The Only Knife Skills Guide You Need

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  • čas přidán 19. 01. 2020
  • There are many cutting techniques out there, but nobody seems to want to follow the most important piece of information. How to actually use your kitchen knife properly. This is the way professional chefs use their knives, but everyone can follow this and see the benefit. Hope you guys love this one!
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    Ingredients you'll need:
    a knife
    some patience
    wanting to actually be good with a knife
    be mad cute
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  • @benf6165
    @benf6165 Před 4 lety +9144

    I feel much safer walking round London after watching this

    • @homoxid3406
      @homoxid3406 Před 4 lety +198

      Super underrated comment

    • @nigela5362
      @nigela5362 Před 4 lety +108

      Fucking hilarious

    • @gameingverymhm3119
      @gameingverymhm3119 Před 4 lety +91

      Ok I don’t know what this means and it’s keeping me up at night

    • @swift.
      @swift. Před 4 lety +147

      Perfectly Random knife crime is notoriously common in London

    • @seableking
      @seableking Před 4 lety +69

      Ban assault knifes

  • @Mav3rick158
    @Mav3rick158 Před 4 lety +6976

    That thin tomato slice was a heavy flex, and im shook.

    • @decimus81
      @decimus81 Před 4 lety +35

      some guy did that on another vid with a 45 dollar knife off amazon

    • @vickyt7445
      @vickyt7445 Před 4 lety +116

      its not a flex to have a sharp knife. its dangerous to have a dull knife

    • @kappablanca5192
      @kappablanca5192 Před 4 lety +25

      vicky t since many people have dull knives, it can be flex to have a sharp knife

    • @Lyonatan
      @Lyonatan Před 4 lety +17

      @@kappablanca5192 that's like saying not having a problem breathing is a flex on asthmatics

    • @kappablanca5192
      @kappablanca5192 Před 4 lety +28

      Lyonatan no, it’s not. Most people have dull knives, while few have knives as sharp as Josh’s. Most people don’t have breathing problems, while some have breathing problems. It’s a flex to have a sharp knife because so few people have knives that sharp. It’s not a flex to breathe healthily because most people do.

  • @Orowam
    @Orowam Před 3 lety +2151

    I love that every single “claw cutting” video I’ve seen neglects the last Chunk of the food being cut because it’s awkward as fuck to try and hold it with a claw.

    • @ethanstorm3666
      @ethanstorm3666 Před 3 lety +176

      Hahaha I was thinking the same thing, I have no idea how your supposed to claw grip the last bit

    • @mattk6101
      @mattk6101 Před 3 lety +418

      Your supposed to hold it in your teeth and use your lip to guide the knife

    • @sea_manny
      @sea_manny Před 3 lety +29

      You don't need the last chunk, you just throw it away 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @Orowam
      @Orowam Před 3 lety +601

      @@sea_manny Food waste don't fly in my house. If a technique demands wastefulness, its a bad technique

    • @sea_manny
      @sea_manny Před 3 lety +48

      @@Orowam hahaha... My point exactly!

  • @hamtaru
    @hamtaru Před 3 lety +534

    why does joshua know everything ???
    i wanna learn how to make food, he's the guy.
    i get into brewing and he's suddenly in my recommended
    i watch a few knife making videos and this btchass shows up AGAIN

    • @rupin3877
      @rupin3877 Před 3 lety +55

      Papa has our back

    • @Estebanmdp100
      @Estebanmdp100 Před 3 lety +21

      I hope he starts designing clothes and teaching calisthenics lol

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird Před 3 lety +1

      😂😂😂 I just now discovered him, but that was hilarious

    • @Kinzarr4ever
      @Kinzarr4ever Před 3 lety +6

      Funnily enough, I was just looking him up a couple minutes ago.
      He started cooking with his mother when he was 3, got his first restaurant kitchen job at 18. He's been doing basically nothing but cooking for his entire life.

  • @krowkovtuber
    @krowkovtuber Před 4 lety +5060

    “tips on how to use a knife *regardless of what you’re using it for* “
    serial killers: 👁👄👁

  • @tatertot7320
    @tatertot7320 Před 4 lety +1544

    Best advice I was ever given in a restaurant was when the sous chef showed me as a dishwasher how to hold a knife and I hold it exactly the same way as you! Never thought one simple act would effect me so much years later because I never stopped and now I run a kitchen! Lol

    • @leosaffron222
      @leosaffron222 Před 3 lety +71

      Good for the sous chef for taking the time to show you that. Patience is the key to all teaching and all learning. Chefs and food industry folks aren’t always known for their patiences

    • @ryanadolph7938
      @ryanadolph7938 Před 3 lety +7

      Same! (except the fact that i dont run a kitchen )

    • @littleorange6361
      @littleorange6361 Před 3 lety +3

      Good job and best of luck!

