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!


Nonknife, nonmotorized sharp kitchen tools

Many kitchen tools aren’t knives but are still very sharp. These can be just as valuable, but unlike knives, are often just task-specific. Over time, as you cook more, you’ll buy these as you need them.


A mountain of knives and a sea of fire.	Chinese proverb

A mountain of knives and a sea of fire.


He who licks knives will soon cut his tongue.	Ukrainian proverb

He who licks knives will soon cut his tongue.


The fool cuts himself with his own knife.	Kikuyu proverb

The fool cuts himself with his own knife.

James Russell Lowell

I have always been of the mind that in a democracy, manners are the only effective weapons against the bowie-knife.

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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