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 false friend’s tongue is sharper than a knife.	Argentinean proverb

A false friend’s tongue is sharper than a knife.


One knife keeps another in its sheath.	Vietnamese proverb

One knife keeps another in its sheath.


The whetstone in a village does no blunt the knife.	Chinese proverb

The whetstone in a village does no blunt the knife.

Katharine Hepburn

A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.

Hunter S. Thompson

You can always turn your back on a person, but you can never turn your back on a drug... especially when it’s waving a hunting knife in your eyes.

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