What are your "must haves" in the kitchen?

[MangoFreak]

I have no need for a bread knife if I have a really sharp chefs knife (and fewer crumbs) there is a huge difference in the uses for a 4" parer and a 6" petty knives . a 4" parer is used for...well paring. Petty/utility knives are for slicing that tomato, on which you apparently want use a chefs knife. If I break down chickens, I can do it just fine with a chef knife. If I am "boning" chicken I will use a paring. See Jacques https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1TVuntUh2Q I think you are genuinely confused.

If you want to be that way then all you really need is a chefs knife, period. I say these things are handy because they are slightly more useful for a given task. I have razor sharp chef knives and still reach for a good bread knife for certain tasks because they do it better.

And as a professional I have observed very little difference between petty and paring knives. They're just for smaller tasks that a chefs knife might be awkward for...or for paring. And while a really skilled cook can bone a chicken with a parer most normal folks would have quite a bit of trouble.

I think you are the one confused here.

 

[ichor]

If you want to be that way then all you really need is a chefs knife, period. I say these things are handy because they are slightly more useful for a given task. I have razor sharp chef knives and still reach for a good bread knife for certain tasks because they do it better.

And as a professional I have observed very little difference between petty and paring knives. They're just for smaller tasks that a chefs knife might be awkward for...or for paring. And while a really skilled cook can bone a chicken with a parer most normal folks would have quite a bit of trouble.

I think you are the one confused here.

If I think you're confused, and you think I'm confused....there's little else to discuss. .