Knife Skills Every Home Cook Should Master

dicing an onion

slicing an onion

lay the onion flat-side down on your board and at a slight angle

smash and peel garlic

place the garlic clove on your board

use a paring knife to cut across the root of the clove and remove the peel

mincing garlic

use the claw/ technique to thinly the garlic

rest your left hand on top of the knife blade and rock it back and forth

making garlic paste

then

use the knife to push the garlic back into a pile

holding a knife

don't firmly grip the handle

instead

make a claw shape

when you reach)