Quick Tips

Kitchen Knives

• Three basic knives that can help you whip up a storm in the kitchen are a chef's knife, a paring knife and a serrated knife. The chef's knife is an all-purpose knife that is ideal for chopping, dicing, mincing and slicing. The serrated knife works well for cutting bread and tomatoes. Chefs use paring knives for cutting or chopping of smaller foods and coring vegetables. To lengthen the lives of your knives, wash by hand, rather than in the dishwasher.