Have you ever gone window shopping at a custom cutlery shop and got your eyes glued to some cutlery and wondered; is the serbian knife handmade or forged? To your surprise, Serbian knives are handmade. Most of them are made by blacksmiths using carbon steel metal which is durable and can be shaped into a…
In our everyday activities, we interact with knives for various purposes. Be it in the kitchen or the fields. Using a knife with a broken or wrongly fitted handle will injure your hand. Well-fitted knife handles offer comfort to the user and make it easier to cut with them. If you have a broken knife…
A colorful Sunday brunch or a lovely bar-b-q will never be complete without the presence of fresh veggies. Eating them is fun, but cutting them? A big mess, especially if you don’t use the right knife. Different producers need different knives according to their types and sizes. So, what knife to be used to cut…
Are you thinking about how to store Japanese knives most effectively? Storing your all-special Japanese Knife is a significant part of its maintenance. You may be asking yourself, “should I go for the knife blocks?” No, wait! Is there anything wrong with using the original wooden sheath that comes with the Japanese knife itself? Or…
Suppose you are chopping vegetables for your lunch. Suddenly the handle of your knife slipped, and you cut one of your fingers. This is an extremely common scenario, and probably everyone has experienced this case. But we could easily avoid this situation if we’d use leather straps on the handles of our knives. Though most…
With Japanese knives, you must follow certain rules. Because they are much sharper and not cutting the proper way might be a risk that you don’t want to take. The knife is so sharp that one time I cut my finger once and before I can fully realize I gave myself a second cut. Moreover,…
For as long as human history predates, knives have been an important part of man. Whether as a ceremonial piece or a survival tool in the wilderness, the use of modern knives can be found as back as 10,000 BC. A tool of offense, a tool of defense, or a tool that carved the way…
Gordon Ramsey has been earning rave reviews from critics and fans alike as of late. It’s not just that he’s a fantastic chef and TV host, though. Gordon Ramsey knows his knives! He doesn’t mince words when it comes to cooking ability. As a host of television shows Hell’s Kitchen and Master Chef, he also…
The chef knife is widely acknowledged as the most versatile knife in the kitchen, capable of handling pretty much any task. And the Serbian chef knife falls under this umbrella of kitchen knives. But unlike other chef knives, this chef knife takes after a meat cleaver, with its tip cut off at an angle. This…
If you’re wondering, what’s the best knife shape for you? There’s a lot of different answers, but one option that stands out for us is the Santoku Knife. This is a Japanese-origin, general-purpose kitchen knife that has become universal. It’s now made by pretty much every blacksmith and manufacturer. What makes this knife so special?…
Jamie Oliver is an English celebrity chef who got fame for his cooking show called The Naked Chef. He first appeared on a BBC documentary during his job as a sous chef at River Café in London. He has also hosted another show called Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and published 118 cookbooks. His show THE…