    • @DarkAngelEU
      @DarkAngelEU Před 2 lety +6

      The chef the kitchen where I worked as a dishwasher did the same. Showed me really basic stuff bc I told him I love steak frites and now I enjoy really good steak frites at home bc of him

    • @nitika567
      @nitika567 Před rokem

      Slay tim

  • @asianafrank7217
    @asianafrank7217 Před 3 lety +134

    You remind me of Michael from the office when he’s like “EVERYBODY CALM DOWN!!!!” but he’s the one freaking out 😂😂

    • @shibumijones
      @shibumijones Před 3 lety

      😂

    • @xdonkyxkongx
      @xdonkyxkongx Před 3 lety

      yeah, stop with the jokes and get to the fucking point! lol

    • @veeaa
      @veeaa Před 27 dny

      Yeah, over caffeinated anxious mess waving a knife and yelling at everyone to relax 😂

  • @SliceydiceyCookingNicey
    @SliceydiceyCookingNicey Před 8 měsíci +20

    3 years later, and this video is the first thing i send people to when they ask me about knife skills. Short, to the point and spot on. The one thing that is NEVER stressed enough, is have a sharp knife. Its mentioned as you did, but never stressed, how important a truly sharp knife is for efficient cutting. When I teach people cooking basics, I let them use my knives, and they always say the same things..... its scary sharp, i didnt know knives could be this sharp, where did my finger tip go? Outside of ptofessional kitchens that do in house knife maintenance, its amazing how many people have never worked with a properly sharp knife

  • @meowzeers
    @meowzeers Před 4 lety +3767

    Ingredients you'll need:
    A knife
    Some patience
    Wanting to actually be good with a knife
    Be mad cute

  • @marcotoledo8821
    @marcotoledo8821 Před 4 lety +1545

    1:42 missed opportunity to write “Please don’t do this. This is unWeissman”

    • @maryamyusuf5370
      @maryamyusuf5370 Před 4 lety +5

      This is art

    • @marcotoledo8821
      @marcotoledo8821 Před 4 lety +2

      Thank you Maryam *takes bow with a tear in eye*

    • @maryamyusuf5370
      @maryamyusuf5370 Před 4 lety +2

      @@marcotoledo8821 sir, wit is the *highest* form of humour 👁👄👁

    • @akidps26
      @akidps26 Před 4 lety

      Lol thats like so .

    • @rotarysparkgaming4260
      @rotarysparkgaming4260 Před 4 lety +1

      @@marcotoledo8821 This right here is the textbook definition of two people on the same wavelength

  • @Leongon
    @Leongon Před 2 lety +93

    I like the drag technique because of how ends the cut with the tip of the blade, leaving the sliced piece in place. It's great when you're trying to keep the shape of the cut pieces and not have them sticking to the blade or bouncing around landing under the blade again.

    • @fantasysensenmann
      @fantasysensenmann Před 2 měsíci +1

      you should try out glestain knifes if you like that. I love it as well and these knifes can do that with many vegetables but all the other cuts. Of course not perfectly but soooo much better than all the other dimpled knifes I tested so far. I have way better, sharper more comfortable and more beautiful knifes but never use them just because glestain makes such working horse knifes.

  • @joaofilipeferraz6453
    @joaofilipeferraz6453 Před 3 lety +8

    how much this knife is sharped is one of the most satisfying pleasures i’ve experienced in life

  • @lauraadonis969
    @lauraadonis969 Před 4 lety +1890

    My inner head voice was just screaming "The CLAW" from toy story throughout this whole video, 11/10

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 4 lety +718

    Me: (Tries to do 0:10)
    Also me: If I put these severed fingers on ice, the doctors can reattach it, right?

    • @kamoshira
      @kamoshira Před 4 lety +26

      BRO EVEN ON COOKING VIDEOS CHILL

    • @gameseeker6307
      @gameseeker6307 Před 4 lety +8

      This is a good question actually

    • @eduardrafael643
      @eduardrafael643 Před 4 lety +11

      @@gameseeker6307 he is right. If you are non smoker there is high chance they can reattach it.

    • @luqqy347
      @luqqy347 Před 4 lety +8

      Bro stop following me, your being such an unexpected item in baggage area right now.

    • @noice3458
      @noice3458 Před 4 lety +3

      It's actually best if you keep the finger at body temp so it's recommended that you put it in your mouth

  • @honestchin621
    @honestchin621 Před 4 lety +138

    Josh: "You see this? You see this right here?"
    *Ad pops up in the perfect spot*
    Me: "No Josh, I don't see this right here"

  • @matthewnelson5293
    @matthewnelson5293 Před 3 lety +7

    When you said the drag is mostly showy and for meat, I was thinking "But that's how I cut avocado..." Then that appeared on the screen. It made me feel smart for a second

  • @corn_enthusiast
    @corn_enthusiast Před 4 lety +3514

    This is basically him flexing his cutting skills for 5 minutes

    • @spai2040
      @spai2040 Před 4 lety +5

      _3rick yep...

    • @Lyonatan
      @Lyonatan Před 4 lety +29

      I'm a chef and yeah he's right about the grip and the claw and the sharp knife being most important but the way he's chopping....if I'd do that I would be spending half my working hrs sharpening my knife and not getting anything done.

    • @usernameisunavailable8270
      @usernameisunavailable8270 Před 4 lety +5

      @@Lyonatan So how do you chop or cut your vegetables to preserve the knife sharpness a little longer?

