You are ready to get a little bit more serious about your cooking, great! Every good chef needs to be paired with a good knife, it’s not only safer, but also helps elevate your cooking to the next level. So, which kitchen knife do I buy?
Reasons why you needs a better kitchen knife:
1) Safer – Contrary to the common held belief, a sharper knife is in fact safer than a dull knife. A dull knife wont always cut exactly where you intend for it to cut, so if it slips or cuts erratically, your hand will suffer the consequences. A sharp blade on the otherhand will cut exactly where you aim it to, practice your form and you’ll never suffer an unfortunate accident again… I hope.
2) Convenient and better looking results – We’ve all tried to cut a tomato with a dull knife at some point, as you know, the results are less than satisfactory. You end up squishing all the pulp out of the tomato while tearing off its skin. Sure the tomato will taste fine, but using a spoon to scoop up the tasty insides will get annoying. A sharp knife will perfectly cut any vegetable, fruit, or protein into the exact strips you’re looking for.
3) Better tasting food – Your favorite proteins (Beef, chicken, pork, eg…) will reward you with better tasting dishes if you can cut them without tearing and abusing your meat. Beef for example is composed of muscles fibers and connective tissues that all grow in a certain directions, when you cut your beef WITH the grain you’re inviting trouble to your magnificent dinner. Always cut AGAINST the grain with as little effort as possible to break up the fibers which will then lead to a more flavorful and tender dish.
4) Looks and feels great – Lets face it, whether cooking is a passion or necessity, it doesn’t hurt to have a quality blade to work with. A well made blade looks awesome, and can help you feel awesome. As you all know, feeling awesome… well, feels awesome.
