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!



Be careful of what you say as it can hurt more than a knife.	Indonesian proverb

Be careful of what you say as it can hurt more than a knife.


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.


The knife that has been lent, never comes back alone.	Romanian proverb

The knife that has been lent, never comes back alone.

Rabindranath Tagore

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

Charles Buxton

The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.

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