knife handling skills

Knife handling skills - Safety

Study the pictures below carefully about how to safely hold and use a knife while preparing a food item. Attached is a VIDEO also showing some more safe practices. Your teacher will ask you a few questions to test your knowledge before the beginning of the next lesson.

1.  Hold knife with thumb on blade and index finger all the way bent - this is called pinch grip - other fingers holding the handle

2.Other hand position for slicing or chopping 3.  Other hand position for mincing,

Particularly herbs or garlic

Knife handling skills

1. What is the proper name for holding the knife correctly?

Claws

2. What is the hold in picture 2 called?

slicing

3. Why must your cutting board be secured?

So it won't slip

4. How do you secure a cutting board? 

Put a paper underneath it

5. What are the most common cuts you see in recipes?

slicing , dicing, peeling, Grate

Food skills-Range:dice, grate, peel, slice

Food skills that you will use later on: dice, grate, peel and slice. Match each of the food skills with the following images. 

dice	peel	grate	slice

2. Click on the following link to watch a few carving fruit ideas in preparation for your create activity.