Cooking, for those of us who enjoy it, is a multi-sensual experience. Deglon have created a set of knives to enhance this experience. On the one hand the slick look and elegant way they sit one within the other have the effect of looking at a jewel, on the other hand the precision of the stainless steel gives the confidence required of a “working tool” – the result being you immediately want to try them out.

The Deglon Meeting Knife Set comes with a paring knife, carving knife, 15cm utility knife, and a 20cm chef’s knife. Designed by Mia Schmallenbach and awarded first prize at the famed European Cutlery Design Awards.

* All images courtesy of Mia Schmallenbach

Posted in August 19th, 2010 by Busyboo |

If you missed the live cooking webcast last night, you missed a tremendous evening of fun, food, entertainment and education in basic cooking methods…a virtual cooking guide. In fact, I showed everyone watching how basic cooking methods can help you make dinner quick every night and still have endless dinner ideas.

Here’s a bit of what went on last night:

As always, knife skills were an important part of the evening and the chef’s knife made an appearance. Being able to cut items consistently assures that they cook consistently. In addition, they have similar texture and appearance in the final dish.

Proper knife skills also assures your safety and boosts your confidence in the kitchen. Why? Because with the correct knife skills, you know you won’t cut yourself and you will be more aware of a wide variety of ways to cut everyday items for attractive plate appeal.

How you use heat is the essence of cooking. And if you want dinner quick, then the basic sauté method is the best way to go. The basic sauté method can also help to increase the number of dinner ideas that you have, as well as create a great meal in your kitchen faster than take-out food. When you’re able to control the direct, intense heat of a stove-top sauté method, you can create moist, flavorful items that have wonderful color and are appetizing to the eye as well as the palate.

I’ve pulled out one of my 5 chef secrets during the live webcast and made a quick pan sauce. Because I understand the basic principles of thickening agents, I can make any liquid into a thickened gravy or pan sauce. Talk about a great addition to your dinner idea! This is a great skill in the kitchen that adds flavor, texture, and color to your plated meals so that your dinners is not only quick, but tasty as well.

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Most people who know either in the kitchen, or qualified professional chefs, the importance of good quality knife. these are the essential tools to create, culinary masterpieces and fine food, quality gourmet meals. But a question always arises, I would have a full of knives that the same brand, or perhaps a hybrid collection of individual Henckel chef knife like a knife here and a Wusthof knife set there?

there is no right or wrong answer.the answer lies with two factors that you have to choose from.

your taste: what types of knives chef likes to use.
your budget: How much are you willing to spend on chef or kitchen knife?

Here are some pros and cons for both options in order to put to the test:

Complete Chef’s Knife Sets

Advantages:

• You have a brand that you like and then found confidence to purchase the right kit complete with sharpening steel.

• the rulecomplete knife set with a handy knife block, knife handle or come to save up your sleeves and your investment, if not in use.

· With the purchase of sets, the match handle color and logo branding your kitchen has an aesthetic appearance of order and symmetry.

Con:

· the major con here is the price. Here comes your budget is a consideration. A complete set of Henckels can run a little expensive, but they will last a lifetime with proper care last. So if the price is a factor, you may have to sacrifice the quality offor a less expensive brand.

Perhaps · is a brand of knife makes a big 8 “full tang kitchen knife, but she did not do such a great job on their 4″ paring knife blade. If you buy the knife with tools that put you do not like really. This is a waste of money.

Individual chef knife

Advantages:

· purchase individual knives chef offers you the opportunity to try out different brands. Perhaps you like the feel of a Shun chef’s knifeand also how the Cutco bread knife. Increase in each of the brand, Tang and handle have been done differently. Depending on the task you are in the kitchen, a custom knife is perhaps the best choice for you.

· Similarly, if you buy individually Chef knife, you can control your budget and spending more. for example, you could spend more on a fine quality Wusthof 10 “chef’s knife, but can only be the quality of Victorinox paring knife.

· I thinkwith a mixed selection of the individual chef knives look more professional. It shows that you have the time, the most efficient blade for the job you want to research have taken.

Con:

• You do not get symmetrical look when buying individual chef knife. If you think that each handle of the knife block sticks for this game to want to do is obviously not the way to go.

Speaking · knife blocks. Knife blocks and knife packages are usually sold separately, ifYou buy chef knife, one by one.

• Another trade-off for buying in this way is that you get a different quality of each knife. This can be good and bad. You can decide which to use more and which ones will stick to a sharp edge over others. Here, too, this goes back to your budget and preferences.

in summary, it must be, choose for each chef knives for sale, look confusing if you like your collection, control your budget, and in my opinionto make more professional. Or, conversely, buy kitchen knife sets that compliments the look of your kitchen with matching handles, a brand that you like, as Sabatier chef knife. But be prepared to spend a little more for the complete set.

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