Quality Kitchen Cutlery

Several decades ago, the knife that is still known today as the “Sharpest Knife on the Market” was created and became known as the Ginsu Knife.  Ginsu is a leading designer, marketer and distributor of branded, high quality kitchen cutlery.  Ginsu Knives are a symbol of ancient Japanese traditions.  The Samurai sword is well known for being sharp enough to cut through anything.  Likewise, the Ginsu  Knives were created to reflect that same quality that will still cut through anything.  Ginsu Knives are not only known and respected by consumers but they are also respected by all other premium knife brands.  The product mix includes a line of value priced cutlery under the HomeBasics by Ginsu brand as well as Bakelite and Stainless Steel Knives.  Ginsu is a brand of the Douglas Quikut Company, a division of Scott Fetzer, which markets other products as well as Ginsu.

Have you ever seen the amazing demonstrations of the Ginsu Knives by salesmen at the County or State Fair where you saw them cut and slice all kinds of things yet the knives never seemed to dull? These demonstrations of superior cutting and slicing seemed too astounding to be real.

Well, believe me it is real!  The slicing, cutting and sharpness is a fact today and Ginsu keeps on manufacturing these great knives. They are constructed with the finest of stainless steel for balance and strength. The high carbon makes them more stain resistant and the blades of these knives continue to last, look good, and stay sharp. They are made with Kullens Grind on the blade to prevent food from sticking.You can purchase these knives in complete sets with a choice of counter top or under counter (space saver) blocks to keep and preserve their beauty or in smaller sets. Cordless electric knives with stainless steel blades are also available.

All Ginsu knives carry a lifetime warranty.

Chicago Cutlery began in 1930 conditioning knives and catered particularly to professional butchers and packing plants.  As the demand for sharp knives grew, Chicago Cutlery was introduced by its founder, Alfred Paulson, and Chicago Cutlery evolved into a knife manufacturing business for the meat and poultry industry.  Their knives were designed to meet the tough demands of professional knife users.  Chicago Cutlery was not widely available to the retail market until it was introduced in 1969 by Ronald Gangelhoff.  Ronald Galgelhoff made the line’s professional cutlery available to consumers bringing professional, razor-sharp knives into the home for the first time.   This became a historical move for Chicago Cutlery,  thus  a consumer market for fine-edged knives was born.  Chicago Cutlery with its legendary status is hailed as the knife experts.  Today they have various collections of knives, knife sets, and cutlery block sets for every food preparation need.  They designed the Landmark Edition Collection specially for their 75th anniversary.  The Landmark Edition of knives and cutlery is constructed with an exclusive Taper Grind edge techhology for optimum sharpness.  With its elegant design, it would be a great addition or replacement of old knives in any kitchen.

In my kitchen, I always make it a point to make sure that everything has their own place because I do believe having everything in order makes my time while cooking more efficient and at ease. I was glad to find quality cutlery block sets in this site; it’s excellent to store all my favorite cutlery sets and would make my kitchen look more organized.

Moreover, the excellent products in this site are great gift giving ideas especially for my friends and relatives who also loves to maintain a systematic and tidy kitchen. I’m pretty sure they would be delighted to have one of these.

A nice kitchen is never complete without reliable kitchen cutlery sets. The catalog in this site showcases the perfect sets of cutlery that would ensure an efficient and hassle-free food preparation in no time. Being a chef, spending most of my time in the kitchen has been my passion so having dependable knives to use plays a big factor in bringing out the best in my food presentations.

I consider the kitchen knives and cutlery sets in this site ideal not just for chefs like me but most especially those who were just about to start their love for cooking. I firmly believe that having quality cutlery sets really counts a lot in making the experience in the kitchen more enjoyable and easy.

The knife, fork and spoon is taken for granted in today’s society, but as a matter of fact, the tableware(knife, fork and spoon) as we know it today, developed in stages as far back as the cave man.  The cave man used crude stones or possibly shells as spoons.  His knives were most probably sharpened and ground thin pieces of flint or quartz.  He used these flint or quartz pieces for skinning animals as well as for cutting meat.  

Spoon like tools were used long before knives or forks and probably goes back to the beginning of civilization.  Shells were used as  spoons and to make the tool more convenient, the shell was attached to a wooden or bone handle and somewhat resembled the modern spoon.  

