Besides the basics that should already be in your knife kit such as a Chef's Knife, Steel, Pearing Knife, etc. Some of us decided what about a few others things that are overlooked and something you should really, honestly have. So here's the Top 5:
1 - Y Peeler
Now, peelers come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes but Y Peelers are pretty efficient, have a great shape for peeling and though you might go through them quite fast, they cost all of two dollars so to have a stash of 4 peelers laying around your apartment, locker, dorm room, kitchen, etc, isn't all that bad of an idea.
2 - Fish Spatula
They are super useful especially for FISH! If there is one thing I've learned its don't manhandle a beautiful thing such as fish. So go out, by yourself a nice fish spat for 18 or so bucks and you'll be set for quite sometime.
3 - Plating Spoons
I'm a fan of spoons, I love cooking with spoons, it just makes alot of sense (I've got to give alot of street credit to the Europeans for coming up with such a fine idea) It makes sense to have at least a good sized regular spoon and a larger one. You can do this by going to GoodWill and buying spoons to buying yourself a nice set of Gray Kunz Spoons from J.B. Prince.
4 - Mini Off-Set Spatula OR 6 inch Palette Knife
Great for flipping small delicate items, spreading, plating, scraping items out of 9th pans (especially the mini off-set spatula) just make sure the handles are wooden so they don't melt on you while on the line.
5 - A Can Opener or The Standard Military Issued P-38 Can Opener
Now something my Dad gave me that made so much sense. On all those competition shows, the one thing no one has is a can opener, so they end up jacking up their knives opening a can. Or those industrial #10 openers just destroy your can instead of opening it or theres only one of those in house and its always lost. So the P-38 can opener fits nicely on a key ring for use.
-Garrett
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