Do you own a chefs knife?

Question

I've noticed watching some everyday people cooking in videos that they often just use a pairing knife to prepare food or even worse a steak knife. Do you own a chefs knife/use one for everyday prep?

It's pretty rare that I use a pairing knife.

Buntyp · Accepted Answer

Yes. I love having the right knife at hand for the right task.

Don't knock paring knives--they happen to be great for paring, among other light knife duties, but they are not what you need when it comes to efficiently dealing with larger cutting tasks.

If you like to prepare fish dishes using fresh fish, an actual fish knife--large cousin of the paring knife, long, thin, and very sharp--makes an otherwise often awkward task so much easier.

A kitchen cleaver is good for almost any cutting job but also really handy for dealing with carrots.

A quality kitchen scissors or shears is also a good thing to have around, ideal for cutting up a whole chicken, for example.

youngmix · Accepted Answer

My dad gave me two of his old German steel chef's knives after I moved. I've never known anything else, so I assume that they're good. He told me that they are awesome. He tried showing me how to use a sharpening stone, but I don't have the patience, so he bought me a knife sharpening set. I haven't unboxed it yet, because my knives are sharp as hell, like accidentally bump into it while washing and you have a bad cut kind of sharp. And my dormmates don't use my knives, they've been afraid of them since one of them cut themselves to the bone.

But I have an entire knife set, and I liberally use my cleaver. I think that's why my knives are still sharp.

ohshee · Accepted Answer

Yes a few of them I consider the tool and no matter what kind of work I'm doing I like to have the right tools it just makes your job a lot nicer easier and cleaner with anything you do in life having the right gear of the right tool just makes it a lot better

Jaximus-Lion · Accepted Answer

Do i?  Tamahagne knives Plus i am a chef. Proper knives are a must and these are my babies that i love. No one is allowed to use them but me 😏

bolverk · Answer

I have a full set of 'chef's' knives but I tend to use 3 the most a 10" Kitchen knife, 6" Paring knife, and a 8" Fillet/boning knife.
I scratch cook a lot the different sizes of knife makes the job easier.

Shark_61695 · Answer

I have a stabby and a cutty knife... I actually don't know what knives I have, they have all been packed away awaiting me getting my own kitchen (ok, house) again.

nawtee_me · Answer

I have two chefs knives and I clean and dry it when I finish using it and put it away where it goes... I also clean dishes I mess up while cooking so when I am finished eating I have only one plate to clean.

melanieeeB · Answer

Yeah my mom gifted me one and I ordered a whole set of knives just yesterday

Fireguy17 · Answer

I have 2 of them, different sizes. I also have standard knives as well. The right tool for the right job.

bowenw · Answer

Yes, I have a one from Zwilling J. A. Henckels that is very old but keeps on working with occasional professional sharpening.

slatyb · Answer

We have a couple of nice ones we've had for many years.

AviatorTom · Answer

My SO is the chef and she has a fine collection of knives.

LiamSawyer · Answer

Yes, I have a professional Victorinox 10" chefs knife and a 7" Santoku chef's knife.

Redstang88 · Answer

Yeah I got a few. They’re pretty shitty, but they get the job done

NYlatefun · Answer

Yup, it's common that people don't know what each knife is for, I have even seen people dicing tomatoes or onions with a bread knife 🤦‍♂️

Naenia · Answer

Yes, I have a chef's knife. I use two different chef's knives for meats and vegetables.

InferiorElegy · Answer

I have an assortment of knives, including a chefs knife and a Chinese cleaver.

Pterodon · Answer

I own three chefs knives. I have a 6, 8 and 10 inch

whosnumber1 · Answer

I have pretty much everything and they are wet stone razor sharp

Agape93 · Answer

Yeap, I usually use a cleaver though.

exitseven · Answer

Yes, my wife just recently bought a new one.

MannMitAntworten · Answer

I use my chef’s knife an 8” Shun.

Naughtyboy71 · Answer

Yes I do think I have 4or5

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Yes I do I love to cook.

Starla1234 · Answer

Yass

ChefPapiChulo · Answer

whats wrong with using a pairing knife?

joeldalton · Answer

I have a 10” and 8” chef’s knife. And few others.

Anonymous · Answer

yes but i barely use it

KatherineJ · Answer

Yes I do!

awkward_author · Answer

I do not.

douride2 · Answer

Yes I have one.

Anonymous · Answer

My girlfriend used for edging

Jmmmfi4 · Answer

I wish

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