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Allison: When you select a knife in your home kitchen
you might have several to choose from
um there's the paring knife for a lot of small tasks
a serrated knife
you use for bread, tomatoes,
things with very fragile skin um
but most often we're going to be using the chef's knife
that'll be what we use most
um you're looking for a sturdy knife that
you're comfortable with in your hand
uh it's very tempting to hold the knife
at the back or with your finger on top
but the safest way to hold the knife is by gripping
uh with your thumb and forefinger
with the other 3 fingers wrapping around the edge
you don't want to hear a lot of slamming
on your cutting board at all
uh you want to go gently through
your whatever you're working with
in a rocking motion
so we'll start with the squash
uh the squash will be in the center of your cutting board
uh not a lot of places for it to wiggle free
and your oppposite hand will form the claw
you don't want your finger tips to be uh
exposed to the blade so you'll tuck them back
and then we'll rock through with the knife
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