My friend gave me a knife set for my birthday a few years back. One knife that I never used was the chef’s knife because it was so big that I just knew I would cut my finger off. Besides, I wasn’t exactly sure how to use it. So for years I would just use the smaller knives to grind through fruits and vegetables. That is until I was watching a cooking show and saw Rachel Ray use a chef’s knife. I thought it might be high time to try out my chef’s knife now that I’ve seen it in action.
I can’t believe I have never used this knife before. If you can’t tell, I don’t cook that much although recently I have begun to do more in the kitchen. I tried the chef’s knife on some tortillas that I had to cut in 1 inch squares for a taco bake.
It worked so well. Usually I have to do two tortillas at a time because my knife can’t handle the stack of six. I can’t believe how easy it was to use this knife. I really need to take a home economics class as I think now I would be much attentive and finally ready to learn about homemaking.
May 27th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
What brand is it? Some knives are really great
May 27th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
I bought my husband a new knife set for Christmas. They are magnificent! Isn’t if funny how we get set in our ways and are afraid to try new things. I usually hate to read instructions so I just use the old appliance etc.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:16 am
I use that one all the time!
It’s great for chopping veggies too!
May 29th, 2009 at 12:24 am
That knife was too sharp. I’m still afraid using a chef’s knife. I better keep that off, I don’t want to try using that either.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:48 am
Isn’t it amazing how sharp big scary knives are? They do the job tho!
May 29th, 2009 at 6:52 am
I love the big knives for veggies as they are sharp enough that they do not tear them up.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:54 am
This is a big knife, true. However, it does the job! I have a smaller one that is just as sharp but I rotate.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
I love the big knives. They work so well! I use mine all the time!
May 29th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
I’ve learned to use large knives to chop so that I can get big jobs done more quickly. It just takes some practice to learn how to do it correctly. Looks like you are doing fine!
May 29th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
For years we had the worst knives in the world, so I know (now) exactly why you love finding the “perfect one!”
June 1st, 2009 at 6:00 am
Well dont in trying something new!!! lol I have done the same thing a few times now, its amazing what you discover
June 1st, 2009 at 10:52 am
If your knife is sharp enough, you will never cut your fingers if you are cautious. A sharp knife is safer for your finger tips!
As for using the Chef’s knife, I find it the perfect tool for cutting vegetables: with a smaller knife you have to press with more strenght to cut hard veggies like carrot, I was cutting myself a LOT more using smaller knives because of that! Cutting vegetables with a chef’s knife is such a breeze!
Nice post!
June 1st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Chef Knives are the greatest ever. I used to cut things finely with a smaller knife and boy did my fingers hurt from pressing down. Then I found the chef knife and never looked back.
June 2nd, 2009 at 2:19 am
I’ve got a set of chefs knives.. they are so sharp, my wife doesn’t like using them - especially after seeing me cut my finger on them. Just be careful when handling them. Better to keep them in a knife block than in a drawer.
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:29 am
Looks like a good one! I found I have less of a chance cutting myself when I work with a good, sharp knife.
June 5th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
We have a similar one at home. My wife bought it 2 months ago and it is pretty good for kitchen accessory.
June 7th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Hi,
very nice and sharp Kitchen Knife!
My favorites are Damascus an Carbon-Steel Knifes.
Many pleasure
Klaus
October 12th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
A great chef’s knife is a blessing in the kitchen I don’t know how you did without one for so long!
November 6th, 2009 at 9:06 am
That looks like a really good kitchen knife, I need to get us a new one because the go dull so quick anymore.
November 25th, 2009 at 1:55 am
That looks very nice, you should keep it clean with a new knife sheath