- Hi, there.
Today we're going to talk
about one of the most important
skills that you can bring to your kitchen,
that's how to use a knife
correctly in the kitchen
and how using a sharp knife
as opposed to a dull knife
can keep you from hurting yourself.
Two special knives that
you can use in the kitchen
would be an eight inch chef's knife
and a four inch parring knife
that you can use for more delicate cuts.
Before I get started,
let me wash my hands.
Once your hands are dry,
keeps you from having the
knife slip in your hand.
I'm also going to show you
how to properly hold a knife.
So, you want to take your
thumb and your index finger,
and grip it on the blade, but
not too firm, but comfortably,
then wrapping the rest of
your hand around it, like so.
What you also want to not do
is hold it from the back handle.
It doesn't give you as much
grip and control over the knife.
Alright?
The same thing with the
parring knife, if you want to,
you can hold it the same
way and grip it the same.
Let's talk for a few seconds
about sharpening your knives.
You can go to some kitchen stores
and they can sharpen your knives
for a small fee or even for free.
You should do that at least once a year,
but you can do it at home, as well.
You can go to the store and get
a few knife sharpening kits,
you can easily use your steel,
or you can use a knife sharpener.
What you wanna do is you just wanna run
your blade on it a few times.
Make sure it's even.
What you wanna do is you wanna feel it.
And before you use your knife again,
please make sure you wash it
so you get all the steel off of it.
Alright?
Let's rinse it off.
Let's wipe it down.
Because using a sharp
knife in your kitchen
can really prevent you from
cutting yourself or slipping,
because like I said before,
dull knives are one of
the most dangerous knives
in the kitchen because you
have to use much more force
and that's how it slips,
that's how you have accidents.
That's one way of sharpening your knives,
so make sure you wanna do that
and also with your steel.
That steel can be difficult,
but if you want to do it,
just do it slow.
Keep it away from yourself
and what you wanna do
is you wanna angle it,
45 degree angle,
and come down all the way to the tip.
Make sure you go back and forth
so the blade stays even.
Once you get good
you can go a little bit faster.
Those are the two ways that
you can sharpen your knives
at home.
