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The correct way when cutting vegetables

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The correct way when cutting vegetables

When cooking, we always have some small mistakes that we don’t notice, especially when we are cutting vegetables. Let’s take a look at how to do the right thing.

First , how to hold a knife while cutting .

While conducting our review of chef’s knives, we noticed some differences in the way our panel of testers held the knives. That’s fine, since the best grip is the one that you personally are most comfortable with. That said, here’s the grip favored by many cooking pros. Choking up on the knife blade like this might seem a little scary, but it’s really not risky and with a little practice you’ll find that this grip offers control and a good balance of dexterity and stability.

Hold the handle with your middle, ring, and pinkie fingers. Rest your index finger flat against the blade near the handle (curl the finger back toward the handle), and position your thumb on the opposite side of the blade.

The correct way when cutting vegetables

Always curl in the fingertips of the hand not holding the knife. This protects them from being cut and allows you to use your knuckles as a guide for aligning the knife as you slice.

  1. Choking the blade – This is where you hold both the handle and part of the blade. Hold the handle firmly in your palm and use your index finger and thumb to clamp the blade.
  2. Handle only – This is where you just firmly grip the handle, it can give you a little less control than choking the blade but many find it more comfortable. You will need a knife which has good grip on the handle.
  3. Thumb on top of the blade – This is less common than the above techniques but placing your thumb on top of the blade gives you WAY more stability than using your index finger.

Then , how to hold vegetables .

The crucial part of chopping food safely is positioning your fingers in the right way. If you’re right-handed, hold the knife firmly in your right hand.

Using a firm hard service or chopping board lay the food item down. Depending on the size of the thing your cutting hold it with two, three or four fingers.

The correct way when cutting vegetables

The main mistake people make when using a knife is to hold the item they’re about cut with outstretched fingers like you might hold a computer mouse. This means that if you make any little mistake with the knife, the end of your fingers will be the first thing it hits! This is not good practice.

Your fingers should be pointing down, into the thing you’re about to cut. Slightly bent near the end of your fingers so that the knuckles closest to your fingertips arch slightly further than the rest of your hand, with your fingertips pointing slightly inwards.

Your knuckles will provide protection to your fingertips, if something does go wrong then the side of the blade will be stopped but your knuckles before you can hit your fingertips.

Remember : go at your own speed

It’s really important to not try and chop too fast too quickly when it comes to any knife skills . It is much better to do it right , safely and slowly than wrong and fast .

Notice in the above video how Gordon is actually chopping very slowly but gets the overall job done pretty quickly , with the onion diced perfectly. That’s much better than going too fast and doing it wrong .

The correct way when cutting vegetables

Holding the food item in the correct way will massively reduce the risk you pose to yourself when using a knife, and ultimately as you get more practice , that extra confidence will naturally allow you to go faster . 

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The correct way when cutting vegetables

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The correct way when cutting vegetables

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