    • @Lyonatan
      @Lyonatan Před 4 lety +42

      @@usernameisunavailable8270 way I was told, "chopping" is a misconception. You ever heard the phrase "work the knife" or "let the knife work for you"? you're not chopping, your knife has a shape and length for a reason, what I like to call it is make it "dance" on the board, it's a simultaneous motion of "chopping" and "slicing", not one or the other, using the shape of the blade. You start with the tip of the blade down on the board and you slide it forward while you are pushing down, "Laying" the "belly" of the knife down to the board, then you pull it back and lift the blade up to make it stand on the tip again, and again go forward, make it slide and lay it down gently. It was actually a very familiar "dance" once I got the hang of it...if you know what I mean ;) Chopping like he does you are literally smashing your blade on the board with too much excess force like a jackhammer...not a nice thing to do to a knife or.... >D

    • @usernameisunavailable8270
      @usernameisunavailable8270 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Lyonatan Oh ok. I see what you mean.

  • @parkerburkett447
    @parkerburkett447 Před 4 lety +352

    Every other Joshua Weissman video:
    🏝🌞😀😚
    This one:
    🤬🔫🔪🧨

  • @Beadfishing
    @Beadfishing Před 2 lety +5

    Dude thank you so much for posting this video I've been struggling with my noob knife skill and this is exactly what I needed!

  • @eideanbotha8655
    @eideanbotha8655 Před 4 lety +11

    Can we all just take a moment to truly appreciate the magnificent locks of hair this man possesses. Your hair is gorgeous dude.

  • @ryanhubbard6565
    @ryanhubbard6565 Před 4 lety +2246

    Josh: "You will never cut yourself"
    Also Josh: Band-aids on his fingers in several videos

    • @remusvang3622
      @remusvang3622 Před 4 lety +33

      Ryan Hubbard its from his other practices...

    • @gennadysushkevich4649
      @gennadysushkevich4649 Před 4 lety +115

      as a cook I can tell that sometimes we use bandaids on too dry already bloody parts of our hands, not because of cuts

    • @sketroux4580
      @sketroux4580 Před 4 lety +54

      if he cut himself with his knife it wouldn't be fixed with just a few band-aids its probably from him living his life

    • @ezzyaka
      @ezzyaka Před 4 lety +3

      Gena Sushkevich what does this mean?

    • @Elijah-Bravo
      @Elijah-Bravo Před 3 lety +11

      He never said anything about burns.

  • @vanesa6378
    @vanesa6378 Před 4 lety +666

    *there’s no b-roll*
    Me: wait that’s illegal

  • @itsonlyanamecomeon
    @itsonlyanamecomeon Před 3 dny

    I think this is what I like most about you and your content...the natural energy you have and exhaust in your videos.

  • @nickfraver5638
    @nickfraver5638 Před 3 lety +42

    can confirm, if you work in a kitchen and you don't tuck your fingers the chefs will correct you immediately. I worked in a kitchen for only a month and they ingrained that into my head so years later I still only slice with my fingers tucked, or in the claw, like it's called in the video.

    • @freshio1154
      @freshio1154 Před 9 měsíci

      Nobody’s ever corrected me and I’m 5 years in, maybe they judged in their heads without helping me 😂

  • @Passionforfoodrecipes
    @Passionforfoodrecipes Před 4 lety +391

    I was writing a nice sharp pun for this, unfortunately it got cut.

    • @DzDavidxD
      @DzDavidxD Před 4 lety +1

      Haha xd

    • @Selym727
      @Selym727 Před 4 lety +4

      Dad jokes

    • @Antdibi
      @Antdibi Před 4 lety +3

      Pretty sharp choice

    • @00weedy48
      @00weedy48 Před 4 lety +2

      Dont worry, that is what we called slice of life

    • @joec3090
      @joec3090 Před 4 lety

      Dark humor about knives can be a little edgy.

  • @salmonnsushiii
    @salmonnsushiii Před 4 lety +288

    No one:
    McDonald's employees when cutting pickles(or literally any vegetable) : 4:35

    • @juho1675
      @juho1675 Před 4 lety +30

      Do you really think mcdonalds has fresh vegetables and they cut them?

    • @salmonnsushiii
      @salmonnsushiii Před 4 lety +14

      @@juho1675 lmao where i am from, yes, but you can literally see yourself through them💀

    • @marm562
      @marm562 Před 4 lety +3

      @@salmonnsushiii Where are you?

    • @salmonnsushiii
      @salmonnsushiii Před 4 lety +4

      @@marm562 europe :)

    • @CantEscapeFlorida
      @CantEscapeFlorida Před 4 lety +6

      Lol at thinking shit doesnt come in presliced.

  • @cassandrawise3050
    @cassandrawise3050 Před 3 lety +9

    I feel personally attacked in some of this video😂 my fiance is a chef and gets onto me, and I am too prideful to ask him to show me how, but seriously. Thank you!

