TYPES OF KNIVES AND THEIR

USES

LEARNING OUT 1 PERFORM MISE’EN PLACE

 CHIEF KNIFE OR
CHIEF’S KNIFE

-For general purpose chopping,

slicing, and dicing.
 UTILITY KNIFE

- used for carving roast chicken

and duck.
 BONING KNIFE

-used for boning raw meats

and poultry
 SLICER

-used for carving and slicing

cooked meats.
 BUTCHER KNIFE

- Used for cutting, sectioning, and

trimming raw meats in the butcher
shop
 SCIMITAR OR STEAK
KNIFE

used for accurate cutting of steaks

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 CLEAVER

-used for cutting through bones