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.


He makes a hundred knives, none of which has a handle.	Arabic proverb

He makes a hundred knives, none of which has a handle.


The tongue that belongs to a fake friend is sharper than a knife.	Faroese proverb

The tongue that belongs to a fake friend is sharper than a knife.

James Russell Lowell

I have always been of the mind that in a democracy, manners are the only effective weapons against the bowie-knife.

The Holy Bible

Put a knife to thy throat, if you’re a man given to appetite.

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