Knife Skills
Learn the basic knife skills every home cook needs, from mincing garlic and dicing onions to cutting mangoes and carving a turkey. Good technique makes prep faster, safer, and more consistent, so your food cooks evenly.
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How to Cut Vegetables
A sharp knife and a stable cutting board make vegetable prep safer and faster. Cutting pieces evenly also helps them cook at the same rate.
How to Cut Fruit
Most fruit is easiest to cut when you work with its shape. Trim a flat base so it sits steady, then follow the natural curves to remove the skin and seeds with less waste.
Tools
Types of Kitchen Knives and Their Uses
This guide is for the inquisitive home cook to learn about the most common types of kitchen knives and their uses. Upgrade your tools, and it might seem like anything is possible in the kitchen. Maybe you’ve just purchased a kitchen knives set and realized you don’t actually know what each is meant for. Maybe…
Easy Culinary Science Cookbook
Enjoy 75 delicious recipes, essential cooking tips, and step-by-step guides for better cooking.
Holiday & Seasonal Knife Skills
Seasonal produce and holiday roasts can be tricky to cut. The right technique and a steady hand make carving, peeling, and seeding easier and safer.
