Kitchen Cutlery and tools » Paring knives

The Ever Dependable Paring Knife

Admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:00:13 +0000

The one cutting tool that can be found in practically every kitchen drawer is a paring knife.

It’s like some sort of unwritten law passed down from generation to generation that if you own no other kitchen knife you must own a paring knife.

Paring knives generally comes in 3 to 4-inch long blades and [...]

What is a Japanese Petty knife?

Admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:51:00 +0000

The Japanese Petty knife is Japan’s version of the Western all-purpose knife and is available in standard blade lengths of 4.5 to 6.0 inches.

A Petty knife is typically thin without a bolster on the blade and is very light. It performs like a longer bladed paring knife (4-inch) and is equally effective for peeling, [...]

Non-Stick Paring Knife

Admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:19:01 +0000

Like all kitchen knives in spite of those scalloped or dished out oval shapes that line their blade’s edge, a paring knife can’t get through any cutting without food sticking to the blade. Swiping your finger along the edge to release those small bits of food always presents a slight risk of cutting your finger.

Now [...]