Learn to Properly Hold Your Cooking Knife

Learning proper knife skills should be the first step in any cook's journey in the kitchen. Let Jacques Pépin show you how to get started with holding and using your most important kitchen tool.
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[@LinkRocks]

What a treat it must be to be taught in person by Chef Pepin, a teacher willingly and happy to show you the correct way to do things.

[@pauloamw]

What an honor. It does not get better than being taught by chef Jacques himself.

[@roberthumphreys1316]

I respect him as a Chef, I love him as a Teacher.

[@vicavirosenzweig418]

I've seen Jacques demo this for the camera many times but when he does it for students in-person it is even better. Very helpful!

[@Dilmahkana]

An underrated but developable skill: the consistent rate the knife hand goes up and down. Reminds me of a drummer

[@abrostr1]

What a wonderful teacher he is! Thanks Jacques! 3:41

[@andyroach420]

what a wonderful gift. Cooking is a skill and we all can make delicious food.

[@markust8904]

Jacque, gets it. In his senior years to be able to pass on chef traditions and knowledge to younger generations, and learning skills even to older generations like me. Kudo's chef.

[@caroleangel9287]

Incredible…what a Master

[@chili1593]

Chef Pepin is a treasure

[@saudkmurrani]

Over the years i watched you chef teaching knife skills yet I still run towards my computer every time I see a video of you giving knife skills, though i had seen tons of your videos already
Thanks chef, you are one of my biggest inspirations in the culinary world.
Love and respect from Baghdad

[@arthurpeterson246]

Ah the wisdom of a Great Chef❤

[@opwave79]

I still need to practice my knife skills, specifically putting the knife against the hand holding the food. I do cut down and forward instead of straight up and down like I used to. But getting coordinated with my knife hand and other hand still needs practice.

[@robertpierce8567]

I hold the handle with 3 fingers and pinch the base of the b lade between my thumb and forefinger,
that way the blade has less chance of twisting, especially while cutting something rounded.

[@drx6139]

Based! This is like adulting 101 for college students! Ima go buy a cucumber now…I also need to learn how to cut an onion.

[@elloello_erm]

Sensei Pepin.

[@bitandbob1167]

LEGEND

[@saudkmurrani]

I would give a kidney to be there next to chef Pepin.

[@paulafigueiredo1745]

You’re unique Chef ❤

[@giacomoboganini7823]

These are simple indications but they should not be underestimated: a young friend of mine severed a tendon in his hand by cutting a tomato incorrectly

[@gracemadej5564]

❤😊

[@MotoComfy]

🙏💪👍🙏

[@jonobester5817]

How to sharpen?

[@LinkRocks]

He has videos on that too. I'm sure they'll post them here soon.

[@JacquesPepinFoundation]

Great question! There's a quick tutorial in the free video section of our website: jp.foundation/video/choosing-and-sharpening-knives

[@sandyrothman2430]

But why cut so much off each end of the cucumber?