Morphy Richards Accents 974829 5 Piece Knife Block with High Grade Polished Stainless Steel, Ivory Cream

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Effortlessly slice through crusty loaves of bread with the 8-inch bread knife, and tackle large cuts of meat with the 8-inch slicer knife. Each knife has a different coloured handle including lime and fuchsia, and blades are stainless steel. Made of sturdy smoked glass and acacia, there are two long slots running across the width inside rather than individual ones for the knives. If you’re a keen cook, you may want to upgrade your knives but they could be more than adequate for a student or someone setting up home for the first time.

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The bigger knives worked their way efficiently through the tougher fruits, while the smaller ones diced everything without much effort. Santoku knife: a versatile Japanese-style knife with indents on the blade, designed for chopping and dicing.

The knife block itself is well designed, with a coloured band on each knife matching the slot it fits into. At 20cm long, the large chef's knife and carving knife give you excellent leverage for chopping through tough ingredients such as a large butternut squash and tough pumpkin skin. One of these two would no doubt become your go-to knife for most tasks so it really is a matter of personal choice which you prefer. These are four knives for cooking rather than all kitchen tasks – there is no bread knife, for example and this particular set doesn’t come with a paring knife.

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inch paring knife is great for everything from peeling fruits and vegetables to slicing and crushing garlic cloves. This means that for the time being a few features may be missing, but we’re working hard to get it all up and running as soon as we can.We tested a representative sample of knife sets, from those with a vast array of knives and an additional block to more simple, budget-friendly sets. While the black-handled knives with flush rivets look traditional, the knife block itself is clever and innovative. In some of our blocks, the knives sat at the side, while others needed to be pulled from the top end, making them harder for young children to remove.

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The amount offered must be decided on individual cases, agreed with Swan and is dependent on the severity of the fault. Think about how much space they take up and whether you want a compact one or one that makes more of a statement.The 8-inch chef knife is perfect for mincing, slicing and chopping vegetables as well as jointing large cuts of meat. The bread knife was also the heaviest of all those tested – yes we weighed it – and felt particularly solid. We were particularly impressed with the bread knife which, though the lightest we tested, sliced effectively through our crusty baguette and home-made farmer’s loaf. A full tang knife is one where the blade is a single piece of metal running the whole length (as opposed to the handle being attached to the blade) and is generally thought to be stronger. We put the two smallest knives – the 9cm paring and the 12cm utility – through their paces by chopping onion, carrots and celery and both were highly effective, slicing through cleanly.