How to use kitchen knife cut cucumber, Martin Yan Part1

[MisledTrick]

I just cut a cucumber, but my slices were so fat.:o

[pzcato]

Yan's a great chef and TV personality...but the people in this audience will laugh at anything.

[Athrun000]

I've used a Chinese Chef Knife before... can someone tell me how is it like compared to the French Chief Knife and Japanese's Santoku...!?

[isaacakira]

@Athrun000 I like heavier knifes, so use a Chinese model (but made in Japan). Used to use a santoku, but I feel sometimes it's too light. Sometimes I prefer a gyuto for delicate meat cuts and a small Japanese knife for peeling

[soulfly7112000]

I've heard that Yan's accent is fake. I don't know if I believe that, but I don't care. He is funny, has a bright, positive attitude, and loves cooking! What more could you want in a human being?

[wywoo225]

@soulfly7112000 His accent is not fake. He was foreign born and came to the US for college.

[soulfly7112000]

@wywoo225 Thank you for clearing that up for me. I just watched Martin on TV tonight on Public television.

[UniWaffles]

whatta boss!!

[jkuri89]

I have that same exact knife, I live in portage MI and work at food dance. When I started working there as a prep cook I took out my clever and the guys were like (( thats a clever not a chefs knife what are you going to do cut chicken?)) I simply smiled grabbed a tomato and small diced it very quickly and uniformly with out even squeezing much juice out. They were impressed and respected the knife's ability.

This is going to sound cliche but my clever is the second sharpest knife in the res

[soulfly7112000]

@jkuri89 Thank you, I got that from all my friends at work too. They kept calling it a cleaver. Well, mine is a medium weight Chinese Chef knife, not light like Yan's. I think I want a lighter one though. I have a couple of vids of mine, nothing special, but that knife has taken more abuse than I can throw at it, and the edge just never seems to go dull.

[metaspherz]

After showing the audience a thin cucumber slice, Yan says, "It is so thin...I don't know about you, but I'm impressed...."

"When you do something...you always do it for a reason."

"When I do this, even Julia Child is truly impressed."

Me too, Yan!

[boulocc]

funny guy....should be Jackie Chan of the kitchen..lmao

[GTA4gunFAN]

who needs cucumber that small lol

[nothotbutspicy]

Which Piedmont High School was this shot at? There are a few different PHS's across the country

[xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxism]

Chef Yan truly deserves his title of chef!

[wheresmylife]

Chef Yan is still, to this day, the best, funniest, kindest, most entertaining and talented chefs ever to have graced television. He's not a "diva" like today's "chef entertainers." Chef Yan is among the elite of the sincere.

[UltimateRajput]

What an awesome Chef ! Just love this guy !

[onli1DEEPMIND]

habla mucho

[Smokey94462]

this guy makes me laugh... I want the camera to zoooom in closer zooom in right here

[yyyy2999]

"exactry"

[RosChildeater]

he is the best , and he is funny to

[ppshchik]

Both humorous and talented. He returned to China recently and hosted his own cooking show and his own culinary school+restaurant.

[lucirz]

bruce lee of the kitchen!!!

[guyonfire87]

haha he forgot 15

[imanadult]

i love that fool martin yan, especially when he counts while he chops fast and starts chopping faster than he can count so he kinda just mumbles

[safiedler]

Hilaroous and amazing !!

[Mikeisdamn]

This man inspired me to go to culinary arts school in the future.

One day! >>

[lavatun]

this guy's a god in the kitchen...

[GmanX101]

Lets se Emril Lagasse do THAT!

[allgoo19]

Look at how sharp the knife he's using, and his accuracy of cutting.

I always wondered why chinese knives are so wide. Is there any particular purpose for the width?

Almost all real Chinese chefs use that knife but I have never seen real full use of that width.

Anyone?

[wywoo225]

It's the weight coming from the width of the knife that helps the cutting easier.

[allgoo19]

wywoo225:

I got it. Thanks.

I may try how it feels in my hand when I get a chance.

[chasingwillow]

@allgoo19 I've also seen a few chefs use the paddle-like blade for tenderising meat.

[YaoMingLily]

@allgoo19 The way it's flat, you can cut thinner pieces also

[twoblink]

@allgoo19 A few reasons: 1) Because the larger surface area allows you to press your claw hand against it without the risk of lifting the blade too high and slicing off your own knuckle. 2) Heft allows for faster, more even precision cuts 3) Larger surface area allows you to move your food from the cutting board to pot or pan 4) You can have straighter cuts because it's much easier to keep the knife "on axis" vertically vs something like a paring knife. I use the same knife.

[allgoo19]

@twoblink "A few reasons: 1) Because .."

Thanks for the detailed info.!!

I haven't decided if I want to get one. One of the reason I'm hesitating is that it won't fit my knife block and will have to be kept separately.

[twoblink]

@allgoo19 Yes, I keep it separately also because it won't fit in the block. BUT, since I use the knife for 99% of everything, it doesn't really matter. Knives in a block you don't use aren't very useful. The knife is wonderful. Visit my videos to see me using it. I encourage you to get it! Let me know if there is something I can do to help you get acclimated.

[allgoo19]

Super funny. ^_^

[syprnc]

man, hes talented and hella funny!!! great~

[steampunk18]

Hilarious!

[RuneScapeSalva]

his is funny.

hahaa