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 does not recognize its owner.	African proverb

A knife does not recognize its owner.


Marriages sealed with rings end with drawn knives.	Scotch proverb

Marriages sealed with rings end with drawn knives.


The fool cuts himself with his own knife.	Kikuyu proverb

The fool cuts himself with his own knife.

Rabindranath Tagore

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

Charles Buxton

The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.

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