Grooved knives: how to choose and use?
Good cuisine starts with a good knife, and having a wide variety of foods requires a different approach to slicing them. That is why there are always several knives in the kitchen, each of which has its own purpose.
Modern knives designed for processing vegetables are of several types. And this greatly simplifies the process of preparing products for their subsequent preparation. Often housewives get tired of the monotony of cooking. The easiest way to change your routine is to add variety to your food. In this case, the grooved vegetable knives become indispensable helpers in creating fantastic vegetable dishes.
Variety of models
The serrated knives for beautiful cutting, high quality and modern design are convenient and simple to use. Therefore, one of the most demanded and very necessary in the modern kitchen is a slicer knife for curly slicing. A distinctive feature of such a tool is the presence of characteristic convex teeth on its blade. With their help, pieces of the product when cutting get a beautiful wavy shape.
You can cut vegetables for preservation with corrugated plates, decorate salads, side dishes, desserts with them. Such slices look unusually beautiful.
The Serrated Chip Knife will keep the chips tidy and wavy, and cut beautifully curly slices for french fries. The ways to use this tool are varied. He will not only cut potato tubers, but will also help to cook corrugated vegetables, create original decorations for festive dishes, come up with unusual desserts, chop food for winter preparations and other canned vegetables. He is also able to easily cut even soft and juicy vegetables without losing the shape and beauty of the product.
The wavy knife is made in the shape of a wave. They cut any products simply and quickly. With unusual waves, you can cut them into both thin and thick pieces.
The embossed knife is the most popular slicer in most kitchens. It is most commonly used to make French fries. But it will work with other vegetables as well.
A small ribbed knife will greatly facilitate your daily chores in the kitchen. It will peel and grind fresh vegetables with tougher or harder skin.
The calibration chef's tool is intended for corrugated cutting of vegetables and other products in the form of corrugated plates and blocks. With a sizing knife, the most common slicing will have a stunning look, its very sharp blade will handle any product.
All curly knives will help to turn vegetables familiar and traditional for our tables into flowers, and into fabulous plants, and into fantastic figures.
Versatility and versatility are important characteristics to consider when purchasing these kitchen tools.
Selection rules
To take full advantage of the slicers described above, you need to choose them correctly, which is very difficult. Ease of use, quality, non-toxicity and durability of the materials used, beautiful design and long-term sharpening are all essential characteristics of a modern kitchen tool.
In the process of choosing a knife, the most important indicator is the material of its manufacture and, first of all, the blade, on the quality of which the quality of the tool as a whole depends.
To a greater extent, it is this indicator that determines the durability, the need for sharpening and the price of the tool. Most of the blades are made of stainless steel with various additives: chromium, vanadium, molybdenum or more expensive carbon steel, or made by laser hardening. Such blades are not subject to oxidation, do not dull and are able to retain their original properties for the longest time.
Manufacturers
Companies Solingen, Acros, Tramontina, Wuesthof produce the highest quality products. They affix the manufacturer's indelible stamp to the blade, guaranteeing the authenticity of the product.
All Wuesthof kitchen knives have an individual code that is applied to the blade during the manufacture of the tool. It contains complete information about the time of manufacture of the product and ensures its authenticity. The Spanish brand Acros uses a unique antibacterial coating called Bactiproof Silver for the grips.
Kitchen knives made by these companies are associated with quality and reliability. Their products are known and are in deserved demand all over the world. It is important to keep in mind that a product is a fake if it is stamped with paint.
Choosing the right grooved slicers for your kitchen is not just about the beauty of cutting vegetables. A high-quality product will facilitate easy and quick preparation of dishes, make this process more pleasant and comfortable for any housewife. And the food prepared with their help simply has to be not only tasty and healthy, but also look appetizing. After all, it is the corrugated vegetables cut with slicers that decorate any dish on the table that both children and adults really like.
How to choose the right knife, see below.
