How To PROPERLY Use a Knife | Tips From Dini Klein (Prep&Rally)

[Music] hey I'm deie Klein from prep and rally and today I'm going to be showing you how to care for your chef's knife and use it [Music] properly we've got to talk about a little care and maintenance and the fundamentals of using your knife be sure to always store your knife either in your box that it came in or hang it up on a magnetic strip if you have you also don't want to throw your knife in a dishwasher ideally you want to hand wash and dry thoroughly after you're done using it I don't believe in using a wet stone or sending your Knives Out to Get It professionally sharpened because who has time for that not me I'm a busy Mom I just don't have time for it so I highly recommend getting a two or three stage knife sharpener such as this one there are a ton of Brands you go to ahead to Amazon and buy any of them it's like $5 but the best purchase you will make because it will keep your knife in great condition the way to hold your knife you want to make sure you gripping it like this your thumb on one side your index finger on the other for one of the reasons I love this knife is this little area right here and it has the perfect indentation to show you where to grip it so you're not going to hold it like this you're really going to grip it from these two indentations and that is how you're going to be one with your knife and it's almost going to be an extension of your arm think of it as an extension so you really want to feel comfortable with this in your hand and you don't want to let the knife control you you are controlling the knife and you want to make sure that you are using this rocking motion you can use that rocking motion and this is the most important thing that you will learn when you are cutting you want to always make sure you're holding your fingers inwards like a ball so kind of like when you take piano lessons as a kid I did for ever uh they always have you hold an orange or an apple to really show you how to keep your hands curled in that's what you want to think about when you are cutting pretend like you are holding a bowl so your fingertips are pointing inwards and that will allow you to not cut them keep them safe and you will be leaning and resting your knife on this part of your knuckle and that is what serves as your guide and you will be able to cut properly without cutting yourself and now you know how to care and maintain your chef's knife so it will last you a lifetime