There are times when size matters, and times when it doesn’t. Your onion is a little bigger than what a recipe calls for. No sweat. You leave your onion in large chunks instead of a dice? No-go. When ...

When a recipe calls for a specific technique such as julienne or chiffonade, there’s a reason for it. You may need to chop vegetables in varying sizes so they cook in the same time, or cut them finely ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's everything you need to know about knife cuts, from batonnet to chiffonade. Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barry ...

Do you know what it is to julienne? Can you chiffonade? We won’t mince words here: These terms describe how a particular food should be cut. And the key to doing so is using the right knife. Because ...

If you cook at home, you probably do a lot of dicing, chopping and slicing (especially with veggies!). But have you ever wondered what the difference is between a large dice, a small dice, a julienne ...

Every time I chop onions, I recall the scene in the movie "Julie and Julia" in which Julia Child (played by Meryl Streep) masters the art of correctly chopping onions. She is ecstatic. For the better ...

Do you know what is it is to julienne? Can you chiffonade? We won’t mince words here: These terms describe how a particularfood should be cut. And the key to doing so is using the right knife. Because ...

We all fall for gimmicks sometimes. I know good and well how to chop things. I did plenty of time as a pantry chef, so my knife skills are pretty dang good. I’ve gone one-on-one, dueling to see who ...

One of the first things you learn in culinary school is the different knife cuts. There are two basic cuts: a cube or a strip. Variations of each of these come with their own specific measures in ...