What are the 4 types of knives?

The four most useful kitchen knife types are the chef’s knife, paring knife, serrated bread knife, and utility knife. A chef’s knife handles most slicing, chopping, and dicing. A paring knife handles peeling, trimming, and small detail work. A serrated bread knife cuts bread, tomatoes, and other soft foods with tough skins. A utility knife fills the gap between a chef’s knife and a paring knife for medium-size cutting jobs. Other knife categories exist, including boning, carving, and cleavers, but these four cover the core tasks in most home kitchens and form the basic knife set people actually use.