Butcher’s Knife

Appears in
The Cook's Companion: A step-by-step guide to cooking skills including original recipes

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1991

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This is a large, fairly long knife with a firm blade shaped like a scimitar. Use to cut joints, steaks and chops. The handle has a deep notch or ‘shoulder’ where it meets the blade to guard fingers and to give the hand maximum leverage when cutting.