When you start making dinner—whether it’s a quick weeknight supper or a special occasion entree—the first item you reach for is in your knife block. A go-to chef’s knife is a must for everything from prep work to carving finished meals.
While you’ll find many sizes and styles of knives on the market (and even in your rack at home), we’d argue that a reliable chef’s knife is the most versatile. With a sharp, tapered edge, you can use this blade for cutting just about everything—veggies, fruits and proteins. The slightly curved shape makes it ideal to rock across a cutting board as you chop stalks of celery, and the sharp, tapered point allows you to tackle finer work like slicing tender tomatoes.
But what sets a good chef’s knife apart from…
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Taste of Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, October/November 2022