KITCHEN UTENSILS KNIVES 1, 2, 3 AND BOARDS

KITCHEN KNIVE

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rivet 

Short cylindrical bolt that holds the knife handle together.

heel 

Tapered part of the bolster at the bottom end of the blade.

guard 

Metal part, as wide as the blade, separating the blade and the tang.

blade 

Thin flat piece of metal forming the sharp part of a knife.

cutting edge 

Tapered edge of the blade designed for cutting.

point 

Front tip of the blade.

back 

Blunt side of the blade.

bolster 

Protruding part that prevents the blade from touching the surface of the table when the knife is laid flat.

half handle 

One of two pieces of the knife handle, on each side of the tang.

tang 

Part of the blade extending into the handle, by which it is attached.

EXAMPLE OF KITCHEN KNIVES 1

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cook’s knife 

Knife with a wide range of uses, from cutting large pieces of meat to chopping fresh herbs.

cleaver 

Knife with a wide rigid blade heavy enough to break bones.

carving knife 

Knife with a narrow blade used to slice pieces of cooked meat into portions.

bread knife 

Serrated knife used for cutting fresh bread.

EXAMPLE OF KITCHEN KNIVES 2
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paring knife 

Miniature version of the cook’s knife, it is used to clean, scrape and slice small pieces of food.

carving fork 

Fork used to hold a piece of meat in place when it is being cut into portions.

examples of forks 

fork 

filleting knife 

Knife with a long pointed blade used for separating fish into fillets.

common plaice 

turbot 

halibut 

sole 

boning knife 

Small pointed knife with a tapered blade used to separate the meat from the bones.

ham knife 

Knife with a ridged blade used to cut whole cooked ham.

cuts of pork 

EXAMPLE OF KITCHEN KNIVES 3
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Peeler 

Its pivoting blade follows the contours of the fruits and vegetables it is used to peel.

butter curler 

Utensil with a serrated hook that creates butter curls when scraped across cold butter.

butter 

grapefruit knife 

Knife used to detach citrus fruit pulp.

citrus fruits [1] 

zester 

Knife whose blade curves at the end and has five small cutting holes; it is used to remove thin strips of rind from citrus fruits.

citrus fruits [1] 

oyster knife 

Double-edged knife with a guard used to open oyster shells by severing the muscle that holds them closed.

flat oyster 

cupped Pacific oyst

EXAMPLE OF KITCHEN KNIVES 3 CUTTING BOARD

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sharpening steel 

Cylindrical steel rod with narrow grooves used for honing a knife edge.

cutting board 

Made of plastic or wood and used for cutting up foods.

groove 

Furrow where cooking juices collect.

sharpening stone 

Abrasive stone used to sharpen knife edges.