How To Chop Vegetables Correctly<br />Here’s a handy new upload from our friends at Cleverly! Follow them here: https://www.youtube.com/cleverly_diy<br /><br />Being a master chef means you have mastered the skills and techniques necessary to chop any kind of vegetable, while a layman, on the other hand, can barely cut an onion. Here's how you can be at the top of your game in the kitchen.<br /><br />Bookmark Article: https://www.cleverly.me/5-kitchen-tips <br /><br />Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe for a first-hand look at all our best recipes and cooking hacks! You can find more information on these kitchen hacks on our website or below ↓↓.<br /><br />******************************************************<br /><br />Before you start with the 5 different chopping techniques, you should always remember the following:<br /><br />- Put a damp paper towel or a damp, thin cloth under the cutting board so it doesn't slip<br /><br />- When chopping, take the hand holding the veggie, curve your fingers, and form a claw – this will protect you from any nasty cuts<br /><br />- Firmly grip the knife just behind the blade<br /><br />- Don't hack the knife up and down, but rather roll the blade from front to back<br /><br />1. Dice<br /><br />1.1 First make some horizontal cuts without cutting all the way through the onion.<br /><br />1.2 Turn the onion 90 degrees and make some vertical cuts, again without cutting all the way through the onion.<br /><br />1.3 Cut the onion as usual.<br /><br />2. Mince<br /><br />Instead of cutting the garlic into smaller and smaller pieces, just mince it – roughly chop and repeat until you have fine pieces.<br /><br />3. Chiffonade<br /><br />Instead of cutting each leaf one at a time or chopping it all over, put the leaves on top of each other, roll them up from the top, and then thinly slice.<br /><br />4. Julienne<br /><br />4.1 Cut a section from the carrot piece. Then place the carrot piece on the cut side to make it stable and then cut it into strips.<br /><br />4.2 Stack these big strips and cut them into thinner ones.<br /><br />5. Rolling Cut<br /><br />Instead of moving the knife differently with each cut, perform half a turn with the carrot, rolling it forward and back when cutting, so that the knife can always be held at the same angle.<br /><br />* * * * *<br /><br />One last tip: While it's important to know the proper chopping techniques, it's equally important to use a good knife, so it's worth investing in a sharp, high-quality knife.
