4 Kitchen Knife Essentials

“我的团队遍布五家餐馆，我无法携带所有的刀刀每个人都。所以我围裙的前左前袋总是拿着鸟的喙刀-AKATouné刀或车刀。法国厨师使用这款迷住的小工具来“转动”蔬菜，使七面足球形状均匀煮。虽然Tourné的剪裁不再如此流行，但刀仍然是修剪豆类，烧蚀石材水果，咬着草莓，或在你的手掌中转动水果或蔬菜的任何工作。我喜欢这些细致的任务。如果我需要跳进准备，我喜欢抓住一些不占用太多空间的东西，让我留意船员。我一般去蘑菇的情况。当制作蘑菇奶酪（右边的配方）时，用刀片的曲线，我可以刮掉帽子，从茎剥离皮肤，并在不损坏'shrooms的情况下清洁灰色的污垢。-Michael Poiarkoff，Osprey，纽约市

来自德国德国刀手的罗伯特牧民风帆克里克，来自不锈钢或碳（19.99美元;Amazon.com.). At less than 3 inches, the blade is easy to maneuver, and the 4-inch handle is long enough for a secure grip but keeps items close to your wrist for control.

Hone it frequently on a flat diamond sharpening steel, drawing the blade down and backward across the steel, applying gentle pressure, about half a dozen times. Repeat on the other side. Store and carry the knife in a sheath or a dedicated edge guard that is curved to fit the blade.

“永远不要剥胡萝卜。nuh-uh。这就像没有皮肤的烤鸡。洗净它们并使用鸟的喙从绿色的顶部挑选出斑点的污垢。“-Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon and Tallula’s, Los Angeles

“我通过将我的Tourné的刀定位在底部附近并转动朝鲜蓟来清理朝鲜蓟，以将叶子移到心脏。然后我把刀子向下滑下来剥它。“-Katie Button, Cúrate and Nightbell, Asheville, North Carolina

旧学校，挑剔的法国技术，用于将蔬菜转化为七面足球形状，是实际上，对年轻厨师练习刀具控制。切掉一个小马铃薯的顶部和底部，然后将马铃薯放在左手中并将右拇指锚定在马铃薯的底部切割端，然后用刀片从顶部到底部的自然曲线。行动不是切片;它挤压了你的手指，刀锋，朝你的拇指并在你去时转动土豆。

“我第一次通用中国cleaver-a读出um-weight one that can handle all sorts of jobs—years ago when I was living in Shanghai. Once I got comfortable with rocking the cleaver back and forth on a cutting board and positioning my free hand close to the blade, always with my knuckles tucked under to protect my fingertips, I found that it was excellent for all sorts of jobs. Take a dish with a lot of ingredients, like moo shu pork (recipe at right). I section the pork, hammer it flat, and julienne it with the cleaver. I slice the vegetables, push them into piles for my mise en place, and scoop and move them to the skillet. Chopping, hammering, scraping, and carrying—it’s the only tool I need.”-Brandon Jew, Mister Jiu’s, San Francisco

Chan Chi Kee大型切片机的刀片（110美元;chefknivestogo.com) has less curve than a meat cleaver, so it makes more contact with the cutting board. The thin carbon steel sharpens easily and does delicate work.

Sharpen cleavers with a 1000-grit whetstone, then polish with a 3000- or 6000-grit whetstone.

高大的刀片在剁碎时骑着指导手的指关节，这对于擦拭和携带食物非常棒。亚搏电竞

使用脊柱裂开螃蟹和龙虾壳。

“I put a clove of garlic under the flat side of the cleaver, hammer the other side, and—voilà!—instant minced garlic, all while feeling like Thor.”-isaac toups，toups'meatery，新奥尔良

“慢跑鸡是一种漂亮的方式，而且均匀地用劈开乐趣享受乐趣。将鸡放在切菜板上，骨干。握住一条腿，然后用骨干两侧的骨头敲击切割器，所以鸡奠定了平坦。“-Stephan Bogardus, North Fork Table, Southold, New York

“我在意大利都灵长大，我们家的心脏是我们的老式厨房：古老的炉子，珐琅水槽和我的母亲稳定地摇晃着她的梅佐伦纳，并在砧板上来回来回摇摆。现在我拥有妈妈的梅佐卢纳，我用它来骰子，胡萝卜和芹菜用于Sofrito，我的白鸡ragō的芳香基地（食谱p.99）。我的夹层很高效。通过双手运动，长刀片可以非常快地砍掉。但而不是机器式均匀性，它也留下了一些位不均匀和粗糙。我喜欢那种乡村。感觉就像家一样。“-Silvia Baldini，草莓和鼠尾草，秘密成分女孩

Rosewood handles help hands stay above the blade, out of harm’s way.

