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 knife does not recognize its owner.	African proverb

A knife does not recognize its owner.


He makes a hundred knives, none of which has a handle.	Arabic proverb

He makes a hundred knives, none of which has a handle.


When the ox is at the slaughterhouse everyone comes running with their knives.	German proverb

When the ox is at the slaughterhouse everyone comes running with their knives.

Rabindranath Tagore

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

The Holy Bible

Put a knife to thy throat, if you’re a man given to appetite.

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