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Jorge Farah
Take the fillet knife and the boning knife, for instance. If you put them side by side, the typical home cook won’t really be able to tell the difference. In fact, many people use these knives incorrectly, or even ignore them altogether.
13 Mins
Monique Nicholas
I use a cutting board to cut my morning fruit, mid-morning cheese snack, a veggie medley for lunch, and usually some form of raw meat for dinner. In other words, I use a cutting board all day every day. That means I need my boards to last and stay clean.
13 Mins
Jonathan Scolnick
A high quality cutting board will be more durable, and maintain a knife’s razor sharp edge. Because it is easy to maintain, you will not have to worry about errand juice or bacteria build-up in cracks along the cutting surface.
13 Mins
Monique Nicholas
Don’t be fooled. Once you start rocking an apron in the kitchen, you’ll wonder how you ever cooked without one.
14 Mins
Jorge Farah
Think of the culinary utility knife as the midway point between a chef knife and a paring knife -- a versatile blade knife able to aid you in a wide variety of culinary tasks, such as slicing, trimming, sectioning, coring, and peeling.
15 Mins
Evelyn Duskey
Perhaps no region of the world is more famous for its knives than Japan, where the blades are typically forged thin and delicate. Japanese knives are beloved for their stunning and intricate design, as well as the thin, precise cuts they produce — perfect for presentation. One of the most popular Japanese knives used today is the Santoku knife.
11 Mins
Dalstrong Content Team
If you spend much time in your kitchen however, the nakiri knife is one of the most useful knives you can have. The word “nakiri” can be broken down to “na” meaning ‘leaf’ in Japanese, and ‘kiri’ meaning ‘cutting’.
8 Mins
Jorge Farah
Aprons are meant to protect your clothes from food stains. That is their primary purpose. But utility shouldn’t be the one and only factor you consider when picking an apron. You’ll likely be wearing them as you have guests over and work in the kitchen for several hours, so style and comfort are also extremely important.
12 Mins
Jorge Farah
A quality cookware set is one of the best things you can buy. Not only does it provide you with these awesome kitchen tools that will make your life easier, but buying them in a set will also save you money, as it’s a much cheaper approach than buying these pieces individually.
15 Mins
Jorge Farah
One of the great things about purchasing a knife block set is that it allows you access to a large variety of knives, some of them multi-purpose, some of them highly specialized and at a fraction of what it would cost to buy them individually.
14 Mins
Jorge Farah
Both chef's knives and Santoku knives are all-purpose kitchen favorites. The chef's knife is a workhorse and the Santoku is a show-horse, and both serve different purposes.
13 Mins
Jorge Farah
Whether you’re a professional chef or simply someone who wants to prepare sushi from the comfort of your own kitchen, one thing is certain — choosing a proper sushi/sashimi knife is essential.
20 Mins
Jorge Farah
Of course, not all cleavers are the same. When picking the best Chinese cleaver or meat cleaver to buy, you have to think about what you want, and look carefully at each knife’s specifications to see which one will fit your needs best.
15 Mins
Jorge Farah
A good steak knife makes your dining experience so much more pleasurable. You get perfectly sized bites, and you don’t have to exert yourself too much to enjoy it. Of course, sharpness significantly impacts the effectiveness of your steak knife. And yet, there’s a lot more to a knife than the sharpness of its blade.
14 Mins
