Gadgets for Professional Kitchen

Fixing daily meals for an audience that can number in the thousands is no easy task. For non-commercial chefs, fancy gadgets and tools are nice, but when it comes to preparing menu items in mass quantities, the clear favourites are big players.

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Asking a chef to choose a favourite tool is almost like asking a parent to name a favourite child, arriving at a decision is nearly impossible. Although ingredient quality plays a critical role in any meal, chefs are highly dependent upon the tools they use to prepare those foods.

For most of the chef's paring knife is not only their favourite tool, it's a constant companion. The chef uses knife for everything, from boning fish to peeling potatoes. It's the versatility of the tool that the paring knife fits right in the hand so it lets use skills as a chef. When chef looks at all the other tools that float around kitchen, the knife is the one they always go back to. The knife is built for speed and to make a good clean cut.

The chef uses a double-handled, twin-blade mezzaluna to prepare condiments for some of the most popular dishes. In addition to the cut the mezzaluna produces, there are other fringe benefits.