July 2 2021

Chef Knives for Beginners and the Pinch Grip – Basic Kitchen Skills

It’s Basic Skills Day with Chef Knives for Beginners. A classic chef’s knife, with its broad, tapering blade, sharp tip and chunky handle is the workhorse of the kitchen. Practicing with one really will make you a better cook: they are sharper, stronger and they do more of the work for you than smaller knives. For many home cooks, an 8-inch blade especially to start. Work up to a 10-inch knife, which is more efficient overall.

I will demonstrate how to grip a knife and the two most common techniques – the helping hand technique called the claw for dicing and the flat hand for chopping.

All you need to practice is a large cutting board and stalks of celery.

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Mercer Culinary Renaissance 8-Inch Forged Chef’s Knife – yIrDG

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=== 📑 CHAPTERS ===
00:00 – About Today’s Episode
00:13 – Welcome to Let’s Celebrate TV
00:26 – Different Sizes of Chef Knives
01:26 – How to Grip a Knive
02:14 – Using a Chef Knive
02:33 – The Flat Hand Technique
04:10 – The Claw Technique
06:43 – Social Media & Video Recommendations