Food and Drink

Hone your cutting skills

I came across an excellent article today explaining in detail how to cut foods. This is something many cooks take for granted. We go to great lengths to learn how to cook foods, but give little thought to how to cut them.

Good knife skills are a combination of knowledge and practice—the knowledge of which knives to use for which tasks, the knowledge of how to hold and move a knife, the knowledge of how various foods are structurally composed, and many other little bits of knowledge. But being thoroughly indoctrinated with knowledge will mean little if not accompanied by lots of practice. Like any other skill, speed and competence come with practice.

The article even gives specific illustrated examples for left-handed, and right-haded chefs, for 21 different foods.

What a great resource.

Read the article here

posted by Jeff @ 4:31 AM