoor tools and still yet knives with a tactical purpose. The santoku is now the knife most commonly used in japanese home kitchens and has spread all over the world as an ideal general purpose kitchen knife.
The most indispensable of knives a chef s knife is essential for preparing any meal no matter how simple. Trench knives saw widespread use during the first and second world wars. Each knife on this list is unique in that it takes a slice of the past and places it in your hands. Brain time 1 814 271 views.
Awesome knife skills from people around the world must see. Similar to what we would call a cleaver it has a very fine blade for. Vincent lau the sole knife sharpener at korin a japanese knife store in lower manhattan says the reason japanese knives have become so popular around the world is for the very reason they re. The us military produced several trench knives but these saw limited use.
In contrast to us or the americans the chinese tend to favour one knife for everything and the most commonly used knife in any chinese kitchen is what s known out there as a standard chef s knife. And if you re currently stuck with a soul sucking chef s knife well. Germans relied on the nahkampfmesser fighting knife for close quarters combat while british forces used their own type of knives. 16 essential kitchen tools from around the world for 20 or less.
There are knives from many different countries around the world included on this list. Kitchen knives around the world. Chef s knives usually come in lengths from 6 inches to 12 inches and are about 1 inch wide with the most popular being 8 inches. A dull lifeless kitchen knife can transform the art of cooking into a dangerous exercise in utter frustration and tedium.