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Knives By Type

Boning Knife
Bread knife
Butter knife
Carving
Carving Fork
Cheese Knives
Chef's knife
Chestnut Knife
Chinese chef's knife
Cleaver Knife
Decorating Knife
Deveiner, Deveining Knife
Fillet Knife
Fluting Knife
Grapefruit Knife
Ham slicer
Honing Steel
Japanese Knives
Mincing Knife
Oyster Knife
Paring Knife
Peeling Knife
Shears
Tomato Knife
Trimming Knife
Utility Knife

Grapefruit Knife

A grapefruit knife is a special type of knife designed specifically for cutting grapefruit. Grapefruit knives are small with a rather unusual serrated blade curved sideways much like the curved peel of the grapefruit. This is used to cut out the individual segments from the grapefruit.[1] The name "grapefruit knife" also refers to a type of knife with short, serrated twin blades about 2mm apart, used to help remove the flesh of the grapefuit. Some grapefruit knives incorporate both types, a double-sided curved blade on one side and the parallel twin blades on the other.

Knife Skills: In the kitchen by Charlie Trotter

Written by three Michelin-starred chefs: Charlie Trotter, Marcus Wareing, and Shaun Hill, this book covers every cutting technique-chopping, slicing, dicing, carving, filleting-for every relevant ingredient: meat, fish, shellfish, vegetables, herbs, and fruit. As more and more men are taking up cooking as a hobby-and they are particularly intent on perfecting their knife skills-and knife skills classes become more and more popular at cooking schools, this is the perfect time for a book geared for the layman (and laywoman) cook at home.

Knife Skills Illustrated: A User's Manual (Hardcover) by Peter Hertzmann

Don't be surprised if it changes the way you cook. Knives are the most common pieces of equipment in the kitchen, yet few cooks know the basic techniques that can allow them to carve, chop, slice, and mince effectively. Peter Hertzmann teaches you skills that encompass everything you need to do with a knife in the kitchen, whether you're a four-star chef or an at-home beginner. This comprehensive guide fills a gaping void in culinary literature. 800 drawings.

Knife Sharpening Experts: Sharpening Stones
Written by Len Q

There are so many kinds of knife sharpeners out there. It could be exciting just to select one. You could use an electric grinder but that's pretty major. Only professional sharpeners are recommended to use one. Maybe you'd like an automatic sharpener, the ones where all you've got to do is just swipe the blade through. Perhaps you'd like a sharpening guide system where you've got a sharpening stone and an angle guide combined. Ever thought of a sharpener on a key chain? Imagine that.

Everyone's kitchen should have a good set of kitchen knives. But there are so many different kinds of kitchen knives out there, how do you choose the ones that you need?
There are carving, pastry, cheese and steak knives to name a few. We should start with steak knives because everyone should have a good set of steak knives, whether you eat steak or not. It's a good idea to have these kinds of knives because they can cut lots of food besides meats. They can cut breads without smashing it down because these knives are serrated like a saw; apples and other hard covered fruits like pineapples and melons. Vegetables are another good food a steak knife can cut through that a butter knife cannot.