How do they do it?
Have you seen the lightening speed of the hands of chefs as they slice and dice onions, tomatoes and the like?
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Making the proper cuts can make the difference between seeing food prep as a chore or as a joy. Proper cuts can mean the difference between unevenly cooked dishes, poor flavor development, and standing ovation meals!
Who knew? *head scratch*
The art of properly holding the knife and producing uniformed cuts of food is so vital that knife skill is usually the first skill course that culinary student learn.
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Try as I might, I just can’t seem to get my hands coordinated enough to ‘make it work‘ *blink! blink! *. The whole knuckle-thing is so unnatural. My fingers have a mind of their own and staying tucked is not ‘on the menu’.
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I’m not going to give up. I’ll have to do loads more reading and watch a sh!t- load more videos!!!!!
I’m going too have ….. if I want to keep my fingers!
Have you aced the knife?
Do tell….
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