How to Use paring knife in a Sentence
paring knife
noun-
If not, cut it off close to the shell with the paring knife.
— Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020 -
Remove the cake from the oven and run a paring knife around the edges of the pan.
— Beth Segal, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2021 -
Use the tip of a paring knife to make 6–8 slits on the surface of the crust to vent.
— Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2020 -
Poke the sausage with the tip of a paring knife a couple of times.
— Marie Claire, 2 Aug. 2021 -
Then, with the tip of a thin, sharp paring knife, score the slab to form 24 squares.
— Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2020 -
Use a paring knife to help scrape off the charred skin.
— BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2021 -
To serve, run a paring knife around the outside edge of the cake.
— Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2018 -
To make it, use a sharp paring knife to trim the tops from both ends of a lemon.
— Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021 -
Use a paring knife, cut an x at the bottom of the peach.
— Rishon Hanners, Southern Living, 30 June 2023 -
Using a paring knife, trim the excess dough at the edge of the pan.
— Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 12 Oct. 2013 -
The best way to supreme citrus is to use a sharp paring knife.
— Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2021 -
Use a paring knife to core the tomatoes and make a 2-inch opening in the top.
— BostonGlobe.com, 16 Oct. 2019 -
To do so, make a shallow cut with the shears or a paring knife along the shrimp’s back.
— Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 16 Nov. 2021 -
Cut five 2-inch slits in top of dough with paring knife.
— Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2020 -
Make the cutouts with a small paring knife or a keyhole saw.
— Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2022 -
Cut off the top third, and trim any fibrous stem from the base with a paring knife.
— Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2022 -
Use your finger and/or a paring knife to re- move the peel from the beets, then dice and set them aside.
— CBS News, 12 Oct. 2019 -
If there are lots of large seeds, remove them with the tip of a paring knife.
— BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2019 -
Use a paring knife or x-acto blade to cut out the shapes.
— Sara Chodosh, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2020 -
Using the tip of a paring knife, core the tomatoes and score a large x in the bottoms.
— BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2019 -
For shrimp that's already shelled, use a paring knife to cut a small slit along the back.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2018 -
Next, hull the berries by using a paring knife to remove the green stems.
— Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 12 July 2023 -
To get to the seeds of the bean, use a paring knife to make a slit down the pod’s length, leaving the bottom intact.
— Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 4 Dec. 2021 -
Use a paring knife to cut out mustache and beard shapes.
— Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 13 Nov. 2020 -
Using a small paring knife, make 1-inch slits all over the cake.
— Redbook, 24 Sep. 2014 -
Use a paring knife to make a small x on the bottom of each tomato.
— Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2021 -
The tip of a paring knife should slip in and out of each clove with no resistance.
— Ben Mims, latimes.com, 26 June 2019 -
Run a paring knife between bars and short sides of pan.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023 -
But in better news, good bread knives stay sharp for much longer than paring knives and chef’s knives.
— Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2024 -
Everything in the store — grilling kits, espresso machines, tea kettles, baking sheets, paring knives and much more — is marked down between 20% and 70% off through the end of June.
— David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
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