Knife skills guide

As the holidays draw close, we're revisiting our knife skills to make sure we're ready to take on the carrots, potatoes, and all of those fresh green herbs. Here are a few of our must-see videos to ready you for any Thanksgiving recipe! At the end, you'll find a printable guide to practice your knife skills, just like our students use.

First, you'll have to sharpen your knives! Take them to a professional if you like, or try using a water stone at home.



Then it's time to prep!

Dicing Onions



Mincing



Mincing Garlic



Dice Cut



Julienne and Batonnet Cut



Chiffonade Cut



Diagonal Bias Cut



Citrus Supremes 



Diamond Lozenge Cut



Paysanne Cut



Tourné Cut




CLICK HERE for a printable pocket guide to practice!

 

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Knife skills guide

As the holidays draw close, we're revisiting our knife skills to make sure we're ready to take on the carrots, potatoes, and all of those fresh green herbs. Here are a few of our must-see videos to ready you for any Thanksgiving recipe! At the end, you'll find a printable guide to practice your knife skills, just like our students use.

First, you'll have to sharpen your knives! Take them to a professional if you like, or try using a water stone at home.

Then it's time to prep!

Dicing Onions

Mincing

Mincing Garlic

Dice Cut

Julienne and Batonnet Cut

Chiffonade Cut

Diagonal Bias Cut

Citrus Supremes 

Diamond Lozenge Cut

Paysanne Cut

Tourné Cut


CLICK HERE for a printable pocket guide to practice!

 

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