Knife-crescent - Mezzaluna

Marko Balašević Author: Marko Balašević Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: November 13, 2022
Knife-crescent - Mezzaluna

As soon as we don't call the knife mezzaluna: in online stores you can often find the name "knife for felling", and on various culinary blogs - shinkovka, kalkalka, or even sichka in general. By the way, mezzaluna does not chop or chop. Chops - yes. And swings. But this knife chops and swings precisely because of its shape. And at least out of respect for this form to translate

As soon as we don't call a knife mezzaluna : in online stores you can most often find the name " chopping knife ", and on various culinary blogs - a chopping knife, a rolling pin, or even a chopping knife in general. By the way, mezzaluna does not chop or chop. Chops - yes. And swings. But this knife chops and swings precisely because of its shape. And if only out of respect for this form, it is not worth translating its name from Italian. A crescent moon ( mezzaluna ) is a crescent moon.

Mezzaluna is the embodiment of the absolute apotheosis of an intuitive approach to issues of kitchen technology. There is hardly any source that points to the invention of the knife by some particular Italian who made physical calculations to conclude that a curved double-handled knife was much better than a regular one for cutting quickly into fine crumbs.

 

 

Also, if you try to throw not a bunch of greens, but a good piece of meat under the mezzaluna , it becomes obvious that there is no better tool for chopping minced meat either - meat grinders and food processors are resting.

The knife has two wooden handles, the shape of which is specially thought out for the convenience of holding the knife with the palms. The roundness and smoothness of the handles are the key to perfectly firm pressure on the cutting surface. Knife handles can be made of wood (well polished), stainless steel or high-quality plastic (these are more commonly used in professional kitchens).

The crescent-shaped blade works best with a special cutting board with a recess, similar to a shallow plate. After all, after you get used to the knife , its presence becomes completely optional. Also, mezzaluna can have both one and two blades.

 

The main principle of the mezzaluna is to press the knife handles and shake the blade.

One of the advantages of mezzaluna is that it is difficult (although not impossible - because of the sharp blades) to cut  with this knife , because it has two handles.

Among the manufacturers of good and high-quality mezzanine knives , such brands as WMF, Pintinox, Paderno, Arcos, Wuesthof, Zwilling can be distinguished. The knife is often offered with the same indented cutting board.

 

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