R. Murphy的13英寸Mezzaluna（75美元;rmurphyknive.com）覆盖很多地面。高碳不锈钢夹住其边缘。

Store your mezzaluna wrapped in a kitchen towel in a drawer. A couple of times a year, bring it to a professional knife sharpener.

双刀片弄得一团糟，限制切割的长度，并且不能在磨石上正确磨砺。代替单刀片。

“Rough chop tomatoes, jalapeño, cilantro, and onions as fine as you’d like and break up avocado in large chunks with a mezzaluna. It’s also great for breaking down nuts or chocolate for baking.”-ali Banks，研发经理，Chopt

“当然，你可以用刀子单独砍大蒜，柠檬，和欧芹，但是用这种超高效的工具加工它们似乎让它变得更好！”-Jodi Liano, San Francisco Cooking School

I love using a mezzaluna to quickly mince herbs when I crave simple dishes with fresh, bright ingredients. It’s especially nice because you never need to worry about nicking your fingers in the process.”-erin shambura，Fausto，布鲁克林

“In Alsace, where I grew up, bread was a staple. But it didn’t have to be fresh for us to enjoy it. We soaked slices of day-old bread in milk, fried them, and sprinkled on sugar and cinammon for pain perdu. We grated old bread for crumbs to coat schnitzel. And we created croutons out of leftover baguette, rubbing the baked slices with garlic. Of course, you can’t slice good bread without a good bread knife. Chef’s knives grow dull if you use them on bread crust, and they tend to rip the loaf. Where I’m from, we respect a good baguette or boule, so we cut it with a knife that has teeth, sawing back and forth, rather than pressing down, to achieve a clean slice.”-Gabriel Kreuther, Gabriel Kreuther Restaurant, New York City

Reverse serration, also called a scalloped or wavy edge, makes the Tojiro ITK Bread Knife (60美元;chefknivestogo.com) gentler on foods than a regular serrated knife. Extra-hard steel keeps its sharpness and helps the knife last.

A gently swooped blade provides knuckle clearance and better sight lines than straight blades.

将刀片上的刀片上的刀片上的刀刃侧面磨碎，或者跟随Kreuther的铅，并将您的面包刀带到专业的磨刀器。

“锯齿刀非常适合切番茄，这对蔬菜准备很棒。”-Marianne Bondad, Scampi, New York City

“猪排可以从含糖釉料形成一个坚韧但薄的树皮层。锯齿状的牙齿可以通过焦糖层轻轻地锯，以便整洁地完成，而不会撕裂肉。“- jess pryles，作者Hardcore Carnivore

“这更快，更清洁，更容易拍摄鳞片，然后从像低音一样脱离大鱼，并通过鱼的更厚的肋骨。然后我不觉得我正在使用我的一个漂亮的圆角刀。“-Nicholas Elmi, Laurel, Philadelphia

“I use a serrated paring knife to clean and break down oranges. I dehydrate their peels for infusions or spice mixes, squeeze juice onto fish for crudos, and texture dishes with the flesh.”- jaime年轻，星期天在布鲁克林

“用锯齿刀切割大甜瓜的两端，并在一个平坦的末端支撑果实。将皮肤上的顶部和周围工作，将皮肤切成露出，直到所有肉体暴露，您可以将其从上到下切成两半。你现在有可管理的作品，你可以切成切片或大块。“-maribel Rivero，Yuyo，奥斯汀

1。使用锯切运动，而不会施加向下压力，切成两半。

2。Working with one half at a time, turn half cut side down. Starting at one end, lightly press fingertips into the crust 1 to 2 inches from where you’re slicing.

3.轻轻但坚定地，在不按下，可以来回锯切地将面包切成英寸厚的切片。重复剩下的一半。