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 the devil himself does not know where women sharpen their knives.	Latvian proverb

Even the devil himself does not know where women sharpen their knives.


One knife keeps another in its sheath.	Vietnamese proverb

One knife keeps another in its sheath.


The village, which has got a whetstone, does not blunt the knife.	Tswana proverb

The village, which has got a whetstone, does not blunt the knife.

John Cheever

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

Rodney Dangerfield

One time a guy pulled a knife on me... I could tell it wasn’t a professional job — it had butter on it.

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