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One of my children is on her way to becoming a chef. She has her own knives but Id like to get her something she might need but doesnt have
She has a chefs knife, fillet, paring, and fish.
Any recommendation for what she might could use?
Carving? I dont think she needs a cleaver.
Thanks.
no_hypocrisy
(46,182 posts)To chop, to cut up poultry.
LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)Sharp knives are critical. 🔪
Also a good serated bread knife.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)knives are pretty personal for chefs... my son went to CIA, got his first set of knives there and has added on since then... I don't think I would try to get him a knife unless he told me exactly which one he wanted
I wouldn't pretend to know enough about knives to buy him one... we did get him a Commercial Robot Coupe Food Processor and an Immersion Blender... those made him happy
best of luck to you daughter! ...nothing like going to my son's restaurant and having him fix a meal for us
SeattleVet
(5,479 posts)Possibly also a 6" or 8" santoku. I find myself using these two a lot more than most of my other knives in the kitchen.
Be sure to get something of high quality...I have been using the Mac Professional series of knives for a few years, and they are some of the best-balanced for my hands. They come razor sharp out of the box and hold a very good edge. (I was able to slice a radish so thinly that I got red circles with transparent windows inside, each about the thickness of a sheet of paper.)
eppur_se_muova
(36,289 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)I'm pretty hard on kitchen shears and I've broken a few of them over the years cutting through poultry bones. I bought the Shun Classic about 2 years ago and they have performed beautifully ever since. I paid $80 and they are now on sale for half that with free shipping. There's probably some better ones out there, but I doubt you'd get anywhere nearly as good for $40. They are quite strong and have good ergonomics.
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/shun-kitchen-shears-scissors/?catalogId=14&sku=2902948
Snarkoleptic
(6,001 posts)https://www.crateandbarrel.com/wusthof-classic-7-hollow-ground-santoku-knife/s320471
matt819
(10,749 posts)I appreciate the info.