Foods 1- Knife Safety Review

What is a bread knife?

A knife with a serrated edge.

What is the batonnet cut?

A large stick cut.

What is the most commonly used knife in a commercial kitchen?

Chef knife

Where should your fingers on your hand be? (the hand that isn't holding the knife)

Keep your fingers tucked in & your thumb behind your fingers

What is a julienne cut?

Long thing strip. About the size of a match.

What is the 2nd most commonly used knife in a commercial kitchen?

Pairing Knife

What is a boning knife used for?

Separating meat from bones.

Wha is a dice? What's the difference between a small and a large dice.

Square cuts. Small dice is a 1/4th of an inch while a large dice is a 1/2 of an inch.

What is a chiffonade cut?

Used when slicing very thin items such as herbs or leaf vegetables such as spinach. Roll the leaves together and slice into stirps.

Why is a sharp knife safer than a dull one?

You use less force with a sharp knife

What is a brunoise cut? (also called minced)

a fine mince. Smallest uniform cut.