Knife Techniques

Learn how to chop, dice, mince, and julienne all your veggies

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For a julienne:

1. Trim the rounded sides of each piece so that a rectangle is created.
2. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 1/8 inch slices.
3. Stack several of the slices together and cut lengthwise again, creating thin batons called julienne.
4. Continue with remaining carrot pieces.
5. To make a dice, stack the juliennes and cut across, creating a dice




To julienne a red pepper:

1. Remove the stem, halve and remove the ribs carefully.
2. Cut the red pepper into thin strips.
3. For chopping peppers, stand the pepper upright, holding the stem. Remove each side, so that you have four pieces and discard the stems and seeds.
4. Slice the pieces lengthwise and then cut crosswise so that you have chopped peppers that can be sauteed.




For a dice:

1. Start by slicing an eggplant crosswise.
2. Stack the rounds and slice, then rotate and cut again, leaving you with diced eggplant.




For a chop:

1. Lay half of a peeled onion, cut side down on the cutting board.
2. Holding the knife parallel to the cutting board, make several horizontal slices without cutting through the root end of the onion.
3. Next, cut the onion vertically making several slices through the onion layers.
4. Finally, cut across the last vertical slices creating a dice.




For a mince:

1. Holding the knife parallel to the cutting board, make several horizontal slices without cutting all the way through.
2. Next, cut the clove vertically making several slices through the clove layers.
3. Finally, cut across the last vertical slices creating a mince.

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[ElAmanteSinAmor]

@JayUntld look up "Hung Huynh chicken demo", being the last Top Chef winner, he was meant to show off his amazing ability to butcher a chicken in 15sec... it takes him 25, bitching about his knives before the video's done.

[ChallengeDK]

@tahmina106 Often it's not a question of getting the chop done - it's more a question of making time efficient, consistent cuts. I know a lot op people who can dice an onion alright, but does so very inconsistently.

[ChallengeDK]

When dicing the onion, don't cut off the root end. Not only will you be able to make a more controlled dicing (you don't have to chop the last part of the onion as in the video), the root end will hold the onion together, avoiding separation of the individual layers of the onion.

[Shezmu]

I'd say there's a difference between chopping something, and chopping something perfectly.

[equitably]

You're the first person I see doing this, who doesn't waste half-the-carrot. Very good!

[ayamejoy]

Sad, but true. I've witnessed first hand someone burning ramen. I met a person that didn't know how to use a can opener. he'd had an electric one all his life. Lol it was so funny watching him fail.

[tahmina106]

seriously? there are actually people that don't know how to chop stuff?

[JayUntld]

A bad chef blames his tools.

[creatively12]

gr8 vid

informational as well.....

[Isus1]

Good