In this, the very first episode of the Free Culinary School Podcast, you’ll learn the very first thing that all students learn in a traditional culinary school, and that’s knife skills. If you want to be a great chef, or even just a good home cook, you first need to learn the basic fundamentals for a good foundation. The most basic fundamental that all great chefs must have is knife skills.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- What kind of knives you really need in your kitchen
- How to pick out the right kind of knives for you
- Basic knife skills such as how to dice, julienne, brunoise and batonnet.
And don’t forget to sign-up for our free e-mail newsletter, because as a special gift, I’ll send you a free copy of our Knife Skills E-Book which contains lots of full color photos that show you how to:
- Sharpen your knife like a professional chef
- How to dice and julienne an onion
- How to properly dice and seed a tomato
- How to cut bell peppers like a pro
- How to chiffonade
- And much, much more
And if your looking for photos on how to hold your knife, how to use your guide hand, and how to dice and batonnet, just click on the corresponding links.
Do you have any questions or comments regarding the show or knife skills? Just click on the comment button below to ask that burning question that you need answered.
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This was a fantastic Podcast. I look forward to many more. I am one that is so interested in fine cooking but am unable to just quit my job and go to culinary school. I look forward to using this site to advance my skills and knowledge to assist me in my future plans to open a Pub. I have very limited culinary skills per say and food service will be essential for my Pub concept to fly here. Now to get that 20# bag of potatoes and get to work!
@Steve
Thanks for the feedback. This is an exciting time to take part in the Free Culinary School podcast because we are just getting started and there is so much great information for us to cover. So keep hackin’ away at that 20# sack of potatoes while I go put together the next lesson.
Excellent job! This is a great podcast. It doesn’t lose your interest, what with the stories and the tone of the podcast in general. You need to get the word out about this. I’m a fairly competent vegan cook in high school, but I’m trying to get an edge on things. I knew a lot of information in this podcast, but it nevertheless imparted a few tidbits of information. I wouldn’t change it a whit. Keep it coming.