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 and a shaving-knife are alike.	Bajan proverb

A knife and a shaving-knife are alike.


One knife whets another.	American proverb

One knife whets another.


The fool cuts himself with his own knife.	Kikuyu proverb

The fool cuts himself with his own knife.

Katharine Hepburn

A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.

Hunter S. Thompson

You can always turn your back on a person, but you can never turn your back on a drug... especially when it’s waving a hunting knife in your eyes.

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