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Drive 120kms inland from Gladstone in Queensland and you will arrive in Biloela, the administrative centre of the Shire of Banana, Central Queensland

News roundup for lovers of kitchen knives, chefs knives and professional knives

1 July 2015

Admin Luke Benjamin

News roundup for lovers of kitchen knives, chefs knives and professional knives

It’s fair to say you’d be hard pressed to publish a daily news update on developments in the world of kitchen knives, chefs knives and professional kitchen knives – things move quite slowly in this…

Taking care of your chefs knives using a whetstone

27 May 2015

Admin Luke Benjamin

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Taking care of your chefs knives using a whetstone

If you’ve read any of our articles on The Grind you’ll know that we’re firmly of the belief that – most of the time – you’re better off with an electric knife sharpener…

21 May 2015

Admin Luke Benjamin

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Angela’s Warehouse

When Angela Poile left school, there was really only one place she was destined to get a job, and that was at the family business her grandparents started back in 1976.

Purveyor of chefs knives and knife sharpeners to the Tropical Far North

29 April 2015

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Purveyor of chefs knives and knife sharpeners to the Tropical Far North

 Drive 1,390 kms north out of Brisbane and you’ll arrive in Cairns – the jewel of the Tropical Far North. Founded by settlers in 1876 who needed to set up a port to export the gold discovered in the tablelands inland, the new city was founded on land inhabited by the Walubarra Tidinji people (and the…

The rise and rise of the Japanese style chefs knife

24 April 2015

Admin Luke Benjamin

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The rise and rise of the Japanese style chefs knife

If you took your average Aussie bloke from 20 years ago and catapulted him into 2015, he would probably be deeply mystified by the current Australian obsession with all things food.

The meaning of sharp – how to check if your chefs knife needs sharpening

31 March 2015

Admin Luke Benjamin

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The meaning of sharp – how to check if your chefs knife needs sharpening

If you read our interview of jobbing chef Otis Greder (A sharp knife gives you the edge in the commercial kitchen) a while ago, you’ll understand the importance of keeping all the knives in a commercial kitchen as sharp as they can be.

Japanese style chefs knives gaining popularity in the Top End

26 March 2015

Admin Luke Benjamin

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Japanese style chefs knives gaining popularity in the Top End

As one of our previous interviewees, Lizzy Loel, experienced, starting a family and working in the catering sector are sometimes a little hard to do at the same time (A day in the life of a restaurant critic).

A day in the life of a restaurant critic

26 February 2015

Admin Luke Benjamin

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A day in the life of a restaurant critic

Lizzie Loel was the restaurant critic for the Courier Mail for 12 years, has reviewed for Gourmet Traveller and was the founding editor of the Courier Mail Food and Wine Guide for five years.

The four essential knife types for your professional or home kitchen

23 February 2015

Admin Luke Benjamin

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The four essential knife types for your professional or home kitchen

There is of course no limit to the number of different types of cooking and kitchen knives you can have in your collection and here at Total Knife Care we’d encourage you to put together the biggest collection you can, including of course our entire I.O.Shen and Bolt Action knife ranges.