Tescoma Knife Review

The Tescoma brand specializes in the sale of kitchen utensils and accessories. Its products are very popular both at home, in the Czech Republic, and far beyond its borders. Due to the wide range of the company, anyone can find a suitable product for themselves. Today we will discuss such an important cutlery as a knife.

To date, several different lines are available, in which you can find tools to fulfill almost any need. Currently, the company produces the following series of knives:

• Classic - a series of table serving knives made of solid steel;

• Azza - a professional ruler with a solid-cast handle that flows into the blade; the handle is “dressed” in black plastic, securely fastened with metal rivets;

• Banquet - in this series one knife belonging to the group of canteens, solid cast steel body;

• Delicata - in this series mainly knives for the test and pastries: cakes, pizza, etc .;

• Grand chef - the tools of this series are completely made of stainless steel, the handle is cylindrical in shape with an eyelet for the hook, here are assembled special tools for figure cutting vegetables and fruits;

• Handy - in this series are very interesting and rare specimens: a knife for chopping onions and garlic, as well as for cutting pineapple;

• Home Profi - the blade from steel is drowned in the plastic handle with metal rivets for bigger reliability and dredging for a hand;

• Presticio - plastic handle, narrower closer to the blade, at the base has a restrictive bar for security;

• President - the design has some similarities with the Grand CHEF series, with the exception of some color differences, the ruler contains interesting tools for its functionality, such as, for example, a knife for butchering birds or for removing the core from fruits;

• Presto and Presto Expert - steel blade, blue plastic handle with a loop at the end, at the junction of the blade and handle extended;

• Sonic - the handle from integral plastic of black color, a streamline form, at the basis the expansion preventing the sliding of a hand;

• Vitamino - with a ceramic blade.

By functionality, Tescoma knives can be divided into categories.

The main group - its representatives are in all the lines of Tescoma knives.

• Universal (for cutting) - designed for small pieces or slices. It is suitable both for cutting bread, and for cleaning vegetables and fruits. The blade is straight and not very long (10–12 cm, less often 14 cm). This group includes cleaning knives with a 6–10 cm blade.
• Culinary - ideal for long cuts and for large chunks, blade 14–20 cm.
• Portioned - good for meat, the blade is wide and long (15–20 cm), the point looks upwards.
• Figured - it is intended for meat cutting, cleaning of potatoes and other vegetables. The blade is short (up to 10 cm), with a rounded tip.

It is very convenient for them to cut bread and vegetables. The teeth are sharpened once and cannot be sharpened at home. By appointment, there are three types.

• For bread - notches help to cut the bread hunk without effort, outwardly most often looks like a long wide blade.
• For vegetables - it is convenient for them to cut soft vegetables with a smooth skin: tomatoes or paprika. The tip is bifurcated in the shape of a fork, so that it is convenient to take the sliced.
• For steak - slightly rounded blade with a tip raised upwards.

Designed for traditional cuts, and for narrowly focused operations.

• For meat - The blade is solid and durable, curved arc, the handle has a special groove for safety.
• Boning - it is intended for the best separation of small pieces from bones and cartilages, the blade is narrow and long (12–18 cm), does not bend, the tip is pointed.
• Sirloin - it is necessary for the preparation of fish or meat fillets, has an external resemblance to the boning, but the blade is more flexible.
• Sausage - they can not only cut the meat ham from the bone, but also separate the fillets of large fish from the ridge. The blade is thin and flexible, 25 cm in length, the tip is rounded.
• Santoku (it is also called Japanese) - it does an excellent job with the shredding of a large amount of greenery, vegetables, and also with carving of poultry. Blade curved shape with small grooves so that the products are well separated from the knife.
• Two-handed - looks like a joiner's planer: cutting blade with handles on the sides. Good for cutting greens.
• For cheese - the blade is thin, with teeth, slightly perforated, so that the slices do not stick to it. Just like the vegetable, the cheese knife on the tip has a split fork for prying sliced ​​pieces.
• For oysters and hard cheeses - a short wide handle and an equally wide blade, shaped like a drop of water. The blade is separated from the handle by a protective ledge so that the hand does not slip during operation.
• For dough and pizza - wheels with wavy edges and comfortable handle.

Designed for cutting small bones and cartilage, as well as pieces of meat of great thickness. The blade is wide, rectangular. The center of gravity is shifted to the edge, so that it is more convenient to strike.

They are in the range of Tescoma very much. They can consist of three or more items, except for knives, a cutting board, a plastic, wooden or metal magnetic stand, scissors for cutting poultry and some other devices can be included in the kit.

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