A chef's knife, also known as a cook's knife, is a medium to large sized generalist kitchen knife used in food preparation. Longer and wider knives are...
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a few general-purpose knives — notably a large chef's knife and a smaller serrated blade utility knife — there are also many specialized knives that are...
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Caidao (redirect from Chinese chef's knife)
Chinese chef's knife — sometimes referred to as a Càidāo (Chinese: 菜刀, lit. "vegetable knife"), is a Chinese, rectangular-bladed, all-purpose chef's knife used...
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Cleaver (redirect from Cleaver knife)
The Chinese chef's knife is frequently incorrectly referred to as a "cleaver", due its similar rectangular shape. However Chinese chef’s knives are much...
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knife, soldiers use the combat knife, scouts, campers, and hikers carry a pocketknife; there are kitchen knives for preparing foods (the chef's knife...
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knife for kitchen use, which is sized between a chef's knife and paring knife. The fixed-blade utility knife was developed some 500,000 years ago, when human...
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Santoku (redirect from Santoku knife)
European chef's knife. Standard santoku blade length is between 15 and 18 cm (6 and 7 in), in comparison to the typical 20 cm (8 in) European cook's knife. Most...
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(lit: "beef-knife"). This is the Japanese word, for a regular Western chef's knife, used outside of Japan, for the Japanese versions of the knife type. Used...
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Sashimi bōchō (redirect from Sashimi knife)
feet) long or the slightly shorter hancho hōchō. Kitchen knife Japanese kitchen knives Chef's knife – gyūtō bōchō Deba bōchō Nakiri bōchō Santoku bōchō Usuba...
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Usuba bōchō (redirect from Usuba knife)
quintessential knife of professional chefs there. In Kyoto cuisine, the versatile tip allows for intricate cuts and preparations. Japanese kitchen knives Chef's knife...
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Nakiri bōchō (redirect from Japanese vegetable knife)
knives Gyūtō bōchō — chef's knife Deba bōchō Santoku bōchō Sashimi bōchō Usuba bōchō List of Japanese cooking utensils http://www.knife-making-supplies...
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Deba bōchō (redirect from Deba knife)
chopping large diameter bones of pork or beef. Japanese kitchen knives Chef's knife — gyūtō bōchō Nakiri bōchō Santoku bōchō Sashimi bōchō Usuba bōchō List...
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Kunai (redirect from Kunai knife)
arts weapons Hori hori Shikoro blade Shuriken Tantō Throwing knife Trowel Batarang "Kunai Knife: From Ancient Tool to Modern Marvel!". Humans. Retrieved 2025-05-30...
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Switchblade (redirect from Flick-knife)
(also known as switch knife, automatic knife, pushbutton knife, ejector knife, flick knife, gravity knife, flick blade, or spring knife) is a pocketknife...
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A balisong, also known as a butterfly knife, fan knife or Batangas knife, is a type of folding pocketknife that originated in the Philippines. Its distinct...
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A combat knife is a fighting knife designed for military use and primarily intended for hand-to-hand or close combat fighting. Since the end of trench...
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utensils are made for each task. A general purpose utensil such as a chef's knife may be used for a variety of foods; other kitchen utensils are highly...
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Bob Kramer (category Knife makers)
8-inch chef's knife in 1995, $125–$225 in 2000, $475 in 2008. After a 2008 article in Cook's Illustrated that deemed his 8-inch chef's knife to have...
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A gravity knife is a knife with a blade contained in its handle, which opens its blade through the force of gravity. This mechanism of opening is fundamentally...
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Machete (redirect from Panga (knife))
agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife. The blade is typically 30 to 66 centimetres (12 to 26 in) long and usually...
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Michael Myers (Halloween) (category Fictional knife-fighters)
developed the character over nine films. He typically kills using a chef's knife. In the films, Michael wears a white Halloween mask, as well as coveralls...
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A ballistic knife is a knife with a detachable blade that can be ejected to a distance of several meters/yards by pressing a trigger or operating a lever...
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A hunting knife is a knife used during hunting for preparing the game to be used as food: skinning the animal and cutting up the meat. It is different...
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A boning knife is a type of kitchen knife with a sharp point and a narrow blade. It is used in food preparation for removing the bones of poultry, meat...
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The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a brass or wooden foil grip. It was developed...
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A throwing knife is a knife that is specially designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively. They are a distinct category from ordinary knives...
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Stiletto (redirect from Stiletto knife)
term stiletto has been used as a general descriptive term for a variety of knife blades exhibiting a narrow blade with minimal cutting surfaces and a needle-like...
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A Bowie knife (/ˈbuːi/ BOO-ee) is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knives created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother James Bowie...
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century, Webster L. Marble introduced the modern concept of the "hunting knife." These knives incorporated heavier blades, crossguards, and pommels. They...
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