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 man without a knife, is a man without a life.	Faroese proverb

A man without a knife, is a man without a life.


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 the ox just stumbles, they all sharpen their knives.	Bahamian proverb

When the ox just stumbles, they all sharpen their knives.

Javier Perez De Cuellar

I am like a doctor. I have written a prescription to help the patient. If the patient doesn’t want all the pills I’ve recommended, that’s up to him. But I must warn that next time I will have to come as a surgeon with a knife.

Stanislaw Lem

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

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