Skip to main content. Author: Alice Henneman, MS, RDN, Extension Educator In the time needed to get out your food processor, assemble it, take it apart again and wash it, you can often slice, mince or chop food faster with a chef's knife. The thumb and little finger behind the other fingers. This helps you keep the knife from coming down on your fingers.
It also helps you measure the size of the cuts, moving your hand backward on the food after each cut in preparation for the next cut. Cuts are made downward with a rocking motion from the tip to the end of the blade. The knife is not sawed back and forth through foods. The sharpest knives are those with the thinnest edges.
Obsidian a form of glass can be sharpened to an edge just three atoms across. Obsidian scalpels are sometimes used in surgery and have been found to produce less scarring, but a narrow edge is more delicate and the obsidian blades become blunt more quickly than surgical steel.
Luis trained as a zoologist, but now works as a science and technology educator. Recipe: Handmade pici with white Tuscan ragout. Recipe: day dry-aged Stanbroke Porterhouse steak with mushroom sauce. Powered by Juicer. Cuts , Learn. Stanbroke , 3 years ago 6 min read. Hold the knife correctly and protect your fingers When holding a knife, you should always feel like you have a good grip on the knife in a way that allows you control, dexterity and stability.
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