Learning how to slice food is one of the most essential skills in cooking‎.‎ After all‎,‎ if you don’t know how to cut down your ingredients‎,‎ you’re going to have a hard time cooking them‎.‎ Contour Pro Knives Set of 10 has everything you need to complete your kitchen knives set‎,‎ making your time in the kitchen shorter and your task easier‎.‎

The Contour Pro Knives set comes in seven different types of blades‎:‎

The Chef’s knife‎,‎ and it’s usually 6 to 12 inches long‎.‎ This blade can be used for various tasks like slicing‎,‎ dicing‎,‎ chopping‎,‎ and mincing‎.‎ When properly sharpened‎,‎ it can even break down and bone large cuts of meat‎.‎ The side of the blade can also crush garlic cloves‎,‎ ginger‎,‎ and lemongrass‎.‎

Chopping knife From the name itself‎,‎ this knife makes chopping easier with a curved blade‎,‎ Fillet and boning knife

This is a thinner‎,‎ more flexible blade that is 6 to 11 inches long‎,‎ used for filleting and boning‎-‎-or the act of separating the bone from the fish or other meats‎.‎ The narrow blade enables it to cleanly move along the backbone of the fish and evenly slices along the skin‎.‎ The curve offers greater control when making precise cuts‎.‎

Paring knife usually a thin‎,‎ 3 to 4 inch blade‎;‎ paring knives are used for intricate work‎.‎ It is small enough to allow greater amount of control than a larger knife‎.‎

Hacking and crushing knife Also known as cleavers‎,‎ this knife vary in shape but is usually wider than other knives‎.‎ It is mainly used as a butcher knife for hacking through bone‎.‎ The knife‎'‎s broad side can also be used for crushing ingredients‎.‎

Steak knife from the name itself‎,‎ this knife is used to cut main course meats like steak and chicken‎.‎ The knife is only 4 to 6 inches long and varies in thickness‎.‎

Shears Food scissors or shears can also cut and trim meats‎,‎ but are also for cutting herbs‎.‎