HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -A paring knife is basically a mini chef’s knife with a small blade that offers greater versatility and precision. While the chef’s knife works for cutting hard vegetables, paring knives are great for peeling apples and potatoes, mincing small amounts of garlic and onions, and coring tomatoes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paring knives (also called peeling knives) are very versatile, and a mainstay of the professional kitchen as a result. Many cooks use them to peel or cut fruit and vegetables into small pieces, or to carry out other similar precision work.

Detailed explanation-3: -The narrow blade with small size makes the paring knife ideal for peeling small fruit, deseeding, coring apples, and other delicate work.

Detailed explanation-4: -What are the risks? Accidents involving knives are common in the catering industry. They usually involve cuts to the non-knife hand and fingers but can lead to injuries on the upper arm and torso. Cleavers are commonly used for chopping and the same controls for knives should be adopted.