New York Magazine: Hung Huynh, How to Chop like a Top Chef

[aciDradi0]

To all the mature cooks/ chefs do not fuck with this kind of knives,i have worked as a chef for 8 years,and i've always been around this kind of knives,trust me it will cut your finger off.

[knafaint]

RESPECT

[ImReadyD151]

is it just me or do these guys make everything look like cutting through butter

[gavinjs93]

@ImReadyD151 Ultra sharp knives are the answer!

[KaiserAugustus72]

10 years old + All day long = Child abuse ??

[victory01]

he says to go against the grain but doesn't he cut with it in the demo?

[cowboyardee]

@mattmaes

He is using a Misono UX10 sujihiki (slicing knife). The weird thing about it is that the Misono ux10 is not usually all that thin or flexible - Hung must have had it thinned out just for him. There are other Japanese knives that come quite thin if you want to look into them - I'm thinking gyutos or sujihikis from Tadatsuna, Suisin inox honyaki, Konosuke, or Sakai Yusuke.

[mattmaes]

What was the first knife he was using? Misono (sp?) It was flexible and probably very light. Very interesting.

[GuyMonaghan]

What advantage is there to using a slicer for his chopping rather than a gyuoto/chef's knife, since Misono make one in the exact same length?

[nerdypreppyemo]

@GuyMonaghan maybe so in the kitchen he doesn't have to keep switching knives fore his prep work? I'm just guessing.

[Elizzaaabetthh]

I hope to one day be as good as him

[1337H0E]

it looks so easy, but i would probably cut my hand of with this knife.

[nuubez]

God damn that is some mad skills.

My favorite chef.

[MunchyMcNipples]

A lefty no less,,fuckin aye......

[Shadow194]

Martin Yan style haha. Slapping the knife on the board.

[Trenkwilaizer]

That last knife is fuckign sharp as hell, gotta love traditional japanese knives, my favourite by far when it comes to chef tools.

[tldmatrix]

I wish I had those knife skills

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[shanitaunal]

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[blognewb]

11 dislikes really? faggots and racists

[CaptainNensho]

hes got some "speed" but his cuts look like total fucking ass! 

[supertoan1234]

onion was a nice

[hanhtam79]

is he Hung Huynh or Hung Nguyen?

[Konkaver]

@hanhtam79 Hung Huynh.

[FlipSnipeZ]

He was such an amazing sous chef on the Top Chef finale, wish Angelo or Ed could of won

[Keyholder79]

This what i called a great knife skills,precision,speed and know where to carve.

[cmalchik]

Look at 0:56 he fucked up. All he did by scraping his knife on the board was knock a piece of cucumber onto the counter.

[Shadow194]

@cmalchik Lmao.

[blognewb]

@cmalchik really debbie downer?

[MultiNichtsnutz]

1:04 lol ^^

[mekore]

okay, im an idiot...

[TheSwdishAtheist]

I wonder how many times he have cuted himself with that last one:P

[lucirz]

i can do that too, but i would chop of my fingers first

[MrGrevy]

I'm just here to hate.

[ryanwasko]

Amen nmac121. this guy is awesome and I strive to be as good someday. CUT AWAY!

[abhik2kewl]

omg hezz killing knife da way hezz slicing wid em........buh nyc technique............remindz me of da commis in ma hotel....!!!!lolzz

[headhuntingmicke]

@abhik2kewl ....... what?

[TheVittleVlog]

Nice great info!!!

[LPuncture]

he's killing the knife the way he slides it on the board.... making it round

[peanutking242]

@LPuncture when i was working in an asian kitchen... we have about 5 chef knives per person... the fact is...we dont really care about them getting dull because we sharpen every single knife at the end of the shift with belt sanders and time lost putting down the knife and move the food cost more than buying a new knife or two every few months

[miyuku]

Kind of skills that most asian chefs have in most kitchens ... The chunks of food that hung cuts is not fine enough, slices of beef are thick ...

[ainaku]

I wish I could be pro like him..xD

[CrimFerret]

Ok, He's been doing this since he was a kid. You aren't going to be this good starting out. Use a sharp knife and work on consistently sized slices. The speed will come as you practice. Using the knuckle of the non-knife holding hand as a guide and keeping all fingers and the thumb bent under will keep you from getting cut as you learn. It's probably just as hard for Hung to cut slow at this point as for most of us to cut as fast as he does.

[xias99]

what size is that blade of his ux10? 240mm or 270mm?

