What Is Your Favorite Kitchen Product
What’s the kitchen utensil/appliance you can’t live without and what’s the most useless one you ever bought?
I would really miss my slotted spoon,tongs and microwave. The most useless one is an egg poacher for the microwave- requires more work really than cooking them on the stove as you have to keep taking the poacher out [...]
J.A. Henckels Eversharp 8-Piece Steak Knife Set
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Henckels International leverages the knowledge and expertise synonymous with its manufacturer’s famous name to produce high value products at a lower cost. Many characteristics of the premium brand carry over to these more affordable blades. Forged from a single piece of stain-resistant steel, each knife offers a full tang and the classic triple-riveted handle. Measuring [...]
J.A. Henckels International Everedge Plus 13-Piece Block Set
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At the less expensive end of the Henckels International line?s price range, the Everedge Plus collection features lightweight cutlery with micro-serrated blades that never need sharpening. The difference between the Plus collection and regular Everedge knives lies in the handles. Formed of contoured, almost cushy santoprene instead of polypropylene, Plus handles are handsomely-backed with [...]
Knife Blade Materials
The metal of kitchen knives must be able to hold a sharpe edge. Today, there are three type of steel used to create common knives seen in most kitchens.
The traditional and most commonly used is Carbon Steel. It’s advantage is that it can be honed or sharpened to a fine edge and maintains it’s true-ness realitivly well. [...]