Knife Skills Illustrated

A User's Manual

By: Peter Hertzmann

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Hardcover | 7 September 2007 | Edition Number 1

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256 Pages

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Knives are the most common pieces of equipment in the kitchen, yet few cooks know the basic techniquesfor effective carving, chopping, slicing and mincing. Knife Skills Illustrated features over 300 step-by-step illustrations for right- and left-handed cooks and has exact instructions on how to do everything, including mince onions, julienne ginger, bone trout and carve turkey. It also shows how to select the best knives and cutting boards, and how to maintain them.

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Introduction	p. 10
The Basics	p. 14
How Knives Work	p. 16
Knife Anatomy	p. 17
A Knife Directory	p. 21
How to Hold a Knife	p. 26
Caring for Knives	p. 28
Keeping Knives Sharp	p. 30
Cutting Boards	p. 33
Slicing, Chopping, Dicing, and Mincing	p. 35
Vegetables and Fruits	p. 36
Cutting Onions	p. 38
Right-hand version	p. 39
Left-hand version	p. 43
Cutting Shallots	p. 47
Right-hand version	p. 48
Left-hand version	p. 51
Cutting Garlic	p. 54
Right-hand version	p. 55
Left-hand version	p. 58
Cutting Carrots and Other Conical Vegetables	p. 61
Right-hand version	p. 62
Left-hand version	p. 64
Cutting Zucchini and Other Cylindrical Vegetables	p. 66
Right-hand version	p. 67
Left-hand version	p. 69
Cutting Turnips and Other Smooth-Skinned Spherical Vegetables	p. 71
Right-hand version	p. 72
Left-hand version	p. 74
Cutting Potatoes	p. 76
Right-hand version	p. 77
Left-hand version	p. 79
Cutting Celery Root and Other Rough-Skinned Spherical Vegetables	p. 81
Right-hand version	p. 82
Left-hand version	p. 84
Cutting Leeks	p. 86
Right-hand version	p. 87
Left-hand version	p. 90
Cutting Green Onions	p. 93
Right-hand version	p. 94
Left-hand version	p. 96
Cutting Celery	p. 98
Right-hand version	p. 99
Left-hand version	p. 101
Cutting Fennel	p. 103
Right-hand version	p. 104
Left-hand version	p. 106
Cutting Asparagus	p. 108
Right-hand version	p. 109
Left-hand version	p. 110
Cutting Artichokes	p. 111
Right-hand version	p. 112
Left-hand version	p. 114
Cutting Cabbage	p. 116
Right-hand version	p. 117
Left-hand version	p. 118
Cutting Chard, Kale, and Other Leafy Greens	p. 119
Right-hand version	p. 120
Left-hand version	p. 122
Cutting Herbs	p. 124
Right-hand version	p. 125
Left-hand version	p. 126
Cutting Ginger	p. 127
Right-hand version	p. 128
Left-hand version	p. 131
Cutting Cauliflower and Broccoli	p. 134
Right-hand version	p. 135
Left-hand version	p. 136
Cutting Peppers	p. 137
Right-hand version	p. 138
Left-hand version	p. 141
Cutting Mushrooms	p. 144
Right-hand version	p. 145
Left-hand version	p. 148
Cutting Tomatoes	p. 151
Right-hand version	p. 152
Left-hand version	p. 156
Cutting Avocados	p. 160
Right-hand version	p. 161
Left-hand version	p. 164
Cutting Apples and Pears	p. 167
Right-hand version	p. 168
Left-hand version	p. 171
Cutting Citrus Fruits	p. 174
Right-hand version	p. 175
Left-hand version	p. 177
Cutting Pineapple	p. 179
Right-hand version	p. 180
Left-hand version	p. 182
Meat, Fish, and Poultry	p. 184
Cutting Poultry	p. 186
Right-hand version	p. 187
Left-hand version	p. 195
Cutting Fish	p. 203
Right-hand version	p. 204
Left-hand version	p. 212
Cutting Meat	p. 220
Right-hand version	p. 221
Left-hand version	p. 229
Carving Meat and Poultry	p. 237
Right-hand version	p. 238
Left-hand version	p. 242
Acknowledgments	p. 247
Index	p. 249
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Knife Skills Illustrated

A User's Manual

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Hardcover

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How to return your order

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