Some spoons were made totally from wood developed from hollowed out wood.  Also  ivory and slate were common materials used in making spoons.  In some parts of the ancient world, bronze and gold were also used to make spoons, some being elaborate and beautiful.  Silver apparently was first intoduced by the Greeks and Romans in making spoons.  The spoon was known in ancient times practically throught the civilized world. 

The beginnings of forks were introduced around 1100 when the wife of an Italian nobleman, the Doge Domenice Silvie of Venice, introduced forks into tableware.  She considered herself too delicate to pick up a piece of meat with her hands.  Those early forks were two pronged tools and were not widely used even in Italy until the Renaissance.  In the 1500’s the forks became a common item of silverware used on the table in Italy.  People also then began using knives as a part of their tableware.  Prior to this, knives were carried on belts and used at mealtime as well as for other uses as necessary.  The knife and fork did not become popular in France and England until the mid 1600’s.  Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts brought the first fork to America in 1630.

Like kitchen knives and cutlery block sets that have developed into a variety of styles and materials, today tableware can be found with many different designs and choices of different metals or materials.  It can be found in the most plain of patterns to the most elaborate and ornate, from the most formal to the simplest of dining needs.

The first knife used by the cave man or the closest comparison to a knife was perhaps a long straight wooden stick with a sharpened point. No doubt later on it became a spear with a sharp piece of flint attached to the end of it.  With a sturdy straight pole it could be used with great accuracy in hunting or in war.  This weapon has been used throughout the ages and was very common even among the American Indians.

This tool was perhaps the first type of knife used by the Cave Man , and perhaps the only knife they had for cooking by using it for shish-k-bobs over an open flame.  Later they found ways to shape flint and stone into sharp knife like tools for their cutting needs. This was a far cry from the great innovations we have today with lovely and durable quality kitchen knives and kitchen cutlery made by great craftsmen.

Besides kitchen knives, the most common tool for other uses known to man has most probably been the knife.

The first knife known to man was developed by the cave man.  He made the knife from sharpened and ground pieces of flint and quartz and used it primarily for skinning animals and cutting meat.

Throughout history, the knife has served man not only as a tool but also as a weapon.  As a tool the knife is used by many industries with different knives for different tasks.  It is used by Artists in painting pictures. The knife is Sculptors most important tool especially when working in ebony and ivory.  The Doctor’s scalpel is probably his most important tool used at the operating table.

First on the list of weapons used in fighting or in war was the knife.  It was used extensively during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.  Knives were made in the form of daggers which were favorite small weapons.  During America’s pioneer days the Bowie Knife became very popular as both a tool and a weapon.  Even during WWII, when weapons became more complicated, the Commando Knife was very useful in hand to hand fighting.

Today we can find knives in just about every shape or form and built for limitless purposes.

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The following are additional kitchen knives and their uses that make your food preparation easier.The Utility Knife is a little smaller and lighter than the Chef Knife.  The length of its blade is usually 5-6 inches long.  It works great for cutting and slicing especially on fruit and vegetables such as cantelope and tomatoes. The Cleaver is a tool used for chopping meats.  It very good for cutting thru bones because of its heavy rectangular blade.   This knife has a blade that is usually 10-14 inches long.

The Paring Knife is one that no one should be without in their kitchen.  It has a variety of uses, such as peeling, dicing, trimming and slicing.  It is especially good on small fruit, vegetables, and cheeses.  Its blade is usually 3-4 inches long.

The Torne Knife is for peeling, slicing, timming and dicing small fruit, vegetables and cheeses, but has a shorter blade than the paring knife.  Its blade is usually 2-3 inches long.

The Steak Knife is one usually used primarily at the dining table for cutting steak, chicken or other main courses.  The blade of this knife can be wide or thin or also serrated or smoothe and is about 4-5 inches long.

 We have found that it’s important to know the different uses for the different kitchen knives. A primary aspect of the knife as a tool includes dining, used either in food preparation or as cutlery. Examples of this include:

Bread knife: A knife with a serrated blade for cutting bread
Boning knife: A knife used for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish
Carving knife: A knife for carving large cooked meats such as poultry, roasts, hams
Chef’s knife: Also known as a French knife, a cutting tool used in preparing food
Electric knife: An electrical device consisting of two serrated blades that are clipped together, providing a sawing action when powered on
Kitchen knife: Any knife, including the chef’s knife, that is intended to be used in food preparation
Table knife: A piece of cutlery, either a butter knife, steak knife, or both, that is part of a table setting, accompanying the fork and spoon
Ulu: An Inuit woman’s all-purpose knife