How To Large Dice

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This technique has nothing to do with the large fuzzy dice found in souped-up muscle cars; it has everything to do with the large diced veggies found in souped-up soups.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A chef's knife
A cutting board
And a vegetable to cut

Step 1: Wash & peel

Wash and peel the vegetable, if necessary.

Step 2: Grasp knife

Grasp the knife in your dominant hand, holding the handle close to the blade with three fingers: your middle, ring, and pinkie. Curl your forefinger around one side of the blade while holding your thumb on the opposite side.

Step 3: Hold vegetable

With your non-knife-wielding hand, hold the vegetable firmly on the cutting board close to the area you will cut.

Tip: Curl your fingers so that the tips are firmly planted on the vegetable and the knuckles point outward—in the food world, this is called the "claw grip."

Step 4: Cut off ends

Cut off the ends of the vegetable.

Step 5: Cut off sides

Cut off the sides of the vegetable. It should now resemble a block with 4 long flat surfaces—this will make it easier to cut uniform pieces.

Step 6: Slice lengthwise

For a large dice cut, you are aiming to make dice, or cubes, that are ¾ inch on every side. Begin by slicing the vegetable lengthwise into uniform slabs ¾ inch wide.

Tip: Keep the point of the knife on the board and use a steady rocking motion to slice—not saw—the vegetable with the full length of the blade.

Step 7: Stack & cut slabs

Stack the slabs on top of each other and again cut them lengthwise into ¾ inch wide sticks.

Step 8: Make crosscuts

Line up the pile of sticks, and make ¾ inch crosscuts along their length, creating ¾ inch cubes. What you do with them is up to you, but we don't recommend hanging them from your rearview mirror.

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[raebaby93]

she definitely just wasted half the vegetable.

[Younowkoed]

Lol, next vid well be how to small dice ;)

[bribriqueenvalentine]

i really just wasted 2:08 of my life

[eastsidesaint]

click here 0:01 to skip add!!

[Flipty11]

SlapChop People!!!

[urpwnned]

man that is one nasty looking potato, the cubes look like cheese

[kbundy023]

yea but she may use the rest after the video... She just show you how to cut ...

[manchild95]

the first line was really gay

[hansmartin94]

She always waste a lot of food in these tutorials, if that is your point raebaby. xD Seriously.. Just buy another fruit then.. Not that much of the big deal..

[Mondoshawn]

I pretty sure it is a sweet potato.

[PrankCallsX]

lol

[tomacalin86]

what was that veggie? :-D