Paring Knives  are an essential kitchen appliance. These are used for different types of food preparations like- 

• removing the seeds from a jalapeño
• cutting small garnishes
• de-veining a shrimp
• peeling

These knives have plain edge blade that is good for small works of kitchen. These knives come in different designs used almost for all purposes. These are almost similar to chef's knife but smaller than chef's knife. Usually Paring knives are  6 and 10 cm long. There are different types of Paring Knives available in the market such as -

• forschner paring knife
• bird's beak paring knife
• wusth paring knife
• victorinox paring knives