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Knife Skills and Kitchen Basics

Common knife cuts, kitchen tools, and cooking method vocabulary for home cooks.

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What is a brunoise cut?
A tiny cube, 1/8 inch on each side
What is a julienne cut?
Thin, matchstick-like strips of uniform thickness
What is a dice or diced cut?
Uniform cubes, typically about 1/4 inch on each side
What is a chiffonade cut?
Thin ribbon-like strips, usually of leafy vegetables or herbs
What is a bias cut?
A diagonal slice made at an angle across a round vegetable
What is a mince?
Very finely chopped into the smallest practical pieces
What is a chop?
Rough, irregularly-sized pieces with no precise measurements
What is a slice?
A thin, flat piece cut from food by drawing the blade through it
What is a baton cut?
Thick sticks about 1/4 inch x 1/4 inch x 2 to 3 inches long
What is a batonnet cut?
Thin sticks about 1/8 inch x 1/8 inch x 2 inches long
What is a paysanne cut?
Small, flat square pieces about 1/2 inch on each side
What is a tourner cut?
An advanced cut that shapes vegetables into a seven-sided barrel or football
What is a rondelle cut?
Thin round slices, usually of a cylindrical vegetable like a cucumber or carrot
What is a medium dice?
Cubes about 1/2 inch on each side
What is a large dice?
Cubes about 3/4 inch on each side

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