Cutlery

Cutlery & Knife Sets:

One of the most important tools in the kitchen, a great Cutlery knife set is necessary to prepare and enjoy your finished meals. Calphalon has a long history in creating exceptional kitchen knives and cutlery designed for razor-sharp performance, fine balance, and long-lasting durability. Understanding the different uses for individual knives or deciding which cutlery set you need can be a difficult task. Learn more about each type of knife, and their most common usage to find the right cutlery set or individual knife to match your cooking and dining needs.

Essential Kitchen Knives

• Chef’s Knife: One of the most versatile and necessary knives you should own, a Chef’s knife is an all-purpose, well-balanced blade designed for slicing, dicing, and mincing vegetables and herbs or cutting and preparing meats.
• Santoku Knife: A Santoku knife features a short, wide blade that is ideal for chopping, especially vegetables, but can be used for slicing and dicing as well.
• Paring Knife: If precision is needed for your cutting task, you’ll need a paring knife. These small, sharp knives are perfect for detailed work such as trimming herbs or peeling fruits.
• Utility Knife: A utility knife is a versatile cutting tool that falls between a Chef’s and paring knife suitable for a wide range of cutting tasks, such as slicing meats and cheeses as well as chopping smaller produce.

Specialty Knives

• Bread Knife: A bread knife should be your cutlery choice when you need to slice through delicate items. Bread knives easily slice through bread, biscuits, bagels, and more without crushing or tearing.
• Carving Knife: If you’re cutting cooked meats or poultry to serve, the long, thin, razor-sharp blade of a carving knife makes precision slicing an easy task.
• Boning Knife: A boning knife features a thin, flexible blade for separating and removing the bone from meat, fish, and poultry.
• Filet Knife: If you are filleting or removing skin from fish, you’ll need a fillet knife for the most precise and cleanest cuts.
• Tomato-Bagel Knife: The tomato bagel knife features a fully serrated blade and a forked tip to easily cut thin slices of tomatoes and citrus fruits. Also, they are ideal for cutting through bagels and baked goods without crushing.
• Steak Knives: When serving meat or poultry, steak knives should be on every dining table. They are designed to easily cut through cooked meats and poultry with their sharp, semi-serrated blade.

Kitchen Knives Sets

• Knife Block Sets: Easily organize, store, and display your cutlery with a kitchen knife block set. Depending on the size you choose, these cutlery sets feature numerous prep knife types, along with dining knives. Many sets feature built-in self-sharpening technology to keep your knife set sharp for years of reliable use.