I recently had an accident with a very sharp knife which left me
slicing off half my thumb!
This prompted me to make a very short video on some basic knife skills
you should know about. We all want to be able to chop like a pro. But
take it slow to start with because it is easy to get carried away.
If you perfect your skills slowly, you're a lot less likely to suffer an injury.
First things first, make sure you keep
a really good grip on your knife.
It's easy to forget if you're chopping finely because you tend to be doing it a lot quicker.
And the last thing you want to do is
lose control of a really big
sharp knife! As well as a good grip, make sure you secure the food you're chopping
firmly down with the other hand. Be aware that different foods will slide around when they're being chopped,
Especially the skin on the top of an Onion. So always be sure to prepare your food before chopping
to be sure it's not going to be moving around.
Next, cover your fingers. The last thing you want to do is slice off the end of your finger tips.
So by curling them, if the knife blade gets too close to your fingers, 
it's more likely to brush past them as opposed to slice over them.
Finally, we all want to be able to chop like a pro,
but it is slow to start with and it's easy to get carried away,
which is then when you'll have an accident. It's always worth considering if
there's another utensil that can do the job more safely,
like a garlic press, or my favorite, a mezzaluna. These are brilliant because you can use both
hands and they do a great job
at chopping things finely.
