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!



Even if a knife is made of silver, a person won’t stab his own heart with it.	Afghan proverb

Even if a knife is made of silver, a person won’t stab his own heart with it.


One knife whets another.	American proverb

One knife whets another.


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

The whetstone in a village does no blunt the knife.

John Cheever

Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house.

Rodney Dangerfield

One time a guy pulled a knife on me... I could tell it wasn’t a professional job — it had butter on it.

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