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 hunter’s knife cannot carve its own handle.	Korean proverb

A hunter’s knife cannot carve its own handle.


In a golden sheath a leaden knife.	Rwandan proverb

In a golden sheath a leaden knife.


No matter how sharp it is, a knife will never cut it’s own handle.	Kikuyu proverb

No matter how sharp it is, a knife will never cut it’s own handle.

John Cheever

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

The Holy Bible

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

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