  • @arson8510
    @arson8510 Před 3 lety +77

    Josh: has chief experience
    Me a 14 yr old who just likes to cook: 👁👄👁 stop yelling I’m gonna cry

    • @17smadonna20
      @17smadonna20 Před 2 lety

      lol

    • @Chubbs2206
      @Chubbs2206 Před 2 lety

      Not wrong. But most tips in the video are not necessary for beginner cooks who just started learning. The most important rules are the “claw” and a sharp knife, these 2 reduce risks of injury by near 100% if controlled responsibly

  • @vishnoyv4377
    @vishnoyv4377 Před 4 lety +231

    Came cause of CZcams recommendations
    Stayed for the B Roll
    Realizes theres no B roll

    • @JoshuaWeissman
      @JoshuaWeissman  Před 4 lety +50

      Vishnoy Vadakkancheri well technically there was b-roll in the beginning 😭

    • @alibamf8573
      @alibamf8573 Před 4 lety +8

      @@JoshuaWeissman I was very uncomfortable & very upset for this I'm not liking it but the vid was freaking 👌🏿 useful thinks 🙏

    • @franjelina4564
      @franjelina4564 Před 4 lety

      Vishnoy Vadakkancheri , what a unique surname 👍

    • @bryanmasis1595
      @bryanmasis1595 Před 4 lety

      @@JoshuaWeissman it's not the same when you hit that "but you know what is?.........B-roll"

    • @danakarloz5845
      @danakarloz5845 Před 4 lety

      Joshua Weissman what is b-roll?

  • @DoubtlessCar0
    @DoubtlessCar0 Před 4 lety +907

    Joshua: "you want something that's around 8 to 10 inches long..."
    Me: "hell yeah I d..."
    Joshua: "...for a chef's knife"
    Me: "oh..."

    • @DolphinGrew
      @DolphinGrew Před 4 lety +2

      Do all women prefer big dicks? Do they "never come back" once they got that long D?

    • @bryanpacheco4645
      @bryanpacheco4645 Před 4 lety

      DolphinGrew nah bro

    • @DoubtlessCar0
      @DoubtlessCar0 Před 4 lety +17

      @@DolphinGrew ok not sure if you are aware...but I'm a dude...also only size queens do that

    • @cici39177
      @cici39177 Před 4 lety +4

      Best comment. 8/8 inches. Would smash......The like button.

    • @cici39177
      @cici39177 Před 4 lety +13

      DolphinGrew Most don’t. Who wants to be skewered? How often do you hear “Yes daddy smash that cervix harder!”...........not to mention everything else requires 2 hands and a Guy Fieri hunch....Ever put a whole role of Bubble Tape in your mouth and tried to chew it? Its going to feel like you got roundhouse kicked in the jaw by Chuck Norris.

  • @bassaholics8612
    @bassaholics8612 Před rokem +3

    perfect, short and to the point. love how you don’t ramble on for 20 minutes like the other videos😊

  • @gmoops8986
    @gmoops8986 Před 2 lety +10

    A very good start on knifology 101. Please continue with the next lesson.
    Keep up with the nice vids and stress on technic over the precise recipe without exotic ingredients that a real person normally doesn't stock(ie: lemongrass, saffron, etc.). Rather using things found in the Betty Cooker Crock Book. Escoffier knew his stuff.

  • @danielpinzon5603
    @danielpinzon5603 Před 4 lety +164

    Fellow industry chef: the draw/drag has its purpose. For me, making an even brunoise or something of the sort is much easier with a drawing slice. With an bell pepper, for example, as you cut each slab into strips, the strips stay right where they were on the board rather than going everywhere on the cutting board or up the knife's side. So when you're done, the strips are all nice and organized for when you turn them 90 degrees to finish the brunoise. they all line up real nice so you don't have too many odd pieces

    • @sarahkhalifa
      @sarahkhalifa Před 4 lety +3

      I use it for bell pepper tooo !!!!! And I have no knife skill what so ever :D
      Im doing something right in my life :')

  • @baby.goblin
    @baby.goblin Před 4 lety +54

    weissman: the claw
    me: the claaaaaw

  • @int666h
    @int666h Před 2 lety

    Hey mister! Now this is the video that I was searching for YEARS, LITERALLY! I can’t properly express how thankful I am. THANK YOU!

  • @jamesfoster4809
    @jamesfoster4809 Před 10 měsíci

    This is the best video I’ve seen so far. Just got my first Japanese Gyuto and it way sharper than any knife I’ve used before. This video will definitely help me to keep finger nails out of my food!

  • @russfrank1179
    @russfrank1179 Před 4 lety +151

    4:19 some chefs call this a back-slice. It's useful for cutting fragile things super thin because it minimizes up and down motion of the blade. E.g. when cutting green onion, it's useful to do this to avoid smashing the light green bits into pieces instead of getting nice little thin rounds.

    • @vrnvorona
      @vrnvorona Před 2 lety +6

      Sharp knife will never smash green onion.

