How many knives?

[blackmint]

I always thought that marketing bombs us with special tools that just end up taking space and collecting dust.

I mean yeah sure, they do have their purpose in professional level cooking, but in the everyday kitchen ?

Nowadays I only keep two, a Chef's knife, and a paring knife. (plus 6 steak knives)

What do you guys do ?

 

[kingricefan]

I don't need any of those fancy-schmancy things in my kitchen. Unfortunately we live in a consumer society where it's the norm to want the newest and bestest whatever thing you can imagine.

 

[Sundrop]

I like my knives. I have several.....most of which I don't know the names for, I have the long pointy sharp one, the long rippled edge one, a long thin really sharp one, a short stubby one, a normal sized sharp one, a short fat one, and a thing to sharpen them all with

 

[cat in a bag]

I do not know the name of the knife, but it has little grooves set along the blade. Not serrated, the edge itself is flat and not very sharp. One came in my last set of knives, and I will always have one around now! It is amazing at cubing chicken, nothing sticks to it and it works like a breeze!

Other than that, I use a paring knife the most often.

 

[Sundrop]

I do not know the name of the knife, but it has little grooves set along the blade. Not serrated, the edge itself is flat and not very sharp. One came in my last set of knives, and I will always have one around now! It is amazing at cubing chicken, nothing sticks to it and it works like a breeze!

Other than that, I use a paring knife the most often.

That sounds like my short fat knife. I use it to chop veggies. Now, I'm gonna try cubing some chicken!

 

[DiO'Bolic]

I probably have about 30 different kinds of knives in the house (probably about 150 in total), with more than half of those just for the kitchen.

 

[cat in a bag]

That sounds like my short fat knife. I use it to chop veggies. Now, I'm gonna try cubing some chicken!

It's amazing, I tell ya!

 

[Sundrop]

I probably have about 30 different kinds of knives in the house (probably about 150 in total), with more than half of those just for the kitchen.

What are the other half for?

 

[DiO'Bolic]

What are the other half for?

I would consider them to be classified as tools. Smallest is a one inch folding knife I have on a keychain and the biggest is a machete.

 

[Sundrop]

I would consider them to be classified as tools. Smallest is a one inch folding knife I have on a keychain and the biggest is a machete.

Tools! I need more knives......

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Tools! I need more knives......

You should have one knife for every pair of shoes and every shade of lipstick you have.

 

[Sundrop]

You should have one knife for every pair of shoes and every shade of lipstick you have.

Could I be arrested for that?

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Could I be arrested for that?

For the amount of shoes and shades of lipstick you own? Probably not, but you should be.

 

[Sundrop]

For the amount of shoes and shades of lipstick you own? Probably not, but you should be.

.....but if I had a knife for each pair of shoes, and each shade of lipstick, I could probably become a knife dealer.....or at least be looked upon as some kind of freak.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

.....but if I had a knife for each pair of shoes, and each shade of lipstick, I could probably become a knife dealer.....or at least be looked upon as some kind of freak.

You don't need knives for that, dear Sunny.

 

[mal]

In our house we have the great big one, the little one and the eatin' ones.

 

[Sundrop]

You don't need knives for that, dear Sunny.

 

[staropeace]

I always thought that marketing bombs us with special tools that just end up taking space and collecting dust.

I mean yeah sure, they do have their purpose in professional level cooking, but in the everyday kitchen ?

Nowadays I only keep two, a Chef's knife, and a paring knife. (plus 6 steak knives)

What do you guys do ?

Chefs do not usually use the fancy gadgets. We use a french knife because we can dice as well as the appliances lol.

 

[Neesy]

Chefs do not usually use the fancy gadgets. We use a french knife because we can dice as well as the appliances lol.

I'll have to ask Andy which knife he uses the most - that's an interesting comment!

 

[staropeace]

I'll have to ask Andy which knife he uses the most - that's an interesting comment!

Probably his french knife...then paring...then boning.