When you are supposed to mince herbs, and the leaves are long, what do you do? Start with a chiffonade, that’s what. First, stack the leaves, then roll them into a cigar. Next, slice the cigar thinly. You’ll want to use a slicing motion to be sure you cut all the way through. That’s the [...]

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Dicing an onion is only a little more difficult than dicing a carrot. First step is to cut the onion in half through the root end. Be sure to leave the root intact when you peel off the skin because you’ll need the root to hold the onion together. To dice the onion, hold your [...]

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It’s quite easy to dice using a chef’s knife; it’s a simple four step process.

Categories: knife skills, technique
Tagged: knife skills, technique