Mastering Knife Skills: The Essential Guide to the Most Important Tools in Your Kitchen (with DVD)

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As the number of gourmet home kitchens burgeons, so does the number of home cooks who want to become proficient users of the professional-caliber equipment they own. And of all kitchen skills, perhaps the most critical are those involving the proper use of knives.

Norman Weinstein has been teaching his knife skills workshop at New York City’s Institute of Culinary Education for more than a decade―and his classes always sell out. That’s because Weinstein focuses so squarely on the needs of the nonprofessional cook, providing basic instruction in knife techniques that maximize efficiency while placing the least possible stress on the user’s arm. Now, Mastering Knife Skills brings Weinstein’s well-honed knowledge to home cooks everywhere.

Whether you want to dice an onion with the speed and dexterity of a TV chef, carve a roast like an expert, bone a chicken quickly and neatly, or just learn how to hold a knife in the right way, Mastering Knife Skills will be your go-to manual. Each cutting, slicing, and chopping method is thoroughly explained―and illustrated with clear, step-by-step photographs. Extras include information on knife construction, knife makers and types, knife maintenance and safety, and cutting boards, as well as a 30-minute instructional DVD featuring Weinstein’s most important techniques.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1584796677
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2008
Edition ‏ : ‎ HAR/DVD
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781584796671
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1584796671
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.05 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 1 x 9 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
Best Sellers Rank: #301,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #45 in Professional Cooking (Books) #224 in Cooking Encyclopedias #556 in Cooking, Food & Wine Reference (Books)
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