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!


Nonknife, nonmotorized sharp kitchen tools

Many kitchen tools aren’t knives but are still very sharp. These can be just as valuable, but unlike knives, are often just task-specific. Over time, as you cook more, you’ll buy these as you need them.


Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork. 	English proverb

Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.


Teaching a monkey to eat with a fork and knife will never make it a man.	Congolese proverb

Teaching a monkey to eat with a fork and knife will never make it a man.


When you take a knife away from a child, give him a piece of wood instead.	Turkish proverb

When you take a knife away from a child, give him a piece of wood instead.

John Cheever

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

Hilary J. Bader

The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.

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