Left: An attractive set of knives that sport brown wooden handles. This set has one for all the basic purposes in the kitchen. - PHOTOS BY ANDREW SMITH/PHOTOGRAPHER EDITOR. - Right: The various knives used by chefs. At top, boning knife, paring knife and fruit paring knife. From left, carving knife; Chef (French) knife; Chinese cleaver and bread (meat carving) knife. - JUNIOR DOWIE/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Food decorator knife: Three and a half inches long.
Lemon decorator knife: Two inches in length.
Grapefruit knife: Four and four and three quarter inches long.
Two-handled cheese knife: 13 inches long.
Tomato peeler and decorator knife: Four and three eighths inches long.
A bread knife on a stand: Nine and seven eighths inches long.
Pastry serrated knife for gourmet competition: 10 inches long.
Gourmet knife for competition: Five inches and eight inches long.
Slicing knife for meat: 10 inches long.
Kitchen chopper (for chopping meat, especially bones for soup): Normally one length.
Paring knife for vegetables: Three point five inches long.
Boning knife for de-boning meat like leg of lamb legs: Six inches long.
Utility knife that is multi-purpose: Six inches long.
