Knife Skills
I received this book from Amazon a few days ago.
It came with a DVD but I've not had a chance to look at it yet. I hope to either tonight or tomorrow. There's few things more fun than developing great knife skills but I must admit it can make others a mite nervous if they're watching. I don't know if it's fear that I might lose a finger or that I'm unstable and might come after them. Either way, a little anxiety just makes it more fun for me!
Doesn't the fellow on the cover of the book, Chef Weinstein, look very competent? The book has very good reviews on Amazon and from skimming the text and pictures, I agree with the favorable reviews.
Just look at how delicious those tomatoes look over there on the left.
As you can see on the left hand page, the book goes over quite a number of cutting techniques as well as the basics of selecting a knife, sharpening it, honing it, and keeping knives clean but not rusty. All that serious stuff, y'know?
The pictures are quite attractive. Your quintessential food porn photography---a category I really appreciate.
And there's even some space dedicated to fancy displays of knife work like this basket made out of an orange. Isn't it cute?
There's even a short section in the front of the book that gives a history of knives and their uses down the years. Nothing like a little anthropology along with your food porn, eh?
It came with a DVD but I've not had a chance to look at it yet. I hope to either tonight or tomorrow. There's few things more fun than developing great knife skills but I must admit it can make others a mite nervous if they're watching. I don't know if it's fear that I might lose a finger or that I'm unstable and might come after them. Either way, a little anxiety just makes it more fun for me!Doesn't the fellow on the cover of the book, Chef Weinstein, look very competent? The book has very good reviews on Amazon and from skimming the text and pictures, I agree with the favorable reviews.
Just look at how delicious those tomatoes look over there on the left.As you can see on the left hand page, the book goes over quite a number of cutting techniques as well as the basics of selecting a knife, sharpening it, honing it, and keeping knives clean but not rusty. All that serious stuff, y'know?
The pictures are quite attractive. Your quintessential food porn photography---a category I really appreciate.
And there's even some space dedicated to fancy displays of knife work like this basket made out of an orange. Isn't it cute?There's even a short section in the front of the book that gives a history of knives and their uses down the years. Nothing like a little anthropology along with your food porn, eh?
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