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Category: Knives
Why Use Color Coded Knives?
Color coded knives are designed to help you implement food safety best practices in the kitchen! With different color handles for different types of food, this system helps teach employees to engage in safe food handling practices to prevent cross-contamination in the professional kitchen. Allergies have become such a norm in society today, which…
It’s BBQ Season!
It’s time to get barbecuing your favorite meals! Hosting a party or planning for dinner this weekend? Check out some of the best BBQ recipes we found on http://www.allrecipes.com! Grilled Pineapple Grilled Garlic Parmesan Zucchini Marinated Grilled Shrimp Rosemary Ranch Chicken Kabobs Cheddar Bacon Hamburgers Tell us what your favorite things to BBQ are!
The Manufacturing of Knives
THE QUALITY OF STEEL Quality knives require a very specific grade of steel to insure proper forging, tempering and hardening. CCI Superior Culinary Master knives are made of the finest quality, high carbon stainless to ensure the durability, strength and longevity of the blade, as well as resistance to rust and corrosion. THE FORGING PROCESS…
The Hot Drop Forging Process
The past couple of weeks we have been discussing some important facts about knives that you should know. We talked about the discovery of stainless steel, blade types and most importantly, manufacturing processes. This is a short video on the hot drop forging process. All of the footage belongs to Canada Cutlery Inc. Enjoy!
Facts About Knives: What You Need to Know Part 2
Last week we left off with the fact that today, quality knives can be made almost 100% by machine or by using the skills of a master cutler. This is accomplished through two manufacturing processes discussed below. 1) HAND FORGING BLADE MANUFACTURING PROCESS The hot drop hand forging process is the ultimate production method used…
Facts About Knives: What You Need to Know Part 1
THE BLADE Today’s knives are descendants of tools used hundreds of thousands of years ago. While a primitive flint stone knife of the Stone Age may not seem to have much in common with a stainless steel knife of today, what is the same is a sharp edge on a hard substance. By today’s standards,…
ProStart®: The CCI Experience
Back in February we were happy to announce that CCI would be a sponsor for the ProStart Program. Fast forward to the weekend of the National ProStart Invitational and the CCI team is flying over to sunny California! None of us had much of an idea of what to expect but I can tell you we…
Facts about Pitting and Tarnishing
Are you sick and tired of your quality knives getting pit marks and tarnishing? Keep reading to learn some facts about pitting and tarnishing as well as how to properly care for your knives to avoid this in the first place! PITTING CAUSES Professional quality knife blades are made of “High Carbon” stainless steel. In…
Meet ProStart®
ProStart® is a nationwide, two-year high school program that unites the classroom and industry to develop the best and brightest talent into tomorrow’s restaurant and food service leaders. Students get the opportunity to combine their knowledge with real-life experience to discover new interests, learn new skills and open the doors for fulfilling careers. Canada Cutlery…
How to: Make a Dahlia Flower from a Butternut Squash
Sculpting fruits and vegetables truly is a work of art. Whether its a lemon garnished on your drink, vegetables on your plate or a fruit sculpture centerpiece, it all takes skill and talent to complete. To help you get started we have provided you with a photo demonstration on how to make a Dahlia Flower…
New Year, New You!
We all know that making a New Year’s resolution is hard and that making one you can actually keep is even harder! If you’ve been having a hard time with some of your resolutions, why not try to simplify things a little? Let’s take it back a step and look at the basics: taking care…
Tools for The Discriminating Chef 