"Emiya, what kind of knives are you going to make?"

As Li Xiang wielded the hammer, Erina Nagikiri, who was on the side, asked curiously.

There are many types of kitchen knives, from the boxy slice knife that is most commonly used by Chinese chefs, to the Western-style kitchen knife that resembles a dagger. From buckwheat knives for cutting noodles, bread knives for cutting bread, and even cheese knives for cutting cheese.

A handy kitchen knife can bring great help to the chef. To take the simplest example, a sharp kitchen knife can make the cutting surface of the ingredients smoother, and it can also save the chef time and effort when handling the ingredients.

Sashimi, a traditional Japanese dish, is made with a special sashimi knife, which is sharp and the chef's experience allows the slices to be cut smoothly and evenly, so that diners can enjoy the delicate and delicious taste of the fish. If the kitchen knife used is blunt, this effect will not be achieved.

"The materials are enough, I plan to make three kitchen knives, a Sande knife, a sashimi knife, and a Wenwu knife."

Li Xiang replied as he tapped the hot iron.

"Wenwu Sword? What kind of knife is this? ”

Erina Nagikiri wondered.

"Oh, it's a knife that Chinese chefs often use."

Li Xiang put the iron block he was processing back into the furnace to heat and temper it, observed the color of the iron block turn from black to red, and judged the heat with the wrought iron experience of red A in his brain.

It is often said that the knife skills of Western chefs are weak, why do you need a special kitchen knife, you see that Chinese chefs only need a knife no matter what they do.

This evaluation is actually biased, the reason why Western chefs use different kitchen knives for different ingredient processing is not because of lack of knife skills, but just for convenience and efficiency; The reason why Chinese chefs only use one kitchen knife is not because the knife skills are outstanding, but just that everything that can be solved with a knife is customarily solved with a knife.

However, this impression does illustrate the fact that Chinese chefs are accustomed to using a knife most of the time, and the knife that Chinese chefs usually use is a Wenwu knife

The so-called Wenwu knife is actually a kitchen knife with a shape similar to a slice knife often used by professional Chinese chefs. The overall side view of the knife body is rectangular, the end of the knife body near the handle is relatively thick, which is suitable for "force" bone chopping and chopping meat, and the end of the knife body away from the handle is relatively thin, which is suitable for "Wenji" cutting and production. This is "Nengwen Nengwu", hence the name "Wenwu Knife".

In the hands of a skilled Chinese chef, a civil and martial arts knife has a myriad of techniques. Chop, cut, chip, slice, pat, any ingredient is no problem.

As for the Santoku knife, it is actually a multi-purpose kitchen knife similar to a Western-style kitchen knife commonly used by Japanese chefs. The "three virtues" in the name of this knife refer to the three functions of being able to cut meat, vegetables, and fish, that is, "three virtues".

The reason why Li Xiang chose these three kinds of knives was because these three kinds of knives were more useful to him.

Wenwu knives and Sande knives have great versatility, and as for sashimi, it is a secret weapon that Li Xiang prepared for himself.

With Red A's "Eagle Eye" and Heroic Spirit's advanced knowledge of swordsmanship, Li Xiang believes that sashimi in Japanese cuisine is a very suitable dish for him. Although he has the "housekeeping EX" skills from Red A and the kitchen heart born out of his acting skills, Li Xiang is now able to make dishes at a fairly high level, but Yuanyue School Park has a lot of talents, and Li Xiang's current level is enough to drag the shadows, and he can't sit firmly in Diaoyutai. At most, it is the level of being shortlisted in the autumn selection competition in the original book.

In the world of halberd spirits, if you want to collect a lot of faith power, cooking skills are a hurdle that you can't get around.

While the original plot has just begun, Li Xiang still needs to try his best to get a few hole cards.

Li Xiang touched his chin and muttered to himself, "With projection magic, maybe I can reproduce that ......"

"Emiya, what did you say?"

Seeing Li Xiang's lips move, as if he was saying something, Erina Nagikiri asked.

"No, I'm talking about what to do after the blank is basically formed."

In the blacksmith's shop, the crisp sound of a hammer colliding with iron is pleasant.

With Ying Ling Hong's skillful technique, Li Xiang quickly finished the knife blanks of the three types of knives.

Although it is handmade, with the otherworldly forging technology of Red A, Li Xiang can be sure that the shape of the knife blank he has punched out is even comparable to that of products made by modern machine tools.

The knife blank is made, and the knife already has a rough outline. Next, it needs to go through quenching, tempering, grinding, pickling and other steps to finally complete all the steps of the casting knife.

Li Xiang completed the entire work of making knives after spending several hours with ease.

On the workbench, three glittering kitchen knives are lined up. Due to the use of a smelted steel knife, the surface of the blade is densely covered with twisted silver and black stripes, and the pattern is swirling and twisting, like flowing clouds.

This is the most recognizable feature of Damascus knives – the Muhammad pattern, also known as Muhammad's ladder, which is naturally formed from smelted patterned steel.

In the light and dark patterns, the bright areas are pure snow charcoal iron, which is harder than glass, and the dark areas are Vostian iron and Bolai iron. Evenly distributed with snow charcoal iron, which is harder than glass, in the highly flexible bolaite, Damascus steel knives can have both a sharp blade and a blade that is tough and not easy to break.

"Wow, what a beautiful knife."

Erina Nagikiri was surprised to see that the iron that had been black before had become an iron piece that was also black and had been polished and washed with acid, and that such a beautiful pattern had been formed.

"Pretty, isn't it?"

Li Xiang picked up a sashimi knife that he had made himself, and carefully stroked the blade that had been polished and smoothed.

In Li Xiang's view, the practical value of a kitchen knife is mainly determined by its shape.

For steel materials, different forging methods, different raw materials, and even a little trace element incorporated during forging will have a huge impact on the strength and toughness of steel. When crafting weapons, take into account the possibility of metal weapons colliding. Steel needs to be refined, but if it's just a kitchen knife, it's not that much to look at.

After all, no matter how hard the ingredients are, they are definitely not as strong as kitchen knives made of steel.

With the development of modern metallurgical technology, those ancient "divine iron" have withdrawn from the stage of history. The steel produced in modern metallurgical factories has an astonishing almost uniform distribution of carbon in the steel, and the carbon content can be freely adjusted according to needs, and the mechanical properties are comparable to those of the swords forged by ancient craftsmen. The output and production capacity have thrown off dozens of streets.

It can be said that if it weren't for the sight of that rare Uzi steel ingot, Li Xiang, who had inherited the soul of Red A Forging, had an itchy hand for a while and wanted to forge a few real Damascus knives. In fact, the use of high-end kitchen knives purchased is enough to meet his needs.

However, making your own personalized customization also has its own advantages, such as this time, the center of gravity of these three knives Li Xiang has been fine-tuned, after installing the handle, the center of gravity of the knife will be closer to the handle than the knife on the market, which is conducive to control.

The weight of the knife was also adjusted by himself. After combining the Red A Heroic Spirit template, Li Xiang's arm strength is now far beyond ordinary people, and he always feels light and fluttery with an ordinary knife.