The Best Chef Knives,Imported to New Zealand

What Are The Different Kinds of Chef Knives?

Cooks Knife Utility Knife Paring Knife Turning Knife Carving Knife Bread Knife Boning Knife Flexible fillet Knife Cleaver Spatula or Palette Knife

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Where Is The Best Place To Store My Chef Knives? Knife Block, Magnetic Rack, Cutlery Drawer or Sheath?

A knife block is the best place to store your chef knives. Magnetic Racks are also very good (but expose your knives to flies, which grosses our a few people including myself!). Never store your chef knives unprotected in a cutlery drawer. You are risking finger injuries and they will get damaged easily by other [...]

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What Is The Best Way to Keep Chef Knives Sharp? Sharpening Stone, Grinder or Sharpening Steel?

Use a quality sharpening steel (the longer the better, and diamond steels are better still) and learn how to use it properly by watching how-to videos on YouTube, that is the best way to keep chef knives sharp. Never use a sharpening stone. Never use a grinder (you will destroy your chef knife).

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How Are The Best Chef Knives Made? Pressed, Forged or Drop Forged?

The best chef knives are forged steel which means the steel is heated to high temperatures and then hammered into shape. Poor quality chef knives are often stamped out in heavy pressing machines at low temperatures.

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Why Are Very Sharp Chef Knives Safer Than Blunt Chef Knives?

Because you have much more control with a sharp knife. It’s cutting is predictable. A blunt knife can slip and that’s when injuries occur (like losing a finger). A sharp knife is a safe knife. With a high quality chef knife, you don’t have to sharpen as often because the chef knife holds its cutting [...]

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What Kind of Metal (Steel Alloy) Are The Best Chef Knives Made Of?

The best chef knives are made of high carbon, stain resistant steel alloy which are: Razor sharp Long lasting cutting edge Easily restorable edge High stain resistance

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What Kind of Chopping Board Is Best For My Chef Knives To Ensure They Last A Life Time?

Chopping board’s made of Bamboo are the best for chef knives. They are naturally anti-bacterial and they won’t dull your knives. Plastic chopping boards are ok for chef knives, but not ideal Never use a glass chopping board! They will blunt your chef knives very quickly

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Do You Need to be a Chef to Own Chef Knives?

No, you don’t need to be a chef to own chef knives. Chef knives are the best quality knives you can have in your kitchen. They make cutting, chopping, slicing, and dicing easier and safer.

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What Brands of Chef Knives Are Available in New Zealand?

Here is a list of the highest quality chef knives that are imported into New Zealand (because everyone knows the best chef knives are made in Europe of course) Fallkniven Chef Knives Solicut Chef Knives Global Chef Knives Victorinox Chef Knives Giesser Chef Knives Santoku Chef Knives Kershaw Shun Chef Knives Wusthof Chef Knives KBG [...]

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