okay lovely people knife skills really really important life is short you
really important life is short you
really important life is short you normally three times a day you probably
normally three times a day you probably
normally three times a day you probably cook a lot of meals in your life and sit
cook a lot of meals in your life and sit
cook a lot of meals in your life and sit there clanking around taking lumps of
there clanking around taking lumps of
there clanking around taking lumps of your body off and like just being slow
your body off and like just being slow
your body off and like just being slow and rubbish not good so let’s get you
and rubbish not good so let’s get you
and rubbish not good so let’s get you good at it so there’s four things in
good at it so there’s four things in
good at it so there’s four things in front of me right now a small paring
front of me right now a small paring
front of me right now a small paring knife nice little darling here great for
knife nice little darling here great for
knife nice little darling here great for sort of little preparations nipping
sort of little preparations nipping
sort of little preparations nipping things slicing herbs a really good
things slicing herbs a really good
things slicing herbs a really good all-round knife right everyone needs one
all-round knife right everyone needs one
all-round knife right everyone needs one and essential okay now not not so really
and essential okay now not not so really
and essential okay now not not so really all-around knife but this is a carving
all-around knife but this is a carving
all-around knife but this is a carving knife you can use it for carving meats
knife you can use it for carving meats
knife you can use it for carving meats and stuff it does leave a little bit of
and stuff it does leave a little bit of
and stuff it does leave a little bit of a line but it doesn’t really bother me
a line but it doesn’t really bother me
a line but it doesn’t really bother me but most important you got the teeth in
but most important you got the teeth in
but most important you got the teeth in it the serrated sort of jagged dagger
it the serrated sort of jagged dagger
it the serrated sort of jagged dagger edges it it’s a really good sort of
edges it it’s a really good sort of
edges it it’s a really good sort of all-around carving knife there and then
all-around carving knife there and then
all-around carving knife there and then the knife that you’re going to use 90%
the knife that you’re going to use 90%
the knife that you’re going to use 90% of the time right an eight to ten inch
of the time right an eight to ten inch
of the time right an eight to ten inch chef’s knife absolutely brilliant
chef’s knife absolutely brilliant
chef’s knife absolutely brilliant well-balanced nice grip you’ve got that
well-balanced nice grip you’ve got that
well-balanced nice grip you’ve got that thick kind of base here and that base is
thick kind of base here and that base is
thick kind of base here and that base is also thick here so with little chicken
also thick here so with little chicken
also thick here so with little chicken legs you can just Nick them off you know
legs you can just Nick them off you know
legs you can just Nick them off you know and just literally break bones and bits
and just literally break bones and bits
and just literally break bones and bits and pieces like that and you’ve got that
and pieces like that and you’ve got that
and pieces like that and you’ve got that nice thick edge here so that’s what you
nice thick edge here so that’s what you
nice thick edge here so that’s what you need we’ve got the sharpener here every
need we’ve got the sharpener here every
need we’ve got the sharpener here every time you use a knife bottom to tip
time you use a knife bottom to tip
time you use a knife bottom to tip bottom to tip just do it once on each
bottom to tip just do it once on each
bottom to tip just do it once on each side okay there’s three methods of
side okay there’s three methods of
side okay there’s three methods of chopping that I suggest you learn okay
chopping that I suggest you learn okay
chopping that I suggest you learn okay and that will get you at a ninety nine
and that will get you at a ninety nine
and that will get you at a ninety nine percent of stuff this first method I’m
percent of stuff this first method I’m
percent of stuff this first method I’m going to teach you the cross chop is
going to teach you the cross chop is
going to teach you the cross chop is brilliant because hands and fingers are
brilliant because hands and fingers are
brilliant because hands and fingers are like this there’s no way on the knife
like this there’s no way on the knife
like this there’s no way on the knife and that is very very easy right it’s
and that is very very easy right it’s
and that is very very easy right it’s safe my fingers no limbs no body part
safe my fingers no limbs no body part
safe my fingers no limbs no body part anywhere near this knife and then when
anywhere near this knife and then when
anywhere near this knife and then when you’re chopping things use it almost
you’re chopping things use it almost
you’re chopping things use it almost like a dustpan and brush let’s for
like a dustpan and brush let’s for
like a dustpan and brush let’s for instance haircut this onion let’s just
instance haircut this onion let’s just
instance haircut this onion let’s just cross chop so it’s bad it’s hacking it
cross chop so it’s bad it’s hacking it
cross chop so it’s bad it’s hacking it right but then you keep going through it
right but then you keep going through it
right but then you keep going through it and then you’re kind of it’s almost like
and then you’re kind of it’s almost like
and then you’re kind of it’s almost like a food processor it’s gonna get fine
a food processor it’s gonna get fine
a food processor it’s gonna get fine eventually right but it’s falling
eventually right but it’s falling
eventually right but it’s falling so then you sweep it up and you put it
so then you sweep it up and you put it
so then you sweep it up and you put it in the middle this is quite a slow way
in the middle this is quite a slow way
in the middle this is quite a slow way of doing this but it is efficient and it
of doing this but it is efficient and it
of doing this but it is efficient and it is safe right you might see people doing
is safe right you might see people doing
is safe right you might see people doing that never ever ever ever do that
