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!



Fools and knives require good handling.	Japanese proverb

Fools and knives require good handling.


Honey in his mouth, knives in his heart.	 Chinese proverb

Honey in his mouth, knives in his heart.


No matter how sharp it is, a knife will never cut it’s own handle.	Kikuyu proverb

No matter how sharp it is, a knife will never cut it’s own handle.

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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