    • @keyblayde808
      @keyblayde808 Před 2 lety +9

      I work at a Michelin star Japanese restaurant and I was doing the drag slicing scallions and they got upset and told me to do the same but sliding forward lmao

    • @soccernoodle17x
      @soccernoodle17x Před 4 měsíci

      If you’re hearing a crunch while cutting those onions, it means your knife isn’t sharp. That’s all

  • @amalzuhair4495
    @amalzuhair4495 Před 4 lety +385

    Joshua: PEOPLE HOLDING THEIR KNIFE WRONG REALLY ANNOYS ME
    Me: a person who throws everything into the chopper version of her food processor and calls it a day. 😐😐😐😐

    • @madthumbs1564
      @madthumbs1564 Před 4 lety +23

      After getting tendonitis and trigger finger by chopping like him for 8+ hours a day, I'm taking those automations in the workplace also.

    • @ana8621
      @ana8621 Před 4 lety

      does not count cause you aren't holding a knife 🔪

    • @jjthan8772
      @jjthan8772 Před 3 lety

      @@madthumbs1564 I'm rather curious where you work to be cutting quickly for 8+ hours a day. The amount of food you'd go through is insane! Lets say you thinly slice 1 zucchini per minute (if anything, you should be faster). That means you'd be cutting 480 zucchinis in 8 hours.
      Unless you work for banquets and are heavily understaffed, I can't see a need to be quickly chopping for 8+ hours a day.

  • @donaldbolden7353
    @donaldbolden7353 Před rokem +11

    😂😆 his energy made me subscribe

  • @richieordeanidc536
    @richieordeanidc536 Před 4 lety +11

    I love how heated he’s getting about this lmaooo

  • @SuperCookieGaming_
    @SuperCookieGaming_ Před 4 lety +119

    Adam: You don't need knife skills just go slow
    Joshua: KNIFE SKILLS
    Adam: I don't like food porn
    Joshua: B ROLL

    • @sayididit2930
      @sayididit2930 Před 4 lety +2

      czcams.com/video/TA1UY6iw_v0/video.html timestamp 41:35

    • @dcp10200
      @dcp10200 Před 4 lety +1

      If you're going to buy a tool you may as well learn how to use it properly. Adam really does irk me in that sense

  • @devinlattimore2848
    @devinlattimore2848 Před 4 lety +258

    Once I get to the end of the onion it’s so hard to maintain the “claw” and cut it properly.

    • @colinwendt9992
      @colinwendt9992 Před 4 lety +76

      I've seen a number of videos where cooks genuinely discard it. If you want to use it, rotate it in such a way that it sits flat and stable and continue cutting. This is another general rule of thumb with preparing all ingredients; sit the flattest side with the most surface area down on the cutting board. Like using a sharp knife correctly, this will greatly reduce the chance of injury.

    • @KnippenbergKnives
      @KnippenbergKnives Před 4 lety +23

      I can't tell if that's the issue here, but if I'm cutting with a dull knife I need a strong grip on the onion to keep it in place and hold it together. And a strong grip does not go well with the claw method. Your knife should be sharp enough that you don't really have to hold the onoin, but just support it with your fingers and guide the knife against your knuckle.

    • @randallthomas5207
      @randallthomas5207 Před 3 lety +24

      Stock pot. Just keep the large chunks in the freezer to use in the pot next time you make stock. In a restaurant you make different soups and stock almost continuously so you can just put the ends where things are getting to small to cut safely into the stock. At home just keep a container in the freezer to keep them in until the next time you make stock.
      You strain the stock when you’re done making it so a few odd sized offcuts doesn’t add any extra work, while adding depth to the stock.

    • @noodles1122
      @noodles1122 Před 3 lety +1

      I usually push it over so its curved again

    • @kelvinwolf225
      @kelvinwolf225 Před 3 lety +5

      @@randallthomas5207 reaaaaally great tip. Thanks!!!

  • @jackieseale6427
    @jackieseale6427 Před 3 lety +3

    My husband always makes fun of how I cut foods, (in a nice and joking way) but this video helped so much!!!! 28 years old and just learning how to cut foods correctly 😂 We have been loving your videos lately!!!

    • @petergreenwald9639
      @petergreenwald9639 Před rokem +1

      I'm 64 and just learned during pandemic incarceration watching YT vids.

  • @MikeSims70
    @MikeSims70 Před 5 měsíci

    I'm 53 years old and have NEVER ONCE given any thought to the way I hold the knife or the food ... and the claw / using the middle finger as a guide thing MAKES SO MUCH SENSE! Friggin love these nugget videos that are life changing! THANK YOU!

  • @Pancake90s
    @Pancake90s Před 4 lety +268

    vena cava superior on the neck, damn my dude inventing anatomy

    • @abidoran3439
      @abidoran3439 Před 4 lety +22

      I was wondering how he would turn the knife around and plunge it straight into his chest

    • @caskyamv5682
      @caskyamv5682 Před 4 lety +11

      unless if his heart is in his neck

    • @WolfElectronicS
      @WolfElectronicS Před 4 lety +17

      Exactly. Everybody knows it is in the left foot

  • @tommyfinn8902
    @tommyfinn8902 Před 4 lety +224

    Josh: It has to be sharp, it means more precise and it's safer.
    Me: You know what else is sharp and precise...... B-Ro-
    Josh: NO B-ROLL

  • @BentonAJames
    @BentonAJames Před 3 lety

    Great sign-off! Totally owned it! More importantly, I started watching your videos the other day, starting with sourdough starter, didn't even know who you were before then, but thank you, brother! I've learned a lot!

