Messermeister Kitchen and Steak Knives
Messermeister Knives stocks dozens of different elite steel knives, each with a separate and distinct cutlery style. Each Messermeister knife is made from hot drop-forged German steel crafted using the same traditional process handed down from past generations. In the world of fine steel cutlery, a set of Messermeister knives offers rock-solid quality that can last for many years.
What cutlery should a well-stocked basic kitchen knife set contain?
- A chef's knife, or a cook's knife, is a cutlery tool for amateurs and professionals alike. With a blade originally designed for cutting and disjointing large cuts of meat, the cook's knife is used for chopping, cutting, dicing, and mincing.
- A Messermeister paring knife is smaller than a utility knife and used for precision tasks.
- A Messermeister serrated bread knife is used for cutting into food with a stiff outer layer and soft insides, such as bread, tomatoes, and citrus.
- A Messermeister boning knife is very similar to a fillet knife. Its thin, tapered blade is used to remove bones from meats.
- A Messermeister carving/slicing knife is specifically designed to allow the cook to carve thin, precise slices of meat.
- Butcher knives and meat cleavers are used specifically during cooking for breaking down large cuts of meat.
- A Messermeister bird's beak paring knife is ideal for producing intricate and decorative designs and patterns.
What knife sets does Messermeister offer?
Messermeister offers a variety of drop-forged kitchen knife and steak knife sets. Some of the available sets include the following:
- Carving sets with just the Messermeister steel carving knife and a large two-prong Messermeister steel fork.
- Basic kitchen knife sets with three or more of the most useful and common drop-forged kitchen knives.
- Professional kitchen sets with several drop-forged kitchen knives and a set of pull-apart kitchen shears. These sets often include a chopping block and either a carrying case or a knife block.
What are the benefits of the Messermeister chef's knife?
The chef’s knife is generally the most used of the Messermeister kitchen knives due to the unique shape of its blade. The chef's knife's blade is used for chopping, dicing, mincing, and slicing. Different sections of the chef's knife's blade are designed to perform different jobs during the cooking process. Some of its features include the following:
- The edge tip is designed for precision coring, paring, peeling, and trimming.
- The center edge is intended for slicing, dicing, and chopping.
- The heel is used for jobs that call for force. Its wedge shape is used to split thick, heavy provisions.
- The spine can be used as a nutcracker.
- The flat of the blade is used to crush garlic.
What handle materials does Messermeister Knives use?
Messermeister offers an assortment of handles made of a variety of materials for kitchen knives. These include pakkawood, Italian olive wood, walnut burl, and stainless steel. Knives with stainless steel handles are made of one solid piece of stainless steel. Handles made of wood are individually fitted by hand to the Messermeister kitchen knife.