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15 Cards in this Set
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stainless steel
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A hard, durable metal made of chromium and carbon steel.
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tang
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The part of the blade that continues into the knife's handle.
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rivet
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A metal piece that fastens the tang to the knife handle.
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bolster
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Helps keep out food particles from between the tang and the handle on a knife.
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serrated
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Toothed like a saw.
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pare
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To trim off.
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chiffonade
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To finely slice or shred leafy vegetables or herbs.
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rondelle
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A disk-shaped slice.
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diagonal
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A cut that results in an oval or elongated slice of a cylindrical fruit or vegtable.
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roll cut
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Cutting a cylindrical fruit or vegetable as for a diagonal cut, rolling the fruit or vegetable b180 degrees, and then doing another diagonal cut.
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julienne
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1/8 inch thick matchstick-shaped cuts.
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batonnet
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Matchstick-shaped cuts that are 1/4 inch thick.
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brunoise
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1/8 inch thick cubes.
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whetstone
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A sharpening stone made of either silicon carbide or stone.
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trueing
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Using a steel to keep a blade straight and to smooth out irregularities after sharpening.
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