{"id":4368,"date":"2020-05-11T19:49:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/?p=4368"},"modified":"2020-06-01T18:18:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:18:26","slug":"how-to-choose-a-chef-knife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/how-to-choose-a-chef-knife\/","title":{"rendered":"how to choose a chef knife"},"content":{"rendered":"[activecampaign form=3]\n<h2 class=\"p1\">how to choose a chef knife.<\/h2>\n<p>in this post and episode:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">the only 2 knives you absolutely need.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">typical choice is between German or Japanese, and which ones we recommend.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">how to choose a knife.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">where to go to get a knife.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">about cutting boards.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">food prep tips bonus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>subscribe to our podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/we-are-the-sht\/id1445334188?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/52uIqeqhFrRkPfrs9wZvCK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/we-are-the-sht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1445334188\/we-are-the-sht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overcast<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/Irjeraje74tkpivyocg6y52zmnq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14374937\/height\/50\/theme\/legacy\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"50\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">knives. . .<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">the only 2 knives you absolutely need are a\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">8\u201d &#8211; 10\u201d chef knife or the largest you feel comfortable holding.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">a small paring knife for smaller tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">the typical choice is between <b>German<\/b> or <b>Japanese<\/b>:\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">our top pick for value and just amazingness?\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CeZW8z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this 8&#8243; Victorinox Chef Knife.<\/a>\u00a0 high quality and very affordable.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SN7FSn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this 10&#8243; Victorinox Chef Knife.<\/a>\u00a0 it&#8217;s longer and my personal favorite.<\/li>\n<li>pair with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CdlkLx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Victorinox Pairing knife<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">German tends to be a little <span class=\"s2\">thicker and sturdier.<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>we recommend something like this <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2AJPhks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s3\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/2AJPhks<\/span><\/a> or this Wusthof <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2k73kKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s3\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/2k73kKs<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Japanese tends to be <span class=\"s2\">thinner and lighter.<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>we love globals like this 8\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2BBEBIj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s3\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/2BBEBIj<\/span><\/a> or this 10\u201d my personal favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2CJMedz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s3\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/2CJMedz<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">when choosing your chef knife:\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">consider handle size and feel.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">balance of the blade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">we recommend going to Bed Bath &amp; Beyond so that you can hold various knives.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">we do not recommend serrated blades or Santoku styles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>remember to hone your knife skillz. . .<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stellaculinary.com\/cooking-videos\/culinary-knife-skills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this is a great series of videos on how to use your chef knife properly.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">get yourself a good cutting board. . .<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>get something large!<\/b>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">you want room to work.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">we recommend this carving board.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">small ones are fine for camping.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">go big for kitchen!!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><strong>we love this OXO carving board<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2yMS5LO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/2yMS5LO<\/a>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">soft, tapered handles.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">double sided &#8211; can flip to prevent contamination.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">durable, non-porous, odor-resistant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">bonus content? real food cooking and food prep tips!!!<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">an oldie but goodie!\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/real-food-cooking-and-food-prep-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/real-food-cooking-and-food-prep-tips\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[activecampaign form=3] how to choose a chef knife. in this post and episode: the only 2 knives you absolutely need. typical choice is between German or Japanese, and which ones&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,244,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}