Tescoma Knife Review

The Tescoma brand specializes in selling cookware and accessories. Its products are very popular both at home, in the Czech Republic, and far beyond its borders. Thanks to a wide range of companies, anyone can find a product suitable for themselves. Today we will focus on such an important cutlery as a knife.

Today, several different rulers are produced 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 one-piece handle that flows into the blade, the handle is “dressed” in black plastic, fixed with metal rivets for reliability;

• Banquet - in this series, one knife belonging to the group of dining rooms, one-piece housing, made of steel;

• Delicata - in this series, mainly knives for dough and baking: cakes, pizza, etc .;

• Grand chef - tools of this series are completely made of stainless steel, a cylindrical handle with a loop for a hook, special devices for figured cutting vegetables and fruits are assembled here;

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

• Home profi - the steel blade is recessed into a plastic handle with metal rivets for greater reliability and a recess for the hand;

• Presticio - the handle is plastic, narrowed closer to the blade, at the base has a limit bar for safety;

• President - the design has some similarities with the Grand CHEF series, with the exception of some color differences, the line-up contains tools that are interesting in their functionality, such as, for example, a knife for cutting birds or for core removal from fruits;

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

• Sonic - a handle made of solid plastic in black, streamlined, at the base of the extension, preventing hand slipping;

• Vitamino - with a ceramic blade.

By functionality, Tescoma knives can be divided into categories.

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

• Universal (for cutting) - designed for small pieces or slices. It is suitable for cutting bread as well as for peeling vegetables and fruits. The blade is straight and not very long (10–12 cm, less often 14 cm). The same group includes cleaning knives with a blade of 6-10 cm.
• Culinary - ideal for long slicing and for large chunks, blade 14–20 cm.
• Portioned - good for meat, the blade is wide and long (15–20 cm), the tip looks up.
• Figured - It is intended for meat cutting, peeling 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 a loaf of bread without effort, outwardly most often looks like a long wide blade.
• For vegetables - it’s convenient for them to cut soft vegetables with a smooth skin: tomatoes or bell pepper. The fork bifurcated tip makes it easy to take sliced ​​slices.
• For steak - slightly rounded blade with a raised tip.

Designed for both traditional slicing and narrowly targeted operations.

• For meat - the blade is solid and durable, curved by an arc, on the handle there is a special groove for safety.
• Boning - designed to better separate small pieces from bones and cartilage, the blade is narrow and long (12-18 cm), does not bend, the tip is pointed.
• Loin - It is necessary for the preparation of fish or meat fillets, has an external resemblance to boning, but the blade is more flexible.
• Sausage - they can not only cut the ham from the bone, but also separate the fillet of large fish from the ridge. The blade is thin and flexible, from 25 cm long, the tip is rounded.
• Santoku (it is also called Japanese) - perfectly copes with shredding a large volume of greens, vegetables, as well as with cutting carcasses of birds. A curved blade with small recesses, so that the products are well separated from the knife.
• Two-handed - looks like a wood planer: a cutting blade with handles on the sides. Good for slicing greens.
• For cheese - the blade is thin, with teeth, slightly perforated so that the slices do not stick to it. Just like a vegetable, a cheese knife has a forked fork on its tip to pry off sliced ​​pieces.
• For oysters and hard cheeses - a short wide handle and the same wide blade, in shape resembling a drop of water. The blade is separated from the handle by a protective protrusion so that the hand does not slip during operation.
• For pastry and pizza - wheels with wavy edges and a comfortable handle.

Designed for chopping small bones and cartilage, as well as pieces of meat of large thickness. The blade is wide, rectangular. The center of gravity is shifted to the edge to make it easier to strike.

There are a lot of them in the assortment of Tescoma. They can consist of three or more items, except knives, a cutting board, a plastic, wooden or metal magnetic stand, scissors for cutting a bird and some other devices can be included in the set.

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