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The Right Knife for the Job
Using the right knife can save a cook from serious medical implications in the future. A good knife set that has a knife for each particular task you would like to perform in the kitchen is so necessary for the comfort of you hand. You shouldn’t use bread knives for carving your turkey, just as you shouldn’t use a chef’s knife to slice your bread.
Like with any task, the risk for medical problems increases when the right equipment is not employed for a particular task. A comprehensive knife set will include all of the basic knives you need to achieve virtually any culinary task. The right knife set today may save you thousands of dollars in the future.
What Every Chef Needs
Any good chef will tell you that half of cooking is using the right ingredients, and the other half is using the right tools. And one of the most important pieces of cooking equipment is the right knife for the right job. That’s why it’s a good idea for a dedicated cook to have an entire set of high quality knives. Having an entire set will ensure that you have a serrated bread knife that can thinly slice warm bread, as well as one that’s ideal for paring fruit.
In order for these knife sets to be as effective as possible, always make sure they are kept very sharp. This does mean you have to be extra careful about keeping them out of the reach of children, however. For adults, though, sharp knives can actually be less dangerous. Because you won’t have to hack and saw at your food, you are actually less likely to get cut. For this reason, consider investing in a knife sharpener.
Strawberry Nut Bread
Ingredients:
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2-10 oz packages frozen/sliced strawberries
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4 eggs
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1 c. cooking oil
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2 c. sugar
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3 c. flour
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1 tbsp. baking soda
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1 tsp. salt
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1 tbsp. cinnamon
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1 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Defrost berries. Beat eggs in bowl until fluffy: Add oil, sugar and defrosted strawberries. Sift together flour, cinnamon, soda and salt into mixing bowl: add strawberry mixture and mix until well blended. Stir in nuts. Pour into 2 greased and floured bread loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour and 10 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes remove and cool on rack.
After the bread has cooled slicing it up with your bread knife. Serve with whipped cream cheese. Also makes very good muffins. Grease muffin tins or use paper muffin cups. Baked 15 to 20 minutes at 350degrees.
Now You Know
Rada uses the T420 high carbon surgical quality stainless steel. The permanently cast solid aluminum handles has a satin-finish which feels good in your hand. These knives are balanced for superior comfort. The Blades are ‘Hollow-ground’ producing a sharp edge. All of Rada knives are ‘Made in America’ and carry a Lifetime Guarantee.
They are excited to announce their new Stainless Steel Resin handle.
The handle is the same size; shape and weight as their Brushed Aluminum handle (and has the T420 high carbon surgical quality stainless steel blade too). The Stainless Steel Resin handles can be washed in an automatic dishwasher. You will be able to select the Stainless Steel Resin handles form the complete line of Rada Cutlery kitchen knives.
Grandma’s House
We went over to Grandma’s house for a visit. As we walked up the path to the front door, we could smell the homemade bread baking and the apple pie that is cooling on the front porch. Grandma uses her baking stone to bake the bread on, and a stoneware pie plate to bake her pies in.
We walked up the steps, across the front porch, through the living room and into the kitchen where Grandma was just taking out a freshly baked loaf of bread. She looked up at us and said get the bread knife out to cut the bread and if you want the Apple butter it is in the refrigerator.