How to Store and Maintain Your Knives |
| Date Added: March 09, 2010 06:21:50 AM |
| Author: Daniel Clay |
| Category: Shopping |
| It is always good to have a good set of knives in the kitchen as they make the job of preparing the food prior to the actual cooking process much easier. Chef knives with long handles or short ones and different shapes are the most commonly found in every kitchen today as an excellent food preparation aid to help us get through with the cooking process in the shortest possible time. While buying the chef knives one must see that the cutting edge is uniform and sharp. If proper care is taken while using them they last for a longer time serving their purpose in the kitchen. The most effective way to get a good cutting edge on a knife is to use a white stone with a coarse and fine side. When you want to sharpen a boning knife, that is used to remove the bones in the meat that you are preparing to cook, first use it one the coarse side and then on the fine side. Do not heat the blade of chef knives as the heat may damage the blades and render the knife unusable. This is because the chef knife is primarily used as a multipurpose cutting or chopping tool that has to retain the high level of sharpness all through its service life. Butcher’s knives with wooden handles have to be cleaned and dried thoroughly or the wood may be damaged in the course of time. The butcher knives with treated edges depend on the alloys for their cutting ability. These knives should be sharpened only by professionals. Make it a habit to sharpen a knife with a butcher’s steel each time you use it. A few strokes would be adequate and the butcher knives will stay sharp much longer. A butcher’s knife is long and curved and durable enough to handle the different meats while you dress them for further processing or cooking. To keep the butcher knife clean and fresh, ensure that you scrape off all the waste after each use. Clean it with warm water and rub the blade with a slice of freshly cut lemon to remove the odor. Do not soak the entire butcher knife in water as the handles may be damaged and the wooden handles may become loose. Eventually your knives will need more attention. Use paper towels to store them when they are not in use to prevent mustiness, moisture and rusting. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for use and storage of knives. This will increase the efficiency of the chef knife and render it usable for a longer time. We have now seen that the knife sets are mainly used in kitchens for various purposes. After use dry the knives and store them on wall hooks. To prevent the metal blades of the knife from rusting, ensure that you store them in sealed wooden boxes containing sawdust and camphor. If you have a small child in the house, take care to store the carving knives in locked cabinets and drawers with child proof opening systems. Daniel Clay is the author of this article on Butcher knives. Find more information about Meat processing knives here. |
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