9 Essential Knife Skills To Master | Epicurious 101

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I love how chef Frank shows and explains all the techniques without over-emphasizing the ones used mainly for aesthetics in high-level restaurants. His lessons are perfect for a home cook! Great video!

I always enjoy Frank on Epicurious. His instructions are straightforward and informative. Edit: oh man, the watermelon was my arch-nemesis. Always had to slice the biggest watermelon every summer. Such a workout to slice it into smaller pieces and remove the outer layer/skin. So glad I no longer do that.

I start work as a prep cook this Saturday. Frank Proto has essentially taught me at least 75% of my knowledge on cooking, and this video is exactly what I needed to help prepare me. Very grateful for these videos.

Frank is absolutely awesome. He's thorough, calm, and it's obvious he loves what he does and enjoys teaching.

The Kendel Jenner I’m dead lol 😂 Frank is the best

As a cook I can confirm these are actual good cuts that you should learn. Usually there are 3 kinds of cutting styles people have. Home cooks, who cut safe, slow and easy which focuses on making cutting easier for the cook, but it takes more time and is good enough for your personal food. There is culinary arts style, which is also slow but requires much more skill and is generally dangerous without experience, but leads to beautiful product. Then there are these chef cuts, which are the most efficient way to still make good cuts, good for when you have lots of cutting to do but still want your food to look good. No matter what kind of cook you are these cuts are all very good to learn. Beautiful food that doesn’t take 30 minutes to cut

You mentioned not feeding the knife with the non-cutting hand. Literally EVERY other cooking show says the non-cutting hand feeds the knife. I've never found that comfortable or safe and now I feel 100% validated. Love you Frank!!!

I started cooking when covid hit. Always looking for great beginner vids. Looked at a dozen beginner knife skills vids and they're all the same. "Hold the knife in one hand and make the claw with the other. Now take out a ruler and cut the pieces all the same size." Frank shows the correct way to hold the knife, explains the basic cuts then explains to push the knife forward while cutting, don't crush-cut, move the knife, not the veggies, etc." After watching knife skill vids for 2 years, I finally found one that explains what you're supposed to do, not "Watch me cut these veggies into identical pieces in 3 seconds." Thanks for a REAL educational video, Frank. I'm watching only you from now on.

Your pepper technique is what I learned in culinary school... but have never encountered anybody else that does it that way! They taught us that the white part is relatively bitter, slicing it that way also makes for a more consistent thickness.

The way he took out the center of the yellow pepper was so satisfying!!

After my first day in my new kitchen job, I decided it was finally out a little effort into my knife skills. I came home and watched this video. The very next day, I was told to use one of these cutting techniques. Thank you for your instruction.

I searched high and low for a tutorial video exactly like this to try and improve myself in the kitchen. I came across your channel only about two weeks ago and I can't stop watching since. I'm not a chef but I LOVE cooking (my girlfriend can't cook 😂) and the knowledge and tips in your video's are amazing. Thank you so much chef Frank 🙏 🇮🇪

Always enjoy Chef Frank, he's such a good teacher!

What an amazing and fantastic video! Just began working at restaurants and on my way to become a full time line cook and eventually chef. This helped me so much and this chef is so good at teaching. Thank you! 👨‍🍳

Just discovered these videos. Frank, you're wonderful -- as a teacher and an afficianado without bravado. Thank you!!!!! I learned so much, joyfully!

I like how he emphasized on safety! It drives me crazy seeing people cut round things in an instable plate, very dangerous!

You know, I've seen alot of videos of Frank from the other videos, but I have to say, he is really good at what he does. He also is a super great instructor, he knows his stuff, and he knows how to teach it very well.

i’m just glad to see frank getting all the love he deserves in the comments

This was literally the BEST knife skills lesson, thank you Chef Frank! 🔪👨🏼‍🍳