Basic Knife Skills for the Kitchen

In this lesson, Chef Rafferty explains basic knife skills that will make your cutting and chopping not only easier but safer as well. He demonstrates his techniques using carrots, onions, cabbage, and spinach as examples.

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good information...

08/31/2009

~ Lisa15

the content was informative and presented in a professional manner however, the video footage was a bit grainy so the imagery was not as clear as I would have liked.

How else would I know?

04/08/2008

~ Tina

I'm just now learning to cook and am so glad to have learned how to use a knife safely and efficiently. I had no idea how to hold a knife and what motion to use for cutting. It's also helpful that this lesson demonstrates multiple vegetables, especially onions, which are normally difficult to work with.

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