Knife Skills —

a kitchen guide to using the right knife the right way

This site will give you the confidence to choose and use the knives and other nonelectric sharp tools in your kitchen. It’s also a reference site that you can use as you improve your skills and acquire the tools that will make you a better cook!



A bad knife cuts one’s finger instead of the stick.	Portuguese proverb

A bad knife cuts one’s finger instead of the stick.


It is a surprise that the cock should hold a grudge against the pot, instead of the knife that killed it.	Italian proverb

It is a surprise that the cock should hold a grudge against the pot, instead of the knife that killed it.


When you are pepper, I am mustard; when thou art a needle, I am a knife.	Bahumbu proverb

When you are pepper, I am mustard; when thou art a needle, I am a knife.

Katharine Hepburn

A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.

Stanislaw Lem

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?

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