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!


Caring for your knives

I have one simple rule for caring for knives: if you treat them well, they’ll treat you well. And by treating you well, that means that they’ll last for many years. My primary knives are over 20 years old, and should be going strong for many more years. You can get the same mileage out of yours by paying attention to how you wash, store, and use your knives.


As the camel falls to its knees, more knives are drawn.	Bedouin proverb

As the camel falls to its knees, more knives are drawn.


Occasionally a man with a right smart education can’t find his knife when it gets in the wrong pocket.	African proverb

Occasionally a man with a right smart education can’t find his knife when it gets in the wrong pocket.


The butcher looked for his knife and it was in his mouth.	African proverb

The butcher looked for his knife and it was in his mouth.

Katharine Hepburn

A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.

Stanislaw Lem

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?

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