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!


Pastry wheel cutters

These round bladed tools cut through thin dough, such as piecrusts, or simple dough, such as cheese straws. Pastry wheel cutters allow you to quickly and evenly cut your dough into pieces or strips. Yes, you can do the same thing with a paring knife by dragging it across the dough. But if you do that, you run the risk of cutting or scratching your countertop.

Or worse, having uneven slicing. Plus, many pastry wheels have ridges, which give your dough a finished, fancier look. If you do this on your countertop, be aware that it may cause scratches. Consult your countertop manufacturer or owner’s manual for their recommendations.

A pastry wheel
A pastry wheel cutting cheese straws

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

A mountain of knives and a sea of fire.


In a golden sheath a leaden knife.	Rwandan proverb

In a golden sheath a leaden knife.


To start a fight, one does not bring a knife that cuts but a needle that sews.	Argentinean proverb

To start a fight, one does not bring a knife that cuts but a needle that sews.

Katharine Hepburn

A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.

Stephen King

Obession is dangerous. It’s like a knife in the mind. In some cases... the knife can turn savagely upon the person wielding it... You use the knife carefully, because you know it doesn’t care who it cuts.

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