that never ever ever ever do that
that never ever ever ever do that always fingers like that I’ve seen
always fingers like that I’ve seen
always fingers like that I’ve seen people take their fingertips off if they
people take their fingertips off if they
people take their fingertips off if they do that okay don’t do it hands like that
do that okay don’t do it hands like that
do that okay don’t do it hands like that so let’s just get rid of that so I’m
so let’s just get rid of that so I’m
so let’s just get rid of that so I’m going to go straight in to tap chopping
going to go straight in to tap chopping
going to go straight in to tap chopping the idea is that I put my thumb here and
the idea is that I put my thumb here and
the idea is that I put my thumb here and I put my fingers here and my fingers are
I put my fingers here and my fingers are
I put my fingers here and my fingers are tucked in and I pull my fingers as I’m
tucked in and I pull my fingers as I’m
tucked in and I pull my fingers as I’m cutting all the way down and then I redo
cutting all the way down and then I redo
cutting all the way down and then I redo it and all the way down okay if you
it and all the way down okay if you
it and all the way down okay if you forget your thumb and it comes out
forget your thumb and it comes out
forget your thumb and it comes out you’re going to cut that off as well and
you’re going to cut that off as well and
you’re going to cut that off as well and I have we all have but I didn’t have
I have we all have but I didn’t have
I have we all have but I didn’t have anyone telling me how to do it so what
anyone telling me how to do it so what
anyone telling me how to do it so what the top of the knife is feeling that
the top of the knife is feeling that
the top of the knife is feeling that that finger but not obviously it’s it
that finger but not obviously it’s it
that finger but not obviously it’s it knows where it is I’m not bringing it up
knows where it is I’m not bringing it up
knows where it is I’m not bringing it up beyond here you never ever bring this
beyond here you never ever bring this
beyond here you never ever bring this blade beyond the point where your finger
blade beyond the point where your finger
blade beyond the point where your finger goes in
goes in
goes in okay so never higher than their right
okay so never higher than their right
okay so never higher than their right slowly as I’m slicing now you’re going
slowly as I’m slicing now you’re going
slowly as I’m slicing now you’re going to go slow to start with and then you
to go slow to start with and then you
to go slow to start with and then you can start to pick up the speed to the
can start to pick up the speed to the
can start to pick up the speed to the point where it doesn’t matter anymore
point where it doesn’t matter anymore
point where it doesn’t matter anymore okay now the reality is because I know
okay now the reality is because I know
okay now the reality is because I know where my fingers are because I know
where my fingers are because I know
where my fingers are because I know what’s happening until this point at
what’s happening until this point at
what’s happening until this point at this point I’ve got wobble again see
this point I’ve got wobble again see
this point I’ve got wobble again see because I’m getting towards the end of
because I’m getting towards the end of
because I’m getting towards the end of the courgette what do you do when you
the courgette what do you do when you
the courgette what do you do when you got wobble on a flat surface wobbling no
got wobble on a flat surface wobbling no
got wobble on a flat surface wobbling no right but then you can stop again until
right but then you can stop again until
right but then you can stop again until then and you’re wobbling again then you
then and you’re wobbling again then you
then and you’re wobbling again then you go flat surface right so chopping is all
go flat surface right so chopping is all
go flat surface right so chopping is all about non wobbly vich right you’re in
about non wobbly vich right you’re in
about non wobbly vich right you’re in control of that so let’s just have a
control of that so let’s just have a
control of that so let’s just have a little girl on this chili that’s a rock
little girl on this chili that’s a rock
little girl on this chili that’s a rock chopping Chili’s perfect for rock
chopping Chili’s perfect for rock
chopping Chili’s perfect for rock chopping let’s change the angle let’s
chopping let’s change the angle let’s
chopping let’s change the angle let’s show you it like this if you look at
show you it like this if you look at
show you it like this if you look at this chili now it doesn’t matter on
this chili now it doesn’t matter on
this chili now it doesn’t matter on going slow or fast notice fingers in
going slow or fast notice fingers in
going slow or fast notice fingers in thumb pulling the fingers towards it
thumb pulling the fingers towards it
thumb pulling the fingers towards it that little edge of my finger
that little edge of my finger
that little edge of my finger controlling
controlling
controlling the blades going at no point is that
the blades going at no point is that
the blades going at no point is that blade ever go near a finger is
blade ever go near a finger is
blade ever go near a finger is vulnerable now so then we’re much much
vulnerable now so then we’re much much
vulnerable now so then we’re much much more careful and then we finish that’s a
more careful and then we finish that’s a
more careful and then we finish that’s a chilly
chilly
chilly practice makes perfect if your fingers
practice makes perfect if your fingers
practice makes perfect if your fingers are always out the way you can’t chop
are always out the way you can’t chop
are always out the way you can’t chop them off it’s a really good crowd it’s
them off it’s a really good crowd it’s
them off it’s a really good crowd it’s like learning to write it’s like
like learning to write it’s like
like learning to write it’s like learning to talk it’s like learning to
learning to talk it’s like learning to
learning to talk it’s like learning to ride a bike
ride a bike
ride a bike it makes your cooking so much quicker
it makes your cooking so much quicker
it makes your cooking so much quicker and for the show-offs out there you can
and for the show-offs out there you can
and for the show-offs out there you can style it out good luck
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