{"id":2916,"date":"2014-03-17T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T18:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2023-06-15T08:57:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T06:57:41","slug":"essential-kitchen-knives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/highlights\/essential-kitchen-knives\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential kitchen knives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Essential kitchen knives A set of quality kitchen knives is what you need for a good start in serious home cooking. Having made this fundamental point, the next question is:\u00a0 which knives should be included in the essential kitchen knives set?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0022;\"><strong>1 &#8211;\u00a0CHEF&#8217;S KNIFE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/kitchenware\/italian-kitchen-knives\/chef-knives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px 5px; border: 2px solid gray;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/meat-knife-forgiati-corntech-abfo603-02ct_1-e1395079779917.jpg\" alt=\"Chef's knife - handcrafted by Berti of Italy\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>A <a title=\"Chef's knife - handcrafted by Berti of Italy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/kitchen\/italian-kitchen-knives\/chef-knives.html\">chef\u2019s knife is a must-have in the kitchen<\/a>: it cuts, minces, slices, dices, and chops. You\u2019ll spend a great deal of time together, you and your chef\u2019s knife, so take your time to select\u00a0 the chef\u2019s knife that you feel is right for you and be prepared to drop a pretty penny on it. One thing you should not absolutely compromise on is the quality of the stainless steel: it must be premium quality, high carbon steel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #cc0022;\"><strong>2 &#8211; PARING KNIFE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/kitchen\/italian-kitchen-knives\/utility-knives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2921 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px 5px; border: 2px solid gray;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/paring-knife-forgiati-rosso-abfo606-01r-e1395079757391.jpg\" alt=\"Paring knife - handcrafted by Berti of Italy\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Paring knife - handcrafted by Berti of Italy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/kitchen\/italian-kitchen-knives\/utility-knives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A paring knife is good for precision jobs<\/a>, like peeling, coring and larding. It\u2019s the ideal partner of the chef\u2019s knife and its opposite in many ways:\u00a0 a paring knife is small, light, with a thin blade that usually tapers to a point. You may even want to purchase two of them, one with a straight edge, and one with a serrated edge.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #cc0022;\"><strong>3 &#8211;\u00a0BREAD KNIFE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/kitchen\/italian-kitchen-knives\/bread-knives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px 5px; border: 2px solid gray;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/bread-knife-2012-bianco-abdd602b_1-e1395079872542.jpg\" alt=\"Bread knife - handcrafted by Berti of Italy\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Bread knife - handcrafted by Berti of Italy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thatsarte.com\/kitchen\/italian-kitchen-knives\/bread-knives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No other knife is able to slice perfectly <\/a>through a freshly made croissant or a crunchy loaf of bread without smashing them into crumbles. It does an excellent job with ripe tomatoes and anything that has a hard shell with a soft inside. A good bread knife lasts a lifetime, as a serrated blade maintains a sharp edge for many years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essential kitchen knives A set of quality kitchen knives is what you need for a good start in serious home cooking. 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