[chihuo1]

5*****

[canIhasmahbukkit]

he absolutely owned everyone else in the show. He's awesome, I wish I had his skill

[shadowstalker9476]

this dude taught me many different ways of the blade. though i already had some knife skills, (everyone has their own, just different techniques) i took some ideas and changed them slightly and now i am at least an amateur when it comes to knives.

[GhostDotClear]

i agree with nmac when i started working in the kitchen i was soo sloppy but now i got faster but not consistence.. the more u use ur knife u will naturally get use to the speed and consistancy

[MMAProfessor]

Hung is the man, I wish I had his cordination!

[MaxC17]

I would love to learn more knife skills from him!

[Chaos6779]

He seriously is the shiat and that's why I work for him.

[AznPhatty]

That's not good skill, that's just a really sharp knife. jk That's pretty impressive. Only if my knives were that sharp, well and if my hands were that quick too.

[MaxC17]

both your hands... it's alright I'm a slow cutter too lol I'm working on it. I can't really figure out how to keep my jap. knife sharp during service.

[Dkouts57]

impressive!!!!!!!!

[frostyj29]

thanks for the tip..especially with the onion

[fdp06]

easy... :p

[BJoe9]

anyone know what brand of cutting board that it, doesn't look like a wood one

[tastygarlic]

It's a commercial poly cutting board. They're very dense and extremely heavy - Kind of a very heavy plastic. We use two sizes - 3/4" thick - 12x18 and 18x24 I think. You wouldn't want to use that in a home kitchen, it's just too heavy. : )

[BJoe9]

do you happen to know where i can buy this board online?

[baire702]

WOW!

[WTF7176]

I disagree with the way he took the membrane off that peice of steak. That was rough as. A better way to do it is to lay the membrane on the block and with 1 or 2 strokes, remove it like you are filleting a fish. I do it every day cause I'm a butcher!

[GetDamage]

That technique at the beginning is what is known as the "Dragon's Claw".

[Kavehrs]

I'd love to see Hung vs Bishop (from Aliens) lol

[ZevsAunt]

Hung has MAD skills - love you!

[justfishingjustin]

not the safest way to use a knife .... but he has the experience to cheap saftey HAHA if ur just learning to use a knife.... always cut away from ur self , not towards ur hand or body , Id have him work in my kitchen ;)

[afyaff]

lol, sticking the knife to your claw is the very basic of cutting. (The first thing my mom teach me to use a knife)

[Dkouts57]

its not basic to cut with presicion and speed.

[nmac121]

You cant teach knife skills, its something that is acquired over time. Hung isnt showing off, hes simply doing what he does on a daily basis in his restaurant. I cannot believe there are actual haters of this video, you all must not be involved with the restaurant industry. Anyone who has touched a knife knows this guy has skills. The haters must also think that rachel ray is a great chef........

[valdezmiguel2]

@nmac121 he's probably not going to suck your dick.

[blognewb]

@nmac121 It is called a "SKILL" because it is taught and acquired. You were trying to define a talent, not a skill.

[kragier]

@blognewb His point is that you can read every article and watch every video, but to be able to do it, you have to go in the kitchen and actually DO it. A talent is something you are naturally good at; something you are good at with little practice. You said a 'skill' is acquired over time, and so did he. If I show you a video on how to sky-dive, you wouldn't jump out of a plane because you were taught the skill. You need to do it to learn it. Teaching one only accelerates the learning.

[108maya]

@nmac121 what you say is true, but by teaching the "claw" and "knuckle to guide the knife" you can save a lot of fingertips. i know many people who have cooked at home for years but had no idea these techniques existed until i showed them and their eyes lit up... i'm nowhere near his level, but i've spent some time working in kitchens.

[UCLASeraph]

Umm ashinguy is either physically challenged or has never held a real knife before. I'm going to buy a Misono UX10 now, because of Hung and tons of online reviews.

The last segment with slicing the protein was kinda messy lol. But otherwise, pretty epic.

[daasianboi]

dam thats pro right there

[lucirz]

@daasianboi it's the crouching tiger hidden dragon skills that he inertly has because he's asian :D

[mamapeachez]

Was I the only person not laughing when he made the cleaver comment? Well at least he's got his talent.

[suchanjv]

hahaha I remember now on that season when he came close to slicing that chicks face. Probably would have been a different outcome if he did it to that serious guy.

[WickedMediaz]

a monkey can do that :D

[Wangdiddy887]

yeah, quit hatting on this guy, this was a competition and he won because he was the most talented person on the show that season and probably the others. The cast of the other people did not seems as interesting or as entertaining as the ones from this season.

[hardcoremofo]

he's dope man. The show wanted a star and basically focused on his character.

[expatinasia]

Amazing skills, but this is not, in fact, a great tutorial. It would have been easier to observe and learn with a steady camera angle and a slower pace.