  • @milesprice2546
    @milesprice2546 Před 2 lety +6

    2 years late but here goes; I try to use the claw method in my kitchen but I find it much harder to maintain the closer you are to the end of the thing you are chopping or if you are just chopping something small. How do you maintain safe control while maximizing the yield from the ingredient you are chopping? Best example is mincing or petite dicing garlic.

  • @mn-ru4li
    @mn-ru4li Před 4 lety +42

    Future employer at my next job interview : so how did you spend your time during the Covid19 shut down?
    Me: I learnt how to use a knife.
    Also me: ... and I'm 40.

  • @icy4053
    @icy4053 Před 4 lety +45

    “please don’t do this. this is unwise.” **laughs in oh, brother**

  • @barsella3375
    @barsella3375 Před rokem

    I got so frustrated from looking around CZcams for knife guidelines videos in the kitchen but none of them were clear and on point like this one. Thank you, the world needed that

  • @noonedude101
    @noonedude101 Před 2 lety +2

    Somehow, despite having mastered many advanced techniques in the kitchen, I have never figured out basic knife skills.
    Thank you for this video. Time to buy some vegetables and start practicing.

  • @laxplanet6046
    @laxplanet6046 Před 4 lety +128

    When I was doing my pre apprentice chefs course they actually taught me never to put my finger on the face of the blade. Many chefs feel like it gives them more control but slide your finger down too far and you'll slice the pad\end of your right hand index finger. I still do it for certain tasks but watch it with a short\thin knife like a utility knife it can get you in trouble

    • @willmorris8198
      @willmorris8198 Před 3 lety +5

      This is a great tip... A lot of the time cutting things at my work I gotta make sure my index finger isn't too far down on the knife so I don't cut it lol

    • @liquidsword601
      @liquidsword601 Před rokem +4

      Skill issue.

    • @solosamuraiz1526
      @solosamuraiz1526 Před rokem

      This should not be an issue if u curl finger back a bit up. For musicians that play guitar, its natural to do so from holding a pick so long. My finger instinctually curls back and up slightly. Its might help to learn

    • @fayewinkels6757
      @fayewinkels6757 Před 11 měsíci

      also rly late but it also depends on the type of knife used , japanese style knifes (which usually do not have a thick part at the heel of the knife but rather just sort of keep the same shape all over the blade) are usually held like josh did here , while western knifes usually are held at the grip instead (ofc this still varies heavily from chef to chef)

  • @oofoof6762
    @oofoof6762 Před 4 lety +255

    I want a woman to look at me the way he stares into the cabinet

    • @Olivia-ee5nq
      @Olivia-ee5nq Před 4 lety +14

      I want Joshua to look at me the way he looks at that cabinet oh wait-

    • @user-in3fd5tk1v
      @user-in3fd5tk1v Před 4 lety +4

      @@Olivia-ee5nq ...

    • @anonimushbosh
      @anonimushbosh Před 4 lety +2

      crying over two gays flirting with each other. I just clicked so I could read the rest of your name. I bet people do that a lot but don’t tell you!

    • @user-in3fd5tk1v
      @user-in3fd5tk1v Před 4 lety +1

      @@anonimushbosh 😂😂

    • @acoow
      @acoow Před 4 lety +2

      But without the facial hair.

  • @mathismuller6033
    @mathismuller6033 Před 2 lety +2

    Wish I had seen this earlier. I was at my mums going all "professional chef" and tried to chop some vegetables really fast. I was not using the claw technique (foreshadowing) and managed to chop of a tiny bit of my index finger. It bled like hell and long story short we went to the ER. Ever since my respect for knives has grown immensely and I am now much more careful. So much so that I now am the proud owner of a nightmarishly sharp Damascus steel knife and refuse to use dull knives any longer.

  • @EnterUsernamehurr
    @EnterUsernamehurr Před 2 lety +1

    I feel like the slide back technique is quite useful while prepping, with things like avocados and pears that will stick to your blade if/and when you lift your blade straight up. Something to try

  • @Ashley.CD24
    @Ashley.CD24 Před 4 lety +54

    Thank you for this video! My mom taught me to cut vegetables with a steak knife (at the time that's all we had.) I didn't know there was any other way until I took culinary. When we were preparing to cut vegetables for the first time I went for the steak knife and everyone thought I was crazy. Never lived that one down! Haha. 😂

    • @guguigugu
      @guguigugu Před 2 lety +4

      cutting onions with a serrated blade: 😭😭😭😭

  • @qanh96
    @qanh96 Před 4 lety +39

    My man out here flexing his choppin game.

  • @babyg5776
    @babyg5776 Před 4 lety +5

    I just love this man😭😂 he’s hilarious

  • @7orx
    @7orx Před 4 lety +8

    Do you have any tips for the "end" of stuff? I can never continue to have the hand as a claw towards the end, for example with onions the always fall apart/fall over and I have to grip them the bad way to even be able to cut them.

