Slicing onions fast - The Mad Onion Slicer, Dhruv Shanker

[F00DL0vErBlog]

Actually I wanna know how much did it take you to get to this point? I mean how much time how much training?

[irzahahsaka]

man!!! u r damn good!!!! have u ever cut ur fingers??

[uppercut999]

@irzahahsaka thank you! :) I have, actually had a few cuts, but mostly when I was a trainee. 

[UCLASeraph]

too much extraneous action. not bad, but is that seriously a serated knife?? you'd get killed in a professional kitchen using a serated knife for anything other than cutting bread. lol. but yeah, cutting with your wrist moving the whole arc = slow. making the knife point arc and pivoting with your wrist = much faster.

[uppercut999]

@UCLASeraph I agree. this is a slower technique. I was just fooling around in my mom's kitchen, hence the serrated blade. :)

[UCLASeraph]

@uppercut999 oh gotcha. lol.

[alanpriceproject]

re: my last post... just watched the vid again. you seem to be slicing left handed at times and right handed other moments. is that camera trickery or are you freakishly ambidextrous?

[uppercut999]

@alanpriceproject Ah! I'd like to say that i'm freakishly ambidextrous but unfortunately, its just how my old Nokia 3250 mixed the video. :)

[alanpriceproject]

no offence meant, but you're not that fast. i reckon if you used a santoku or any decent sharp chef's knife and bring the knife down on the onion (as opposed to sliding the blade across) you could get even faster.

however, i do chop about 20 onions a day at work, so maybe i've just got my chef's head on!

nice video. man. IT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DO. LOLOLOL!

[uppercut999]

@alanpriceproject : thanks man. I was just fooling around with a regular kitchen knife. A Santoku would do wonders! cheers!

[alanpriceproject]

@uppercut999... i'd recommend trying one out. i use an anolon 7" santoku as my main utility knife, its got a good weight and balance and can't be beaten for rapid chopping.

if you get one, i'll look forward to your next vid!

[uppercut999]

@alanpriceproject : awesome.. let me see if i can get my hands on one in India.

[alanpriceproject]

@uppercut999 P.S. its always good to see another left handed chef out there. avoid global knives as japanese steel always has a 70/30 split on the blade edge which is biased towards the right handers. it sounds stupid but it's true!

[2UNBELIEVABLE]

yawn..super slow...

[arm4life87]

riverdance is lame

[SABYASACHYY]

there are some real fucks around

[uppercut999]

care to elaborate?

[SerbianEagleCCCC]

I am faster, I may upload a video for you all

[uppercut999]

Fantastic! I look forward to it!

[sadoewe323]

go on then, fucking upload one

[georges240]

Hahaha...I like the line "...Its what I like to do" " Sure I may have a day job that pays me...but when I get home at the end of the day, and I have a stress load of work to do...I just like to slice Onions...ahhh, thats gods greatest gift to man..." Hahahaha thats what I think when I watch this video. Awsome. Kudos sir. ;)

[uppercut999]

Thanks :D

[Ultimabuster]

Hmmm...interesting. I'll try chopping my onions like that. I like to cook and all....I use an onion that's not refrigerated...so I have to stop every now and then to stop the itchiness in my eyes.

[urbanverbal]

Did you speed the video up a little?

[uppercut999]

Nope. Thats as it is, shot from a camera phone. Drop me a line if you're ever in Hyderabad, India.. I'd be more than happy to give you a live demo. :)

[olivierturgeon]

FUCK YEAHHH YOUR COOL

[redphonix]

the trick on how not to cry when slicing onions is to pre skin them, chill them in a frdge and cut in a well ventilated room.

[meggiemeg86]

This is your favorite thing to do in life? Haha! Personally, mine is mincing garlic.

[adamcoddo]

and laughing at people who slice onions is what i like to do. HAHAHA LOL.

PS. have u ever slipped?

[601023]

u are very very fastter men.... cheers from Peru

[Averoex]

OMG teach meeeeee

[relighmdx40]

LOL Thats Great Upper try some bruinois or better yet a tournet

[pangga25]

dont you cry slicing onions?

[uppercut999]

well, my eyes do water.. but its not that bad if the onions are slightly chilled.

[jaqua99]

what is the music

[phixxwutwut]

whats the name of the song?

[uppercut999]

The music is Celtic Irish - Lord of the Dance (Riverdance)

[bunerzissou]

this is dumb, you just sped up the video.

[uppercut999]

well, i can tell you that i didn't but you wont believe me will you? its okay mate, believe what you want to.. people know how fast i am..

[vandeman10]

you have no live! nice vid btw

[uppercut999]

No live? or do you mean life? I'm a chef, man.. This is my life.. Cheers :)

[blueandyello]

Damn thats fast!

[shahneelatasneem]

waa waa wee waaa!! ;)