[dookiekong007]

EXACTLY, all this asshole was trying to do is SHOWIN OFF

[carlosbuscatore]

Hung is king!

[dookiekong007]

hes an asshole

[carlosbuscatore]

Hung is KING no matter what the envious people say

[amorlaluna]

ok

now i have this jotted down for my knife skills

[Garunnu]

man that's gonna go into the practicebook!

[jangster39]

dude's got some serious nice skills!

[MiSsMaCy]

dang! cutting the meat inward him scares me!! that was awesome!

[khearts888]

he started cuting when he was 10?o.0 i barely enter the kitchen when i was 10

[dookiekong007]

spoiled? lol

[asianbumz]

Hung Huynh!

[dookiekong007]

screw him, man i don't care that he won but the fact that he acted like such an asshole made him a disgrace to the vietnamese people

[4sakes]

Nice skills to have

[whitewidow777]

SHIT i wish i could julienne like that!

[latinaturner]

awesome!, will apply to my skills, thanks for sharing!

[UrbanMoFo773]

fuck that.. i'll use a light saber....

[wontonchewer]

ahahahahaha

[huynhsohny]

huh my first name is Sohny and my last name Huynh 0.o... are we family???

[teacherfood]

What show was he on?

I have viewed most of the knife skills video her.

I will challenge any of these experts in speed and instruction. I will be blindfolded and my competetour does not have to be.

Teacherfood aka The Blindfolded Chef

[BIGMUDDYDOG]

To teacherfood: Who cares. It's not about you.

[peaceloveandkindness]

im guessing u work in a cafe probably?

[dilliondemand]

I want to see him cut the chickend instead pork or beef lol....

[XXblacktoothgrinXX]

If he has a sharp knife it won't matter what he's cutting

[dilliondemand]

That's true.

[chinesejewparade]

make sure you wash your cuces son!

[americanwillow]

Huynh was the ONLY chef that really stood out as the "top chef" in all seasons so far (five of them). After him, Bravo (or the judges--pick your fancy) chose the wrong people to be the winners for other seasons. But Huynh really earned it.

[fruitsandpi]

there was six seasons

[chuninator]

im pretty sure its 5,,

[fruitsandpi]

yeah my bad

[cmorrow1547]

I partially agree with you. Season 4 Stephanie was very consistent but I think Richard was the most talented and in Season 5 Stefan was clearly the best chef that made it to the finals

[americanwillow]

That was just my impression. Richard was very interesting on the show, and Stefan had a lot of wins to show for. Why Hosea lasted the entire season is, in my eyes, silly to even discuss ("silly" because he should have been dropped about six people from the top three). He is a terrible representative for that so-called title, but what can we do but not watch the show anymore? Someone among the producers, studio, and judges must like the thought of a cheater as the winner...

[Andromanche1337]

I completely agree. I don't know how Hosea won in season 5 either. I didn't think he was that spectacular.

[americanwillow]

Yes--thank you! I was wondering if I was the only one to see this. He was a poor representative of the show throughout the season, but he won.  Stefan was far better overall, yet the only thing that stands out regarding his meal in the final round was Lakshmi's statement about his dessert: "It was pedestrian at best." That was a clever yet ridiculous line Bravo told her to speak. Hosea should have been removed well before that point for his cooking.

[pinmedownbaby]

uh if you're going to teach people to use knives, how about showing people how to hold it properly FIRST before you show everyone what kind of fast oriental chopping dude you are...we all know you can cut fast, but that's all you showed us

[godspeed18]

a lot of great chef's are supposedly lefties...i wonder why that is??

[AgentGibbs]

Hung Huynh is the greatest contestant ever from Top Chef.

[clarizza17]

indeed, amazing...!

[dejpau3825]

This video taught me nothing except that my knife skills are s**t and that Hung is a culinary God. I still loved it!

[illuminatedface]

what brand of knife is that chinese cleaver?

[preno911DW]

no brand in particular you can find them everywhere like nothin but they suprisingly work pretty dam good

[dinogreece]

Its a Chinese Cleaver! Thats what kind of knife it is...

[Chaos6779]

I own the same Cleaver, the company is some generic Chinese brand called Myaland. The Misono UX-10 he's using is a mystery to me since he shows it has some flex.

Can't believe he uses a sujihiki for everything. I envy that!

[FlipSnipeZ]

u have a top chef cleaver?

[Chaos6779]

Same one, brah. If you live in Manhattan I can tell you which place sells it. If I were you I'd just buy a Nakiri.