    • @michaellind9650
      @michaellind9650 Před 2 lety

      I see he doesn't have issues with that like I do. But personally, when at the end of the onion or tomato I usually claw the rest of the veg between thumb and pointer finger and make slices through the arch it makes. By no means professional, but I have been a prep cook in family restaurants for many years

  • @tolunluna
    @tolunluna Před 4 lety +7

    finally i learned why it felt wrong for me to roll the knife instead of up and down motion. i always thought I was doing it wrong but it felt more natural with the up and down motion and also, understood a small mistake with my grip. thank you man. actually very useful and professional advice

  • @TubaChris
    @TubaChris Před 4 lety +328

    Question: I have trouble sliding my claw hand back... if that makes sense.

    • @svenkoch7640
      @svenkoch7640 Před 4 lety +11

      Practice

    • @epicsasquatch4763
      @epicsasquatch4763 Před 4 lety +52

      Yea there really is no quick fix it’s literally all about practice

    • @efrainmendoza5223
      @efrainmendoza5223 Před 4 lety +38

      Thanks for asking this question.. I have that problem too

    • @kleinbjoern
      @kleinbjoern Před 4 lety +104

      Also, I never figure out how to deal with the end of a piece I can't get my claw on any more. I always end up chopping it dangerously rather than just throwing it away.

    • @user-nv7uq3zj5e
      @user-nv7uq3zj5e Před 4 lety +44

      THIS. It's not as easy as people make it sound.

  • @Mrmusicman2000
    @Mrmusicman2000 Před rokem

    Thank you, I’ve seen a couple of the new kids in the restaurant and they were doing all the bad things, immediately I told them the right way, the picking up knife technique, and using the roll!👍🔪✊

  • @silly_on_
    @silly_on_ Před 2 lety

    The pristine and sublime horizontal slicing of that tomato near the end brought a real tear to my eye, for it was so beautiful no mortal gaze could withstand its perfection without fluid protection.

  • @ThinJuzzy82
    @ThinJuzzy82 Před 4 lety +144

    You missed an important part - how to move the food through the knife, or your hand along the food.

    • @angelfromhell468
      @angelfromhell468 Před 3 lety +9

      i swear everyone misses that and that's all i want to know.. All of these videos repeat - rocking motion and THE CLAW, alrighty, but how do you move your hand so your cuts are even and how do you hold all the pieces together without moving them while you are gliding your hand etc etc. That's legit the hardest bit for me

    • @yoshida7547
      @yoshida7547 Před 3 lety

      @@angelfromhell468 did you figure anything out?😃💔cause I face the exact same problems

  • @asiapaletskaya
    @asiapaletskaya Před 4 lety +15

    Finally someone that’s a mix of passion and total craziness (the good one. I guess). I freaking love your videos! They’ve inspired me to cook some proper meals and to have some fun when explaining kids how to make music by using my crazy side!
    Thanks a lot!

  • @JohnSmith-oe5kx
    @JohnSmith-oe5kx Před 2 lety +3

    I have four chef's knives in the kitchen and have done much experimenting. I have found that the most important thing is for the thumb and forefinger to be just behind the centre of gravity.
    My traditional gyuto with partial tang is so forward-balanced that I pinch it almost halfway along the knife. The balance is great for draw slicing, which feels like the "right" way to cut when holding the knife.
    For my French profile Henckels, it means pinching both the blade and full bolster, a super secure grip that is perfect for the heavier jobs I use it for.
    For my German profile knife, it means pinching the half bolster and choil, not really touching the blade at all. This matches well with its role as a "rock and chopper".
    My spouse's Zwilling santoku is so rear-balanced that I grip the handle only, which is fine because the thin and light blade is very easy to control without gripping the blade itself. Although a Japanese style knife, the very Western balance lends itself more to push cutting.
    So if you have a preferred grip or cutting style, you should choose a knife that is balanced accordingly. Try before you buy!

  • @macfanguy
    @macfanguy Před 3 lety

    I absolutely love my octagonal handle. So freakin comfortable. And the sharpness, most important thing, even if you don’t have super expensive knives

  • @lila7438
    @lila7438 Před 4 lety +14

    When you were cutting the mushrooms in the beginning it reminded me of Colette in Ratatouille lol
    “You cannot be mommy!”

  • @santitricks3694
    @santitricks3694 Před 4 lety +48

    I wasn’t even this early for my own birth

  • @ianthelegit9564
    @ianthelegit9564 Před 3 lety +1

    bruh you are straight to the point no bullshit, super informative while also being very entertaining i loved this

  • @lacexv
    @lacexv Před 2 lety

    After watching your videos for years, I finally got my first chef job. Rewatching this video to make sure my knife skills are sharp 🔪

  • @leonhardeuler7224
    @leonhardeuler7224 Před 4 lety +15

    2:35 "The guys at work giving you *the talk* after your first shift"

  • @danny_pr4314
    @danny_pr4314 Před 4 lety +23

    When you just open CZcams, and see that this video was posted 26 seconds ago.

  • @gabejohnson97
    @gabejohnson97 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for explaining that knife grip, Joshua, I knew I needed to choke up a bit with my grip but I definitely wasn't doing it right until I saw this.

