How many knives you use in the kitchen?

My two favorite knife - This is the knife that I usually use in the kitchen
@pehpot (4762)
Philippines
October 13, 2008 10:51pm CST
I have 3 in the kitchen, one long knife, one small utility knife and a bread knife. I often use the long knife and the utility knife. I use the utility knife or paring, for chopping onions, for chopping garlic and any small piece ingredients. I use the larger knife when I slice meats, fish and chicken and beef too. I use the utility knifes oon vegetables too and on fruits. I really prefer the utility knife because it is easier to handle and easier to clean too. [b] How about you guys, how many knives do you own and how often do you use it? [/b]
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@ShellyB (5241)
• United States
15 Oct 08
I do not know, a big steak knife and the rest are lost somewhere with the spoons. I need to buy more silverware. EEEKK!!!
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
@bugbaby (1787)
• Indonesia
15 Oct 08
i have one set knives from big to small, not very often right now because my wife pregnant and we always order the food from restaurant.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
oh never knew you will be dad soon. when is she due?
@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
14 Oct 08
I use only one because I share a kitchen and don't want to have to watch or move a lot of stuff. Besides my landlord wants me to keep my stuff out of his way and out of the kitchen. So I use a sharp knife that cuts everything and keep using that continuously. I may use another to eat but not always.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
one is enough if you are on the move. thanks for posting
• India
14 Oct 08
hi, i am an indian basicaly iam an south indian so most probably we dont need knife in kitchen we only use scissors to cut the pockets but use knifes less frequently we use very big knife it is called as "aruvaal" in tamil which is 2feet long it is used to break hard materials like coconut, we use standing knife which is called as "aruvaamanai" it is 6 inch in which is kept verticaly in a wooden pad it is used to cut corriander, spinach,mint, and vegetables we can hold the wooden pad in our leg then we can cut the vegetables which is common in all homes some times we use knifes to cut butter cheese and pizza knife to cut and eat pizza... signing of sridhar
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
2 feet long knife? looks scary to me
@Fafner (68)
• United States
14 Oct 08
I have 5 or 6 kitchen knives, but I only use 3 or them. The one I use the most is my chefs knife with the 10 inch blade. I think this big knife is the easiest to use. It works for almost everything. I never ever use a paring knife. I also have a boning knife that I use on occasion, especially for filleting chicken. The last knife that I use has a serrated blade. Sometimes you need to saw, not cut. If you buy good knives, they can last forever. My knives are over 30 years old. I hand wash them,keep them sharp, and use them every day.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
30 years old? that was cool! I never knew knives could last that long,
@myhllim (272)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 08
5 knifes together. A medium one to cut meat, thin knife to cut fruit, Orange colored to peel fruit skin, thick one to chop meat and the last small utility knife. I mostly use the medium one to prepare my dinner. Different knifes for different purposes help to make more fun with coooking as well as to maintain good hygiene.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
I rather have few knivesI hate the washing part
@eagle_f15 (1827)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 08
My kitchen tools - Blue handle knives are tupperware brands. Black handle knife no brand but is still as good.
I have 4 knives - one cleaver, one utility knife, 2 chef's knives. I use the chef's knife (the one with blue handle alot). It's from Tupperware brands. Its very very sharp and I have gotten cut many times . I use the chef's knife for cutting meat into smaller pieces, cutting onions, tomatos. I seldom use the cleaver (also tupperware brands). I only use it if I am chopping up onion and garlic. I used to use the black handle chef's knife alot before I bought the tupperware brand chef's knife. I go the black handle one from redemption coupon. Its still good but I prefer the tupperware brand one. I also keep all the knives in the wooden block after it is all dried. THese are sure handy tools for me in the kitchen and I am glad the investment is worth it.Knives that have helped cook meals.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
sounds like I might purchase one Tupperware knife
@mfbz78 (189)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 08
i us 5 knife in my kitchen.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
how do you use all of them?
