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!



A knife-wound heals, but a tongue-wound festers.	Kurdish proverb

A knife-wound heals, but a tongue-wound festers.


One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat.	Italian proverb

One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat.


The knifeless man is a lifeless man.	Lithuanian proverb

The knifeless man is a lifeless man.

Javier Perez De Cuellar

I am like a doctor. I have written a prescription to help the patient. If the patient doesn’t want all the pills I’ve recommended, that’s up to him. But I must warn that next time I will have to come as a surgeon with a knife.

Hilary J. Bader

The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.

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