/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17195140
You get better by cutting up shit, not reading pro tips from experts on /ck/

>>17195140
Practice on hookers.

your fresh-bought knife will be good enough to cut arm hair, I know, everything else reagrding finger technique is up to you
t. tried and tested

>>17195140
practice, lmao
if you pickle or ferment stuff like carrots, radishes, cabbage, onions, you'll have plenty of opportunities to cut them into different sizes and shapes without having to stuff yourself with a bunch of food at once

>>17195140
I have that exact knife as my mid size chef knife. I think I'be had to properly sharpen it maybe 3 times in 3 years and I use it a lot.

>>17195140
>Blunted heel
Still have the training wheels on I see
>>17195158
Sexy

>>17195140
>>17196550
I really don't get the purpose behind a bolster that reaches all the way to the edge. Especially on german knifes that are designed for a rocking motion. You intuitively cut with the heel because it requires the least amount of motion when rocking the knife but then they go and blunt that part. Some are even worse, where the bolster extends down further than the edge, so the heel can't sit flush with the cutting surface.

>>17195140
Just cut shit. Oh, and watch your fingers. You'll only make a bad mistake once(ideally.) Keep some superglue on hand.

>>17196635
>WHY!
As I said--safery my man. Aside from the cutting edge it's the most useful part... unless you suck at life than it's the most dangerous part. I use it to eye potatoes and start some cuts. Can be used instead of the point (easier actually) thus is more dangerous to amateurs. Ops knife is like supercar with a government set to 80mph.

>>17195140
why are you so helpless watch a youtube video retard

>>17196635
I really don’t get the purpose of crying about it.
I’ve never heard anyone screech about it on such an emotionally-charged level as some of /ck/ does.
The only realistic disadvantage I can think of to the design is not being able to simply drag the entire length through some shitty pull-through sharpener.
But I don’t use shit sharpeners so that wouldn’t apply to me if I owned a knife of that design.
>You intuitively cut with the heel
Lol what? No you don’t.
I mean maybe *you* do. I prefer to cut with with more of the blade, as that’s why the knife company was kind enough to put it there.
>it requires the least amount of motion
Ah ok, so you’re one of those “time trial” cutters.
If you’re willing to swap proper technique for speed, just use a food processor instead.
Unless, of course, you’re doing that low-movement speed thing as a trick to impress guests who don’t know any better, and said guest is sometimes a woman who puts out. Then you have a valid reason.

>>17195140
Some good advice I got from my first chef was to make stir-fry with lots of veg for your meals, cut cheap bits of beef or chicken into shaved bits as well. Watch a video for good form, keep your fingers safe and use your knuckles as a guide. Remember that the goal should be cutting food into same sized chunks, not cutting quickly for show. You likely will not get the speed etc from being a home cook alone.

>>17197089
Hey fuck you pal!

my only advice besides practice is not to hesitate to reposition your body or even the cutting board a lot. It will sound stupid to some people but I found myself standing really rigidly and never orienting the ingredients to line them up better with the knife, or flattening out garlic when I'm trying to fine chop it, things like that.

>>17197232
>Why would you "cry" about a blunted heel
>Proceeds to cry about a blunted heel
I enjoyed how you misrepresented the arguments you responded to than added a simp "impress girls" argument.
Imagine giving a shit about a woman's opinion.

>>17195140
study Jacques Pepin

>>17197089
I have human interactions with people that can cook. I despise YouTube and Wikipedia almost as much as I despise Reddlt. Literally read a book and take a class or make friends with cooks like the old masters.

>>17198941
>Imagine giving a shit about a woman's opinion.
Hey friend, if you like fucking dudes, you do you and you do those dudes.

>>17200009
>Gets btfod
>Posts cringey teenage bantz
Whew lass

>>17199924
>have access to the internet, the greatest source of knowledge for any subject in the history of mankind
>scholars and learners of old would have given ANYTHING for a modicum of access to the wealth of knowledge you can flippantly acquire
>"Uhhhh no thank you that's pretty [buzzwords] I prefer to talk to actual people."
You sound utterly insufferable.

>>17200172
you have to go back
dont forget to yell trust the science as you're leaving

>>17200187
>"Any information on the internet is reddit"
Stop trying to fit in.

>>17200094
>thinks that if scenarios where something may be useful aren’t readily apparent to him, there must not be any
I don’t own a knife with a full bolster for the same reason I don’t own an unagisaki. But my not having a use for these things doesn’t mean they have no use.
You btfod yourself, friend.

>>17200213
no, most information on the internet is shills and retards

>>17200316
And if you had the IQ you pretend to have, you'd be able to discern the good from the bad, especially when it comes to something as straightforward as fucking knife skills for kitchen prep.

>>17200348
exactly, in person communication and teaching is more sincere and honest, thats why Im planning on teaching my kids everything cooking related so they can focus on other important shit instead of training their brains to be real time adblockers

>>17195140
Don't place your index finger over the blunt edge

>>17199924
>I despise sources of information

go back.

>>17200172
>I was raised by a cellphone: the post
>>17200518
>Learn from actual people in person, noooo you can't do that
>Books aren't information, reeee
What's your discord channel.

>>17200241
Blunted heels are for safety lass. You give them to guests, children, woman or anyone you don't trust with an adult knife.
You're really bad at this.

>>17195140
Just… LET, the knife, do the work. Beautiful.

>>17200316
>>17200368
Zoomers are so obvious. The whole generation couldn't flush a toilet without looking up how to do it on a cellphone first.

What’s some good tools of things to have in a knife bag that you’ll need for work? I’ve seen people with tweezers and spoons but is there anything else you’d need?

>>17201615
Sharpening stone, diamond block sharpener or ceramic rod. Hoaners are overrated. Always thoroughly wash a knife after sharpening or hoe-ning

>>17195140
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7td6UxBXQ
Do this actually watch it then do some knife drills 3 times a week for 3 weeks and you won't have any problems for a long time.
Also not just cutting up vegetables pull apart a chicken a few times a week and your set

>>17195357
bought the wifey a Wuesthoff some years ago, did indeed shave armhair when new, deserves a proper treatment now

>>17200684
fuck off with your divisive bullshit retard, we don't have generational gaps in non 3rd world countries.

Anyone else here really tempted to take their own knives with them when visiting people? I've been using the same two Ikea chef's knives and honing rod for about five years (I use the honing rod just about every couple of days), so my standards really aren't that high. Still, every time I cook at someone else's place, they always have the tiniest cutting board imaginable and knives that take a dangerous amount of pressure to get through an onion.

That being said, if I ever graduate and get my first paycheck, I'm going to splurge on a >$100 knife. Can't really imagine how great the difference will be.

>>17203448
Its not really that common for adults to cook food in eachothers homes. Nobody brings knives with them to go to a dinner. You are a zoomer autist.
>first paycheck
I have a dick for you to suck.

>>17203491
I feel like it's a pretty good time, cooking for people and having dinner together. If that makes me a zoomer autist, fine.

>>17203425
>Using Stainless steel is divisive REEEEEE
cool story Mohammad