@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
14 Oct 08
we have many.my husband has many different knife.for fillet.staek and so on.but i have my favorite one the big handle and not very sharf.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
knife are good when they are sharp
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
I dont know how many. My father keeps any knives he's able to get a hold of. Even those that are broken. He's fond of repairing things.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
fathers would be fathers, I think most fathers were like that,
@insulin (2479)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
We have 7 different kinds of knives in the kitchen.We actually bought it by set.:-0 there is for vegetable slicer,bread slicer,fish slicer,meat slicer and more.:-0 We have a knife too that is able to cut not so thick wire so it helps..;-0 My mom usually love to buy by set stuff so even our plates are set and spoons too..:-0 GOd bless and have a nice day..;-0
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
oh mom's are like that, before I use to buy sets, but with kids oh it is impossible to maintain
@JOIEMARVIC (2335)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
In our house we also have three knives.One ordinary regular sized knife for slicing,chopping,and pealing.Its aroung 5 inches in length excluding the handle.The other one is a small utility knife.My dad calls it a swiss army knife.It is used mainly for cutting of ropes.opening cans(when the can opener is not available).and the big one,the chopping knife.my mom uses it for cuttig big chunks of meat.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
I love utility knifes..
• United States
14 Oct 08
My grandparents had maybe two knives that they used constantly. They never seemed to have issues with these all purpose knives. I on the other hand have several favorites. A few years ago I bought a Ginsu knife. That thing is awesome and I do use it for many tasks. When chopping I love using a cleaver. It makes it seem easier. I love paring knives for peeling the skin off onions and garlic and even will use it to peel potatoes instead of a peeler. I do have a chef's knife but find it can be awkward to use depending on what you need it for. The best knife is a sharp one.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
yes it is! what ever kind it should be sharp
@pijul83 (42)
• Malaysia
14 Oct 08
I only have 1 ... multipurpose !
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
14 Oct 08
I have 6 knives in the kitchen, but not all are being used.. hehe ^_^ Though i'm not the one using them, but i do know the purpose of each individual knives.. haha We have got 2 small knives which are very sharp, and i guess it's more for cutting vegetables as well as fruits.. And we have 1 chopper, to cut meat, as well as fish.. A slicer knife to slice fish also ^_^ A big knife for standby, for cutting large tough meats too.. hehe LAstly, there's also a small table knife for us to do our spread on bread.. lol
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
you really know them even though you don't use them
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
14 Oct 08
i have a bunch of knives but use the same ways all the time. i have some that weremy grandmother's, some my mother's , some i've had every since i have been keeping house many years ago. i need to get them out & sharpen them. they need it
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
I am sure they do
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
14 Oct 08
I have a whole bunch of knives because people keep giving me knife sets for gifts. I have a nice set of steak knives that we use often and my good paring and chopping knives that I like. Some of the older ones I keep for no good reason in a drawer.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
ha ha I tend to throw away older knives, actually knives that are of no use to me, so I only have three right now.
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
We have 3-4 knives in the kitchen. I don't cook at all so I don't know what knives are best to use for chopping, paring, etc. Haha. I just pick out a knife that can do the job. I use a steak knife most often because it's the smallest and sharp enough to do everything. I use it to slice fruits and meat most of the time. :)
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
I know,smaller knives are easier to use and to clean too
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
I have a lot of knives in the kitchen, I can't even count. Most of them are gifts from friends who also love to cook as I do. But I have some few that I use frequently. For peeling potatos and carrots, I don't use knife for it is more convenient to me to use peeler. I use a knife though for peeling squash, mangoes, and other fruits, but it must be the thinnest and sharpest one which I also use for dicing, and cubing. For cutting I use longer knife. For chopping I use the rectangle shape knife which is bigger and heavier.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
oh that was swell, before I really want to own many knives in different shapes but I hat the washing part as I always bruise myself, so now I am contented with my 3