Henckels Four Star Knives: An Overview

J.A. Henckels is the proud company that makes some of the world's finest knives. Based out of Silingen Germany, Henckels Four Star is proud to be in the industry for over two hundred and seventy five years. This makes Henckels Four Star one of the oldest companies in the world for knife manufacturing. Henckels Four Star does business in over one hundred countries around the world and has major offices in most of these countries. The board of Henckels Four Star and the world headquarters is in the same German town in which the company was founded. Chefs and home cooks who are making new knife purchases for their kitchens should consider Henckels Four Star for their high quality knife sets and their unprecedented experience in the business.

Henckels knives offer a great deal of different types of knives. This is important because a chef's knife is his most important tool, and it is important that chefs have top quality knives at their disposal. Henckels are known for their excellent paring knives as well as their carving knives. Either way, they are some of the best chef's knives available.

Henckels Five Star Knives are a step up from the Henckels Four Star line, and are also an extremely popular choice for chefs. They are a great idea for chefs who are familiar with the Henckels Four Star line and enjoy the quality of the brand.

If you are a first time shopper for Henckels knives, or are looking for a high quality, but more basic knife set, consider getting a Henckels starter set. This is a great idea for home kitchens or starting chefs. Starters are a great way to get started with your new Henckels set of knives.

Considered by most the highest quality and most elite line offered by Henckels Four Star, Zwilling knives are certainly the most expensive and are purchased by the most serious of chefs and home cooks.

The J.A. Henckels International line up is considered the value, or more affordable brand of Henckels. These are great options for young chefs or people who have never made any Henckels purchases and who would like to get familiar with the product.

If you are looking to outfit your kitchen with a new knife collection, consider all of the different options available from Henckels Four Star.

September 25 2008 | Cutlery | No Comments »

Make a Great Salad Nicoise

Here's a run down about how to make a wonderful, classic salad nicoise. Enjoy.

How To Go About Making A Salad Nicoise

A Salad Nicoise is more commonly referred to as a Nicoise Salad with the Nicoise being pronounced as "ni-suaz". This particular salad originates from the Nice region of France and consists of a number of different ingredients the details of which we provide below. However there are some restaurants which although offer a Salad Nicoise it is not what would be considered to be the classic version. Often they will include rice, potatoes, pasta, cheese or cooked vegetables into their recipe.

But the real beauty of this salad is that not only is relatively easy to prepare and make but the way in which the ingredients are presented. Not only does it contain lots of color and texture but it is full of flavors which combine well together. Below we list the ingredients as well as provide step by step instructions so that you can have a go at making this particular salad for yourself.

So that you can make this salad for four people you will need to get the following ingredients together:- 1. 10 ripe and large tomatoes 2. A clove of garlic 3. A large cucumber 4. A green and red pepper 5. 6 spring (green) onions 6. Anchovy Fillets (12) which have been kept in olive oil 7. 1/2 Cup (4.5 ounces) of black olives 8. 4 eggs which need to be hard boiled 9. 1/3 cup (3 fluid ounces) of extra virgin olive oil 10. 1 tbspn (15ml) of red wine vinegar 11. Juice from a lemon (These last three ingredients will be used to make the dressing for the salad) 12. Salad Leaves (a number of different varieties such as cos, arugula or rocket are ideal) as well as a good handful of fresh basil. After getting all the ingredients together you now need to start preparing and making your salad. Follow our step by step guide to try making this great tasting salad for yourself.

Step 1 - First get the ten tomatoes and cut these each into six pieces. Place on a dish and sprinkle with a little salt and allow them to stand for about 30 minutes in order that the juice in them can drain out. As you start to prepare the tomatoes you can put the eggs onto boil. In order to produce really good hard boiled eggs it is best if you allow them to stay in the water for around 5 minutes.

Step 2 - Now take the cucumber and cut this in half along the entire length of it. Once cut in half you now need to scoop out as many of the seeds inside then you can slice up the cucumber. However you should not either peel the cucumber of slice it too thinly. Then after preparing the cucumber you can move on to preparing the peppers and the spring onions. Both of the peppers and spring onions should be very thinly sliced.

Step 3 - Take the garlic clove remove the outer layer and then cut this in half and rub them around the inside of your salad bowl. If you are able to use a wooden bowl for placing the salad in.

Step 4 - As soon as you are ready to serve the salad, take your salad leave and lay these over the base of the bowl. The tomatoes that you left to drain can now be used and laid on top of the leaves along with the hard boiled eggs, which have been cut, into quarters. Then onto this, you need to place the peppers, spring onions and cucumber, as well as the anchovy fillets, which should have been drained. Then over the top, you scatter the olives.

Step 5 - The final thing you need to do before you can serve the Salad Nicoise to family or guests is make the dressing. In order to do this you take the lemon juice, olive oil and red wine vinegar and place in a bowl or jar before adding a small amount of freshly ground black pepper and salt to season. Once all the ingredients are together mix until well combined and then very slowly drizzle it over the salad. Finally take the fresh basil leaves and tear them up into pieces and sprinkle over the top of the salad. It really is that simple to make a great tasting Nicoise Salad.

At SaladFacts.com we provide information and advice on everything to do with salads. However, if you would like to learn more about making great dressings for your own salads click on the link here.

August 29 2008 | Recipes | No Comments »