Chopping a cucumber – Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills

a few simple chopping techniques first

a few simple chopping techniques first of all how you would chop something like

of all how you would chop something like

of all how you would chop something like a cucumber and when they choose a

a cucumber and when they choose a

a cucumber and when they choose a midsize knife not a big proper chopping

midsize knife not a big proper chopping

midsize knife not a big proper chopping knife a smaller one something like this

knife a smaller one something like this

knife a smaller one something like this or maybe even slightly smaller like a

or maybe even slightly smaller like a

or maybe even slightly smaller like a paring knife

paring knife

paring knife okay now this chopping my wrist is stiff

okay now this chopping my wrist is stiff

okay now this chopping my wrist is stiff and my elbow bends but the wrist is

and my elbow bends but the wrist is

and my elbow bends but the wrist is stiff and I hold my knife tightly in my

stiff and I hold my knife tightly in my

stiff and I hold my knife tightly in my hand like that okay so moving up and

hand like that okay so moving up and

hand like that okay so moving up and down I’m going to hit the cucumber now

down I’m going to hit the cucumber now

down I’m going to hit the cucumber now you see my fingers here they’re on top

you see my fingers here they’re on top

you see my fingers here they’re on top of the cucumber and that knuckle is

of the cucumber and that knuckle is

of the cucumber and that knuckle is keeping the knife under control so this

keeping the knife under control so this

keeping the knife under control so this pink that I move my fingers back

determines the thickness of the slice of

determines the thickness of the slice of cucumber do you see now what you don’t

cucumber do you see now what you don’t

cucumber do you see now what you don’t want to do is put your fingers I like

want to do is put your fingers I like

want to do is put your fingers I like then you’ll cut the ends so tuck your

then you’ll cut the ends so tuck your

then you’ll cut the ends so tuck your ends your fingers in and use your

ends your fingers in and use your

ends your fingers in and use your knuckle to guide the knife just move

knuckle to guide the knife just move

knuckle to guide the knife just move your arm up and down your wrist stiff

your arm up and down your wrist stiff

your arm up and down your wrist stiff and then you go as fast as you like

and that’s how to chop something like a

and that’s how to chop something like a cucumber now obviously that kind of

cucumber now obviously that kind of

cucumber now obviously that kind of chopping you can use for many different

chopping you can use for many different

chopping you can use for many different vegetables cucumbers just one example

vegetables cucumbers just one example

vegetables cucumbers just one example but it’s a good one