How to Choose The Right Knives
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Which knife brand is best?
@home are exclusive stockists of Robert Welch knives in South Africa. These knives were developed and designed by professional chefs, with ever day use in mind. All Robert Welch kitchen knives have a lifetime guarantee. Robert Welch knives are made from forged German DIN 1.4116 stainless steel blade with a full tang for superior strength.
Sharp terms to get to know your knives
Edge
The sharp part of the knife running from the point to the end of the heel.
Tang
Full tang extends the entire length of the knife through the handle and provides better strength and balance.
Handle
Varies in shape, weight and material
Bolster
Improves the blades strength. Also protect and secure the handle.
What is a fully forged knife?
A fully forged knife is entirely produced from one single bar of steel. Forged
Steel knives are for you because of their superior strength, durability, balance and edge retention.
The best knife for the job: which knife to use when.
Peeling & trimming
These knives have shorter blades for peeling, trimming and slicing smaller foods such as fruits and vegetables.
Paring knife
Utility knife
Peeling knife
Chopping
These all-purpose knives have a curved blade that enables a rocking action made for more efficient chopping.
Chefs knife/Cooks knife
Used to disjoint bones and slicing meat. But also used to chop and dice other foods with precision.
Dicing
These asian style blades with hollowed out indentations are made for more precision cutting, slicing, dicing and mincing of many different foods.
Santoku knife
Nakiri knife
Boning & Filleting
These knives are made specifically for boning meat and filleting fish.
Boning knife
Carving
These knives have long curved blades for fine and delicate cuts of meat, poultry and fish.
Carving knife
Meat fork
Carving set
Slicing
These knives are designed to glide through food with tough crusts or outer skins and softer insides.
Bread knife
Serrated utility knife
Serrated Paring knife
Slicer
What is a cleaver?
A cleaver is a knife that is designed to be extra strong to enable you to easily cut through thick meat, dense cartilage and thin bone. However this knife is also the perfect size for prepping bigger vegetables like pumpkin or butternut as well as herbs, poultry and fish.
How do you keep knives sharp?
Use your knives for tasks they were made for
Choose your cutting surface wisely. Wood is better than glass or marble.
Always cut straight through with a smooth action and never twist the blade.
Clean your knives properly. By hand is best, rinsed and dried right away.
Store your knives in a knife block or magnetic holder.
Use a trusted whetstone sharpener for the best results.
Remember, after sharpening your knife, quickly rinse it with water and dry it with a soft towel to remove any excess metal shavings.
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