I love cooking. But my knife skills are painfully mediocre, and I feel like food prep is taking me much longer than necessary since I’m very slow with my slicing, dicing, chopping, etc. Any tips on how to improve my knife... (5 replies, last updated by yimster April 30, 2005)

Casting about for a diffrenet kind of Christmas gift for my boyfriend, who is an excellent, self-taught cook, I’m thinking about a knife skills class. He always says he doesn’t know what he’s doing, but he... (11 replies, last updated by JennS November 17, 2009)

I took a beginning knife skills class. Mine didn’t teach you anything about meat, we practiced on vegetables. What it taught me was how to hold a knife correctly, where to place the knife to do that finger guide thing, and... (11 replies, last updated by perk December 16, 2007)

Has anyone taken a good knife skills class in the area? I’m in Marin but can go to one wherever. I’m trying to find one so I can hint about it as a holiday gift! Thanks. (4 replies, last updated by anzu November 26, 2007)

I haven’t really noticed his knife skills, I have noticed his frequnt use of 'Ah’s". I always though that if a contestant had done that on Food Network Star, it would have been pointed out as a flaw. He loves that... (58 replies, last updated by KevinB May 29, 2008)

Can anyone recommend a knife skills class in Seattle? I’d like to give this as a gift to someone (and I’ll probably attend, too). I’ve found several, from a 2-hour class at Whole Foods for $25, to a 3-hour class... (11 replies, last updated by allisonw December 18, 2007)

so, i took a 4 hour knife skills class recently and picked up some invaluable tips. it’s really changed my cooking, and i think taking the live class was very helpful- seeing the techniques in front of me, then getting to... (3 replies, last updated by naomi February 18, 2005)

Someone here was asking about a knife skills class in the Bay Area, and I just found one. Looks like she’s done classes before. Has anyone here taken one? I’d be tempted, except its the same day as Bay to Breakers,... (4 replies, last updated by The Chowhound Team May 13, 2005)

Hey all, I have taken the class at Sur La Table, but not enough participation for me. I’m looking at Chef Eric in the Pico/405 area. Has anyone taken his classes? I really want to cut and chop with supervision until my hand... (0 replies, last updated by sarabeth721 September 29, 2009)

I am trying to become a better cook. Although I think i have good ideas and the cooking is usually tasty, I really struggle through the prep. do you know any places in NoVA or in the district that does a nice job with knife... (6 replies, last updated by sweth January 23, 2008)

I’m making sweet corn soup today, which required slicing 8 cobs of corn. I used my handy-dandy chef’s knife, put the base of the cob on the cutting board and sliced down 5 or 6 times around the cob, then held the cob... (20 replies, last updated by jaykayen September 10, 2009)

Hi: I would like to attend a really good knife skills workshop in NYC. Based on your experience or knowledge otherwise, please recommend a reasonably priced comprehensive workshop. I would prefer to be in a smaller rather than... (4 replies, last updated by josh January 18, 2005)

I got an email from them today saying that they added more "knife skills" classes b/c they were so popular and filled up 3 months in advance. As it was, I got on all their waiting lists for all the knife classes (you can sign up... (8 replies, last updated by FlavoursGal March 7, 2007)

http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/10/top_chef_winner_hung_shows_off.html Say what you will about Hung, but I can only hope that I have knife skills like this someday. (12 replies, last updated by Blueicus October 30, 2007)

Check out the Culinary Classroom on Pico near the Westside Pavilion. Chef Eric is a very, very cool guy. I hear great things about the one-night knife skills class. www.culinaryclassroom.com (9 replies, last updated by SteveS February 9, 2006)