Archive for the 'Kitchen Knives' Category
I don’t like accidents and I don’t like blood which means choosing cooking utensils requires safety consciousness. Knives should be sharp and the handles secure to avoid needless injury. Selecting the proper knife for the job will also help keep the cooking process uninterrupted.
When it comes to chopping and slicing most cooks have a specific choice. Mine has a curved blade so that it rocks gently across the food. If I have several different tasks to perform while preparing a meal that special knife gets washed and dried often.
We’re catching onto some amazing trends that help our homes and our world by using renewable resources. Going green blogs are on fire with ideas that are often very easy to implement. Most of what we do in our home to help the environment actually saves us money.
Perfectly natural, bamboo is a new miraculous material for western civilization but among the oldest in the world. Structurally harder than Maple, Bamboo is a member of the grass family and doesn’t need the care that most wood boards require. Bamboo boards are lightweight and can double as serving trays. The hard surface means fewer nicks and slices that harbor bacteria. Bamboo boards are kitchen tools that are an attractive and useful complement to any kitchen.
They may as well be on the counter clean and ready when I wake up because without the glass cutting board and a sharp knife we can hardly get through breakfast. Somebody wants fresh fruit chopped in their cereal, or we need to chop the onions and garlic for an omelet.
Before lunch arrives we’re cutting up apple wedges, carrots or celery. We almost make it through lunch unless we’ve baked homemade bread which may require a different knife, but still requires the cutting board.
Finally coming to the end of the day we’re chopping and slicing for dinner, which means the cutting board and knife can call it a day. Mr. Grill can put his feet up, while his poor wife keeps on working.
When we think of housewarming or wedding gifts we can’t forget the likelihood that for the first time in their lives these people are going to either start learning how to cook or how to cook for each other. This is one of the reasons I’m partial to long courtships because dates in restaurants just don’t reveal enough about our tastes.
The new cook needs all the help they can get which includes recipes, cookware and all the cooking utensils necessary to follow the recipes. Our advice to them should be to keep it simple at first and always pay attention to the seasoning. Any serious relationship or new home should also have plenty of spice in the kitchen.
Having a carving knife that effectively moves from task to task is invaluable for saving time and energy. Knives that we rely upon we like to keep clean and ready. Whether they can go in the dishwasher or not we need to know they’ll be available for the next job.
We want the handle to feel like it belongs to us. A grip that is comfortable gives a sense of confidence which leads to further enjoyment of our work. Kitchen utensils are the tools we wield especially when they’re sharp and pointed.