What is the most common type of knife used in food prep?

Answer 1

Julienne, Batonnet, Baton, Allumette

They're all stick-shaped. Think small, big, bigger, biggest.

Julienne

is short and slender, as in celery sticks on a vegetable platter, the other three are increasingly longer and thicker, as in French fries.

Rondelle

Use for carrot coins, zucchini or any vegetable with a rounded or long shape. Cut at 90 degrees.

Diagonal

Use for any longish vegetable you want to stir-fry, such as celery, green onion or carrot. Cut at a comfortable 45-degree angle. A mandoline makes this fast and easy.

Brunoise

Dice into smallest possible cubes, 1 to 2 millimetres wide. Use for root vegetables or firm fruits.

Lozenge

Purely ornamental, these are diamond shapes cut from a firm vegetable that's already been thin-sliced. Pretty in clear soups. Sweet potatoes and turnips are good candidates.

Mince

Exactly what it says -- chop as finely as possible. Eggs for egg salad are minced.

Shred

It may look like a chiffonade, but it's used on heavier leaves (as in shredded cabbage) or roots such as carrots or ginger. A mandoline is wonderful for shredding.

Chiffonade

Use for spinach, chard or romaine. De-stem leaves and stack 8 or 10 of them. Roll tightly like a cigar and slice into fine shreds. Good technique for creating a bed of greens or a garnish.

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Answer 2

Hi there the uses of kitchen kinives are to cut an pre pare food ready to be cooked or served.the knifes sharp edge is excelloent for cuttinf all types of food and there is knives with serrated edges to cut thriugh crusty bread or slice chickebn.

Answer 3

There are many different kitchen knives available to use. For example:

• Paring Knives
• Boning Knife
• Serrated or Bread Knife
• Utility Knife
• Cleaver

There are also some Specialized Kitchen Knives Types like:

• Filet Knife
• Frozen Food Knife
• Mincing Knife

If you want to learn more details you may read the article "different types of kitchen knives" in the related link.

Answer 4

Brunoise, Small Dice, Medium Dice, Large Dice, Julienne, Batonnet, French Fry, Slice, Peel