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Boning knife

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A boning knife is a type of kitchen knife with a sharp point and narrow blade. It is used in food preparation for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish. Generally 12 cm to 17 cm (5 to 6 ½ in) ...

Electric knife

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

An electric knife or electric carving knife is an electrical kitchen device used for slicing foods. An electric knife requires less physical effort than an ordinary knife and produces neater slices. ...

Carving knife

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A carving knife is a large knife (between 20 cm and 38 cm (8 and 15 inches)) that is used to slice thin cuts of meat. A carving knife is much thinner than a chef's knife (particularly at the spine), ...

Usuba bocho

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

Usuba bocho are vegetable knives used by professionals. They differ from the Nakiri bocho in the shape of the cutting edge. While the nakiri bocho is sharpened from both sides, the usuba bocho is ...

Nakiri bocho

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

It is a Japanese-style vegetable knife. They have a straight blade edge suitable for cutting all the way to the cutting board without the need for a horizontal pull or push. These knives are also ...

Trimming knife

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

Usually about 5 cm to 8 cm (2 to 3 inches) long, a trimming knife has a small, curved blade that is shaped somewhat like a boning knife. Trimming knives are ideal for small tasks such as decorating ...

Trongs

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

Trongs are gripping and lifting tools which are made up of three limbs, or finger-channels, each with teeth on the end of them. They are generally made of polypropylene and are dishwasher safe. ...

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