Celebrated Chef Bonnie Morales Names Her Favorite Knives

From Japanese super blue steel to a razor-edged paring knife.

Bonnie-Morales-Gear-Patrol-Lead-Full Olga Mazurenko

The daughter of Eastern European immigrants, Bonnie Morales launched Russian restaurant Kachka in Portland, Oregon to celebrate traditional Eastern European culture and cuisine. Stocking a range of vodkas and serving dishes like golubtsi (cabbage rolls), smoked trout salad and borscht, Kachka quickly became one of Portland’s buzziest restaurants, earning Morales a James Beard Award nomination for Best New Restaurant in 2015. Her knife kit, while grounded in essentials, contains tools that meet the specific needs of Kachka’s Russian fare, including a salmon slicer for house-cured fish and an ultra-thin serrated blade to cut through dense breads.

Teruyasu Fujiwara Chef’s Knife

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Tojiro 270mm Bread Slicer

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Mac Chef Series 4-Inch Paring Knife

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Wüsthof 12-Inch Salmon Slicer

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Wüsthof 6-Inch Flexible Boning Knife

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Kikuichi Utility Knife

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