Tescoma Knives Review

The Tescoma brand specializes in the sale of kitchen utensils and accessories. Its products are very popular both at home, in the Czech Republic, and far beyond its borders. Thanks to the wide range of the company, anyone can find a suitable product for themselves. Today we will talk about such an important cutlery as a knife.

Today, several different lines are produced, in which you can find tools to fulfill almost any need. Currently, the company produces the following series of knives:

• Classic - a series of solid steel table serving knives;

• Azza - a professional ruler with a one-piece handle flowing into the blade, the handle is “dressed” in black plastic, secured with metal rivets for reliability;

• Banquet - in this series there is one knife belonging to the group of canteens, the body is one-piece, made of steel;

• Delicata - in this series mainly knives for dough and baking: cakes, pizza, etc .;

• Grand chef - the tools of this series are completely made of stainless steel, a cylindrical handle with an eyelet for a hook, special devices for figured cutting of vegetables and fruits are collected here;

• Handy - in this series there are very interesting and rare specimens: a knife for chopping onions and garlic, as well as for cutting pineapple;

• Home Profi - the steel blade is recessed into a plastic handle with metal rivets for greater reliability and a recess for the hand;

• Presticio - plastic handle, narrowed closer to the blade, at the base has a limit bar for safety;

• President - the design has some similarities with the Grand CHEF series, with the exception of some color differences, the line contains tools that are interesting in their functionality, such as, for example, a knife for butchering poultry or for removing the core from fruits;

• Presto and Presto Expert - the blade is steel, the handle is made of blue plastic with a loop at the end, at the junction the blade and the handle are widened;

• Sonic - handle made of solid black plastic, streamlined, at the base of the extension, preventing slipping of the hand;

• Vitamino - with a ceramic blade.

By functionality, Tescoma knives can be divided into categories.

The main group - its representatives are in all lines of Tescoma knives.

• Universal (for cutting) - designed for small pieces or slices. It is suitable for both cutting bread and peeling vegetables and fruits. The blade is straight and not very long (10–12 cm, rarely 14 cm). This group also includes cleaning knives with a blade of 6-10 cm.
• Culinary - ideal for long cuts and for large slices, blade 14–20 cm.
• Portioned - good for meat, the blade is wide and long (15–20 cm), the point looks up.
• Figured - designed for cutting meat, peeling potatoes and other vegetables. The blade is short (up to 10 cm), with a rounded tip.

It is very convenient for them to cut bread and vegetables. The teeth are sharpened once and cannot be sharpened at home. By appointment, there are three types.

• For bread - serrations help to cut a piece of bread effortlessly, outwardly it most often looks like a long wide blade.
• For vegetables - it is convenient for them to cut soft vegetables with a smooth skin: tomatoes or bell peppers. The tip is forked for easy handling of the slices.
• For steak - a slightly rounded blade with a raised tip.

Designed for both traditional slicing and highly targeted operations.

• For meat - the blade is hard and durable, curved in an arc, there is a special groove on the handle for safety.
• Boning - designed for better separation of small pieces from bones and cartilage, the blade is narrow and long (12-18 cm), does not bend, the tip is pointed.
• Sirloin - necessary for cooking fish or meat fillets, has an external resemblance to boning, but the blade is more flexible.
• Sausage - they can not only cut a meat leg from the bone, but also separate the fillet of large fish from the ridge. The blade is thin and flexible, from 25 cm long, the tip is rounded.
• Santoku (it is also called Japanese) - perfectly copes with shredding a large volume of greens, vegetables, as well as cutting poultry carcasses. The blade is curved with small indentations so that food can be easily separated from the knife.
• Two-handed - looks like a carpenter's plane: a cutting blade with handles on the sides. Good for slicing greens.
• For cheese - the blade is thin, serrated, slightly perforated so that the slices do not stick to it. Just like a vegetable knife, a cheese knife has a forked fork at the tip for prying the sliced ​​pieces.
• For oysters and hard cheeses - a short wide handle and the same wide blade, shaped like a drop of water. The blade is separated from the handle by a protective projection so that the hand does not slip during work.
• For dough and pizza - castors with wavy edges and a comfortable handle.

Designed for chopping small bones and cartilage, as well as thick pieces of meat. The blade is wide, rectangular. The center of gravity is shifted to the edge to make it easier to strike.

There are a lot of them in the assortment of Tescoma. They can consist of three or more items, in addition to knives, the set may include a cutting board, a plastic, wooden or metal magnetic stand, scissors for cutting poultry and some other devices.

Next, see the video review of Tescoma knives.