  • @stefen440
    @stefen440 Před 4 lety

    This is probably the awesome video about knife skills i've ever watched hahahahahahaha man you where nailing those people who literally doing the wrong thing and it was really kinda funny

  • @garfield5179
    @garfield5179 Před 4 lety +7

    He did it!!! One million! I'm so happy I've been here since day one and have always loved your videos and I always knew you would blow up and you did it!

  • @ajaguarbthechef1420
    @ajaguarbthechef1420 Před 4 lety +48

    Somebody: accidentally stabs themselves
    Everyone else: freaks out
    Stabbed person: 2:03

    • @SMandz
      @SMandz Před 4 lety

      What did this make me laugh so hard, oh gosh send help 💀😂😂

  • @circlesrround8545
    @circlesrround8545 Před 2 lety +3

    If you’re going to teach beginners about cutting before they develop technique you should always tell them to keep one part of the bleed on the cutting board at all times once you advance then you can start to use the knife in different ways

  • @nekopixelgill5247
    @nekopixelgill5247 Před 2 lety

    Man thank you so much you solved my problems I really get scared when I try to cut because I think it's about to cut my fingers but the claw technique really helped thank you so much
    I realized something IVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS SINCE 2YRS AGO AND I REALIZED I WASNT SUBSCRIBED IM PISSED AT MYSELF.

  • @urmomsfat4359
    @urmomsfat4359 Před 4 lety +14

    That “I love you” at 4:42 was so cute 🥺

  • @soap4854
    @soap4854 Před 4 lety +9

    'It almost feels like an extension of yourself'
    You sound like my fencing teacher.

  • @drishtiharchandrai7765
    @drishtiharchandrai7765 Před 3 lety +1

    ive been coming back to this video every few months just to remember my basic skills

  • @et9988
    @et9988 Před 3 lety

    thank you for your vid its very informative! i just bought a santoku and wanted to handle it properly before using it!

  • @HeavyMetalMike
    @HeavyMetalMike Před 4 lety +29

    0:10
    I rolled over and showed my belly as a display of submission.

  • @huntjono
    @huntjono Před 4 lety +9

    I discovered this channel right before you went over a million subscribers and watched it go over a million with a refresh. I don't know how it took so long to find this channel, but it is arguably one of the best cooking channels on CZcams. Your videos are honest and well-made. Thanks for making such good content!

  • @mommawildflower957
    @mommawildflower957 Před 3 lety

    My knife skills are what Josh’s nightmares look like! 😂 I make my whole family nervous lol

  • @subhanginikapoorwan7360

    I'm going to start with the knife skills soon with a santoku knife. Saw so many videos but found relevant information only here. Thanks for sharing. 😊

  • @echo173
    @echo173 Před 4 lety +13

    Hey! First time watching one of your videos. Great work! Informative, love the character you bring to the video, and the editing is very smooth and not too much. As someone who just found out they enjoy to cook i look forward to your other videos. Thanks!\

  • @Redeemed001
    @Redeemed001 Před 4 lety +24

    It’s like he knows I’m starting culinary school in the fall and is like that guy needs a few good pointers thanks Josh for thinking and our potential medical

    • @Mixwell1983
      @Mixwell1983 Před 4 lety

      Ohh you will get a lot of practice when doing food prep before service if your school has a restaurant.
      My culinary school was at a community college and we had a cafe.. 9am-11am was food prep and 11-1 was service hours. Julienned a lot of veggies for some of our dishes when we were on the line station.

  • @amftgo
    @amftgo Před 3 lety +3

    My teacher legit showed us this so we know proper knife skills cause we are doing hospitality

  • @aquaecoloratum
    @aquaecoloratum Před rokem

    Joshua you are funny while pertinent at the same time. It's very pleasant and it makes everything easier to learn

  • @ThatNerdAlbert
    @ThatNerdAlbert Před 4 lety +32

    I read the title as "Instant Knife Kills" the first time.

  • @KeepingItRelle
    @KeepingItRelle Před 4 lety +13

    Goals for 2020: Improve my knife skills!

  • @karmayouden567
    @karmayouden567 Před 3 lety

    I love how he keeps it's to the point and saves time

  • @KaimaVixen
    @KaimaVixen Před 2 lety

    Literally as you described holding the knife…. I busted out laughing because I was holding it just like that! You are the best teacher!😩😭 I laughed the whole time because I was doing everything wrong!

  • @HenSt-gz7qj
    @HenSt-gz7qj Před 4 lety +14

    I'm more scared of frying oil jumping onto me than a knife falling down on my fingers.

  • @dr3wbyyy
    @dr3wbyyy Před 4 lety +4

    CZcams at it again with the random recommendations but i must say, really needed this knowledge lol.

  • @haleyhester9421
    @haleyhester9421 Před 7 měsíci

    My boyfriend ran into you yesterday. I was so surprised and thrown off that I did not know what to say. I was so thrown off. What I wanted to tell you was that you have made my chef skills so much better with all of your advice, and have brought me closer to my dream of owning my own restaurant and having my own CZcams channel one day. WE LOVE YOU!

  • @Emberpurple
    @Emberpurple Před 3 lety

    I'm literally cutting my pumpkin in cubes while watching and learning how to cut. I'm so glad my fingers are still around 😅