[stillett1234]

ONE LOVE

[jlprizm]

Hung is amazing. I had no idea that's how young he started cooking. I wish I would've watched Top Chef that season and now I can't find it so I can watch it. He seems like a good guy too.

[rocket881]

Great video, with all the awful knife lessons/demonstrations on the web, its goo to see something that shows people the real deal.

[andresico2]

this guy's the man

[AgenteMadreo]

amazing

[goorackerelite]

for anyone who wonders what he's using as a knife its a misono ux-10 10" slicer , not a chefs knife

[ltkammo]

Awesome i new he would win that seaon of top chef

[flipthecoin888]

wow. who needs a mandoline. or a food processor.

[seedofevil23698]

ok i thought this was a lesson... not a demo?

[missesminky]

he is outstanding.

[globalgourmand]

I am so jealous of his skills and that knife! I would never have the discipline to keep that knife in proper shape.

...I'm so ashamed of my mediocre knife skills...

[kelseytheanimefreak1]

-chopchopchopchopchopchop-

[berbbb]

jaunpabl00 aka wetback

I can only handle so much of obnoxious asian chefs and i was glad to see Dale go!

??! Where the heck was hung EVER obnoxious? you are just a dick, monkey.

[candyshop1968]

i love hung! job well hung!

[bamspamham]

most cool and talented person on top chef

[greenteam17]

i would also like to know which ux10 that is. i am in the market for a new knife and have been looking at the ux10. for the last 4yrs i used a masahiro carbon steel knife.

[zkillon]

what ux10 is he using ? petty knife ?guyto?

[jtcool1111]

ha love that question.

[candiicheesecake]

I LOVE HUNG!

[nickbuakaew]

most talented chep on top chep ever

[idontwantanamethough]

why do you say "chep" instead of "chef"?

[nickbuakaew]

ooop sorry about that i mean chef. my bad

[Thetaquo]

how the hell did you manage that? the p so far away from the f

[nickbuakaew]

go take a chill pill man. one fucking letter and u make it sound like the end of the world.

[Bloodflooder]

sorry 'bout that. my lil bro forgot to sign out of my account.

[000Six]

Yeah, and twice in a row. How in the FUCK?

[missunavaj]

such a stud :)

[xtoastyx]

i love hung

[liyanna1]

im a chef and i was impressed by the julienne cuts of squash ill be sure to use that technique i for some reason always used the stack method but its seem the other way is faster kudos hung

[JuanPabl000]

ehhh, those winey bitches bring some humor to the show and we all know theyll be goin home anyway. Hungs a great chef but jesus christ. I can only handle so much of obnoxious asian chefs and i was glad to see Dale go!

[kiheitek100]

I like watching chefs do their awesome speed cutting. Hung's great at this. The Mison UX-10 is a very high quality (rust-free) & expensive knife that I love!! The $6+ cleaver he has is also good too. It's true, you can get inexpensive cleavers @ Chinatown that cut very well.

[Moraleg1]

never thought of making julienne cut that way to a squash,

[proklutz23]

he cleaned that beef well but i want to see his trimmings and how long it took him

[luckystar225]

Hung Nguyen? wtf? shut up you ignorant! it's "Hung Huynh" !!!!!!!! aaa so irritating~

[lamoore953]

Did anyone else find this arousing?

[HugoMonster]

Hung FTW!!!

[y4n3r5]

Hung fuckin rules.

[matthiasgoodley]

How could anyone not like Hung?

[JuanPabl000]

because he is an egotistical douchebag.

[kiheitek100]

"JuanPabl000," you're just jealous of Hung! Who the hell cares if he's egotistical! It's better than being around a woman who bitches & complains all day long & who cannot get a grip of herself to keep her negative emotions under control.

[AssassinoftheSound17]

that can cook.....now how could you not love that lol

[kimchee411]

Interesting how he uses a TWO finger pinch grip. He also chops straight up and down using the tip of the blade instead of rolling the blade and cutting with the middle to rear. You'd need a sharp ass knife to consistently cut through the bottom like that!

[nyquill77]

yeah i noticed that too, and its crazy because I have some sharp knives and I cant get through the onion if i move just up and down...i dont know how he does it but its really impressive

[haloMaiiFranchise]

wow..dats fast..great tips tho..very useful

[CuriousG1414]

the kid's got some sick skills

[a2nvietguy]

wow he learn how to cut like that when he is 10!!!

I need to start cooking now then

[fluffynoses]

if you wanna see hung's knife skills, watch that top chef episode with the chef relay where he diced up two whole chickens in like five seconds. man that was crazy

[gggnarly]

ya he tore that chicken up real quick yo

[underage125]

his my uncle lols how cool