paring knives
Tiny kitchen cutters
Paring knives are small kitchen knives with short, thin blades, typically three to four inches long.
The size allows precise control for detailed work: peeling fruits and vegetables, removing seeds, deveining shrimp, or trimming fat.
She used a paring knife to core the apple.
The name comes from pare, meaning to cut away the outer layer.
- handlePart for gripping
- cutleryEating implements collectively
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- sharp edgeHoned cutting surface
- peelingComing off in strips
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blade size and force
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Heavy rectangular knives
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