Advanced Knife Skills: Beyond Garnishes & Into Art
Photo: Michael Temchine for The New York Times Today’s New York Times has an in-depth look at high end fruit and vegetable carving, Knife Skills: Creating Feasts for the Eyes. The accompanying photos...
View ArticleComing Soon: Technique of the Week and more
Things are still perking along behind the scenes here at Edge in the Kitchen world headquarters. I’m told that the printing gnomes have nearly finished their jobs. The finished books should be coming...
View ArticleKnife Sharpening: Coin Trick & Magic Angle Finder
Here’s a quick Technique of the Week to get us started. You often read that you should sharpen your knife to 20° or 15° or some other seemingly arbitrary number. If you have a standard European-style...
View ArticleEdge in the Kitchen Podcast on Off The Broiler
Jason Perlow and I had a lengthy conversation about kitchen knives when he was in Raleigh. The result has just been posted on his award winning foodie website, Off the Broiler. You can listen to the...
View ArticleTechnique of the Week: The Onion Cheat
The classic technique of making a series of horizontal slices across an onion intimidates some people. That’s why there is the Onion Cheat. This was referred to as the Quarter Roll Trick in the book...
View ArticleChicken Breakdown 101 (Mike Pardus)
Chef Mike Pardus is a CIA instructor, one of Michael Ruhlman’s early mentors, and a frequent contributor to Bob del Grosso’s A Hunger Artist blog. He has posted a series of three videos detailing the...
View ArticleLow Budget Knife Skills Videos
Two videos on basic knife skills. Felini they ain’t, but The Pinch & The Claw are your keys to making precision knife cuts with speed, safety and style. The Onion Cheat is a quick and easy way to...
View ArticleFaster than a Speeding Chef’s Knife
Coleslaw for a crowd and gratin by the cubic yard are not a problem if you have a mandoline in your arsenal. Top to bottom: the mighty Shun mandoline, a Borner V-slicer, a Kyocera paddle slicer and my...
View ArticleSteeling Your Knife
Proper technique for steeling your knife, keeping the edge sharp That metal rod thingie that came with your knife set is called a steel or honing rod. Unless you purchased your steel separately, you...
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