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Of or pertaining to any item found in a kitchen or dining area, or to the preparation, cooking and eating of food in general.

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sashimi bocho

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

It is a group of knives composed of tako hiki, yanagi ba, and fugu hiki. The length of the knife is suitable to fillet medium sized fish. For very large fish such as tuna, longer ...

nakiri bocho

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

It is a Japanese-style vegetable knife. They have a straight blade edge suitable for cutting all the way to the cutting board without the need for a horizontal pull or push. These ...

usuba bocho

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

Usuba bocho are vegetable knives used by professionals. They differ from the Nakiri bocho in the shape of the cutting edge. While the nakiri bocho is sharpened from both sides, ...

trimming knife

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

Usually about 5 cm to 8 cm (2 to 3 inches) long, a trimming knife has a small, curved blade that is shaped somewhat like a boning knife. Trimming knives are ideal for small tasks ...

fluting knife

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

Usually about 5 cm to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) long, a fluting knife has a small blade that is very straight. Fluting knives are ideal for small tasks such as decorating and peeling.

decorating knife

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A decorating knife is any knife with a blade designed to make a decorative cut. The most common pattern is a simple zigzag. Decorating knives are used for making fancy cuts for ...

chestnut knife

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A chestnut knife is used to score a chestnut with an "X" cut prior to roasting, so that steam does not build up inside and cause the nut to explode. They have very shallow blades ...