At first, let’s line up the kitchen knife commonly used in families.
Needless to say, Santoku knife, Chef’s knife, and Utility knife are the most popular kitchen knives in daily use at home.
In fact, the Kiritsuke knives are also becoming more and more popular in households.
Not only for those who like fishing, but if you can handle and slice the fish yourself, you can eat at a cheap luxury. Drinking at home, sashimi lovers can not resist this.
It’s surprisingly easy to handle fish, so please try it.
let’s take a look at the sizes of knives in order.
Santoku knife or chef’s knife
If you are uncertain about the size of Santoku knife and chef’s knife, choose the longer one.
Both Santoku knives and Chef’s knives are widely used as universal knives.
If you want to know more about the difference between the two, please refer to the article below.
Santoku knives and beef knives are often sold in two sizes.
- Santoku knives ・ ・ ・ 6.5 inch, 7 inch
- Chef’s knife ・ ・ ・ 7.5 inch, 8 inch
It is the size of the blade length, not the total length.
Of course, it’s best to choose the one that suits you best, but if you’re wondering, we recommend choosing a much longer size.
When cutting large ingredients, I often think, “I wish the kitchen knife was a little longer …”. The difference of 0.5 inch is quite big.
Kitchen knives are long and almost never be a problem, and if that were the case, it would be utility Knife’s job.
Therefore, we recommend 18 cm for Santoku knives and 20 cm for chef’s knives.
Utility Knife
Next is Utility Knife.
There are various sizes of utility Knife, from 3.5 inch to 6 inch, so most buyers are at a loss. Therefore, when choosing the size of a petty knife, it is important to imagine what is the main purpose. There has to be a cooking scene like this.
- I want to use it for peeling
- I want to use it for fine cooking such as decoration cutting
If you want to use it for peeling vegetables and fruits, the smallest possible utility Knife will be easier to handle. It is a good idea to take the plunge and choose the shortest 3.5 inch.
However, in this case, just understand that it is necessary to divide it as a “peeling knife”.
If you want to use it for other detailed work, we recommend the larger utility knife.
- 3.5 inch ・ ・ ・ I want to use a utility Knife for peeling
- 5 inch to 6 inch ・ ・ ・ I want a utility knife that can be widely used for detailed work
Kiritsuke Knife
The last is Kiritsuke knife.
The lightweight, double bevel-edged Kiritsuke might be compared to a combination of the Nakiri and the Sujihiki. It is a very versatile knife that can be used to perform many of the tasks normally done with a Chef knife. Kiritsuke knife has less blade curvature than the typical Chef’s knife, making it less ideal for ‘rock chopping’, but better suited to ‘push cutting’ and ‘pull cutting’, which is ideal for handling and slicing fish. As for the purpose to cut the sashimi fibers in one go without damaging them, so it’s best to have a long blade length. We recommend choosing 8 inch Kiritsuke knife.
We have focused on the size of the kitchen knife above, but there are many other points that are indispensable for choosing a kitchen knife. We would like you to choose the one that you will not regret.
