An illustrated, practical guide to everything you need to know about using knives in the kitchen.

As the number of gourmet home kitchens burgeons, so does the number of home cooks who want to become proficient users of the professional-caliber equipment they own. And of all kitchen skills, perhaps the most critical are those involving the proper use of knives.


Norman Weinstein has been teaching his knife skills workshop at New York City's Institute of Culinary Education for more than a decade -- and his classes always sell out. That's because Weinstein focuses so squarely on the needs of the nonprofessional cook, providing basic instruction in knife techniques that maximize efficiency while placing the least possible stress on the user's arm. Now, Mastering Knife Skills brings Weinstein's well-honed knowledge to home cooks everywhere.


Whether you want to dice an onion with the speed and dexterity of a TV chef, carve a roast like an expert, bone a chicken quickly and neatly, or just learn how to hold a knife in the right way, Mastering Knife Skills will be your go-to manual. Each cutting, slicing, and chopping method is thoroughly explained -- and illustrated with clear, step-by-step photographs. Extras include information on knife construction, knife makers and types, knife maintenance and safety, and cutting boards.

"In the old days, when kitchens weren't equipped with a lot of fancy gadgets, a skilled chef needed only one tool to ply his trade: a sharp knife. This book will introduce novice cooks to and reacquaint experienced chefs with everything they need to know about a good knife and the art of using it." -- Cecilia Chiang, James Beard Award-winning restaurateur and author of The Seventh Daughter
"This beautifully illustrated book, written with passion and precision, minces no words in guiding the reader to choose, maintain, and use a knife. Indispensable for anyone who prepares food, it has taught me how to cut produce much more efficiently." -- David Karp, Fruit Detective

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• Cookbooks, Food & WineProfessional Cooking
• Cookbooks, Food & WineCulinary Arts & Techniques
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• Publication Date: September 1, 2022
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• Print Length: 228 Pages
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