<a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.popsugar.com/food/Basic-Knife-Techniques-Video-26892783"></a><p>Before you start chopping up a storm in the kitchen, make sure you've got basic knife skills in place. Not sure how to make those fancy French cuts - rondelle, julienne, brunoise, we're looking at you - a reality? Watch our primer on basic knife techniques</a>, and you'll be a master before you know it. </p>