There is a increase number of people developed the hobby of collecting Damascus knives. Consumers are willing to pay the price for Damascus's rarity and aesthetic.
Damascus steel, also named Persian watered steel, was made by Islamic metalsmiths with wootz steel in 8th century CE. It’s a high-carbon steel that has a superior hardness and sharp cutting edge. One of the most special characteristics of Damascus steel is the watered-silk or damask-like swirly patterns.
Until now , there is still not much people know why it called Damascus steel. There are two thoughts are reasonable and acceptable:
1. It was named by the town where Damascus steel was produced.
2. It was named due to the similar pattern in the steel to the damask.
Although it’s true that Damascus steel was created in Damascus at some period of time, the pattern are similar with damask fabric. There is no actual theory to persuade everyone.
After Wootz steel, the raw material, was treaded to Damascus to be manufacturing knives, sword blades and armor in the Near East. In that period, once the Damascus sword was manufactured and was popular by the European market. If you knows much about the Crusade, you can imagine the scene based on the literature, feeling the combined admiration and fear engendered by these weapons. If you are a crusaders who witnessing the enemy's Damascus swords slicing through your own lesser quality swords, cutting the sword clean in half in a single swipe without ever losing its edge. The next is Damascus swords gonging into your own body.
Damascus steel was used for manufacturing weapon for a long history. However, when the main material Wootz Steel produced technology was lost in 18th century, Damascus steel also lost its life. Modern Damascus steel is not the same one as past. Historians try to fix out the original creating process but they failed. The wisdom of the people is boundless and the metalsmiths figure out a modern method to get the modern Damascus steel.
The casual knife collectors or knife beginners fall in love with Damascus knives for variety of reasons, for example: it’s superior toughness, cutting edge and the surface characteristic of watered silk or damask like swirled pattern. It’s welding several different types of iron slices and steel together to form a billet and it’s similar to traditional Damascus steel. The same strength and beauty make people flock to it. If you plan to have a modern Damascus production, choosing the product prudently and sanely to be sure the pattern cannot be worn away as some irresponsible merchant sent you a knife made by surface treated steel.
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There are many kitchen knife types, the different knife plays a different role in the kitchen job, the right one would provide the excellent cutting accuracy, which helps you cut like a pro. The most important thing is a good chef's knife can keep the ingredients in best status, more to maintain the original flavor.
If you are a casual cook, we recommend three must-have knives for you, they are chef’s knives, bread knives, and paring knives. But if you’re an aspiring chef cooked every day, having the professional kitchen knives set is the big part of culinary success.
Must-have kitchen knives list: Chef knife/gyuto knife, Bread knife, Paring knife.
Chef's knife is a classic kitchen tool that will help you cut vegetable and meat efficiently and comfortably. This must be the top choice when you are choosing your first knife.
Length Range: From 6-12 inches
Usually, an 8-inch chef’s knife can accomplish a variety of tasks in the home kitchen. The long blade and efficient rocking motion make it extremely practical. You can use it to slice meat and vegetables, cut steak and turkey. From chopping, slicing, dicing, and micing, it does all. Even though the chef's knife ideal for most of the task in the kitchen, it is not ideal for cutting dense meat, peeling and carving fruits.
The serrated bread knife is handy for slicing bread and soft fruits and vegetables. It’s the indispensable second knife in the home kitchen.
Length range: 7-11 inches
The invention of the serrated bread knife is the gospel for baguette lovers. Its long, narrow blade with a serrated edge can cut a loaf of bread by break the crust without crushing the soft interior. It also comes in handy for slicing fruits and vegetables, even someone calls it ‘tomato knife’.
The paring knife is a small, powerful knife for small, precise cuts of fruits and vegetables. Think of it as a mini version of the chef's knife.
Length range: 2-4 inches
It has a beautiful, very smooth blade. Because the paring knife is very small, it is ideal for peeling, slicing and trimming smaller foods. For example, peeling apples, cutting vegetable salads, removing sweet peppers and shelled shrimps or cutting off the outer shell of strawberries.
The professional knives set supports more flexibilities and play your skill better. It makes cooking become relaxed and the cooking task becomes a free kick.
If it’s just used at home for the family cook, then the three tools above can already meet your needs. And you are cool when you’re showing your talent to your guest. When you are a professional chef or apprentice chef, you need more tools to deal with various cooking scenes.
Such as the following:
The boning knife flexible blade gives an excellent experience to you while dressing cooked and uncooked meat. And you won’t waste any tasty morsel. The narrow, sharp blade handle a better role than the chef’s knife when crossing through the sections.
Cleaver does much help to save your labor in separating chicken thighs( or even an entire chicken) and ribs with its own weight design. What’s more, it also can be used for chopping through tough vegetables, such as pumpkins and melons, and flattening garlic bulbs or ginger. It is noteworthy that cleaver is not very good at cutting hard, thick bones or doing delicate work. If you cook a lot of bony meat there’s no reason you shouldn’t have a cleaver.
Length range: 8-14 inches
The carving knife is used to slicing brisket, pork loins, turkey, ham, smoked salmon and roast. It can also be used to slice fruits and vegetables. When you’re preparing a big meal, it will be the top choice to serve larges of sleek clean slices of meat. An 8-inch carving knife is good enough for the home kitchen as few people will ever slice up a 1-meter-long salmon at home. But if you’re a pro, just choose the fit size according to your working environment.
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The Chef’s knife is one of the most commonly used in the kitchen. Really versatile it is best for slicing, dicing, chopping or de-boning smaller cuts of meat.
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