In TV cooking shows, professional chefs amaze viewers not so much with new recipes as with their virtuosity. Still, this is a show and it should be colorful. Most of all, at the same time, it is fascinating to deal with professionals with a knife, which literally flickers in their hands, leaving behind a crushed product.
It is necessary
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- sharp knife
- cutting board
- vegetables
Instructions
Step 1
Many TV viewers, after watching the next program, try to repeat the spied knife tricks. At best, they fail, at worst, they can end up with injuries and cuts.
Step 2
If you want to learn how to wield a knife like a pro, get yourself a very sharp knife. Well, or sharpen one of your existing ones. A sharp knife will listen to you well, but you won't cut anything with a blunt knife, only you will get hurt.
Step 3
To learn to cut quickly, first learn to simply cut. Start training on potatoes. Lay half of the root crop with the cut down, take a knife in your hands, hold the potatoes with your free hand, folding it in a special way. Bend all fingers in half, tuck your thumb inside the resulting handful. The tips of the other fingers should also be facing inward.
Step 4
Press down on the vegetable with the fingertips of a folded hand, making the first cut. The middle finger will protrude slightly in front of the rest, the plane of the blade should lie on its middle bone. Since the tip of your finger is bent inside the hand, you cannot cut it. Make a gentle motion with the knife from top to bottom and towards you. The blade should not press on the potato, but extend inside it.
Step 5
After making the first incision, move the fetus with the bent fingers forward to the required amount. Do not remove the knife from the knuckle of the middle finger, slide along it with the smooth surface of the blade up and again make a cutting motion. It can take you up to 5 minutes to cut one potato. Take your time, try to do everything right.
Step 6
Once you understand the process, you will learn how to properly cut vegetables. And after some training, speed will come. You will be able to wield a knife no worse, and maybe even better, the cook from your favorite TV show.
