Yan can cook was basically 50% cooking, 25% roasting the audience, and 25% roasting the camera man next to him

Martin Yan, part master chef, part showman and all genius! The man can certainly inspire! Thanks for the great video.

Yan really got me interested in cooking when I was young. He made cooking a lot of fun!😊🙂👍

I would watch Yan Can Cook when I was a kid and thanks to him I have never cut my finger making dinner ^_^

Both humorous and talented. He returned to China recently and hosted his own cooking show and his own culinary school+restaurant.

he's a huge part of why I wanted to be a chef as a kid.. him, Emeril, and Ming Tsai.. unfortunately Scoliosis took that dream from me (and many others) but still

i learnt using the chef knife when i was kid after watching Mr. Yan and his technique , he is too good with his cooking and excellent with his cutting.

I remember as a kid I'd wake really early on school days to watch his cooking show on food network. just love the way he interacts and cooks especially

It is a utilitarian knife. The width makes it viable as a scooper, spatula, board scraper, etc. The width also makes it easier to chop, that is why French chef knives are also wide. Plus as an added bonus they last longer because every time you sharpen the knife it gets a tiny bit smaller therefore huge knives will take longer to wear down.

Im just excited to watch his cooking show every time. Every time!

wowwwwwwww i remember this dude on pbs...always like to watch him cook:-)

"LOOK AT THAT LOOK AT THAT LOOK AT THIS LOOK AT THAT" I love this man!!!

@allgoo19 A few reasons: 1) Because the larger surface area allows you to press your claw hand against it without the risk of lifting the blade too high and slicing off your own knuckle. 2) Heft allows for faster, more even precision cuts 3) Larger surface area allows you to move your food from the cutting board to pot or pan 4) You can have straighter cuts because it's much easier to keep the knife "on axis" vertically vs something like a paring knife. I use the same knife.

Yo, does anyone feel like Yan is like the Bruce Lee version of cooking? because that what im thinking right now xD

My new favourite chef! :D Love this guy

This man inspired me to go to culinary arts school in the future. One day! >>

This guy is truly a gem :)

What an awesome Chef ! Just love this guy !

FOR THOSE INTERESTED - Martin Yan used a Messermeister Chinese Cleaver.

Love and respect Martin Yan,great chef.

This is amazing.

I am really impressed. Thank you.

I wish he was still on tv

why I didn't know this guy before? so funny!

Why am I up at 4:25 watching videos on how to cut cucumbers...

hi David!

Chef Yan is great.

this guy is amazing! ^^

this chef is TOP ...

It"s amazing!

Great funny chief

I used to watch his show. One day he freaked out on camera. Just lost it. Never saw him again.

My mom told me se watched Martin before she met my dad. I finally look at his shows and I know where she learned how to cook. That liar told me she learned it on her own.

You are very entertaining Sir....😂

Hilaroous and amazing !!

man, hes talented and hella funny!!! great~

I have that same exact knife, I live in portage MI and work at food dance. When I started working there as a prep cook I took out my clever and the guys were like (( thats a clever not a chefs knife what are you going to do cut chicken?)) I simply smiled grabbed a tomato and small diced it very quickly and uniformly with out even squeezing much juice out. They were impressed and respected the knife's ability. This is going to sound cliche but my clever is the second sharpest knife in the res

He is so cute😊😊😊

The Bruce Lee of Cooking!

@allgoo19 Sometime people call it the vegetable cleaver; because it's for cutting veggies, and most of the time, used as a spade to put veggies on plates, pans, etc. A french chef knife wouldn't have enough width for that. We also use the width to smash garlic, onions, etc.

try use that type of knife to cook and cut something, you will find out it is more easy to chop some food. I haven't use other knife for a long time since I bought a Chinese knife

Thank you for the info. I bought a Japanese nakkiri instead of Chinese clever. It's kind of smaller version of Chinese clever, yet it can still fit in my knife block.. I'm convinced that thin blade makes all the difference for easier and accurate cutting. Only thing it's missing is the point (same as Chinese clever), so I use chef's knife for that purpose. I think everybody should have at least one thin blade knife.

@twoblink "A few reasons: 1) Because .." Thanks for the detailed info.!! I haven't decided if I want to get one. One of the reason I'm hesitating is that it won't fit my knife block and will have to be kept separately.

The guys a genius!

i love that fool martin yan, especially when he counts while he chops fast and starts chopping faster than he can count so he kinda just mumbles

Yeah thin knives are a lot more easy to maneuver. I have a thin Japanese santoku, and a thin boning knife which are both great. I have thought about getting a nakiri, but the cleaver is even more all purpose and sometimes the extra heft is important.

I'm Asian. It seems cleavers are more convenient for those who love to cook Asian cuisine (Chinese cuisine). I use cleaver in my everyday cook. All-round knife.

The man!

@soulfly7112000 His accent is not fake. He was foreign born and came to the US for college.

Great which brand of clever Martin uses

Which Piedmont High School was this shot at? There are a few different PHS's across the country

I think he was using the wusthof classic chinese chef knife...correct me if im wrong though.....

that kitchen knife is hella sharp tho

I heard that it was real for many years, but it faded from living in America for so long. But he kept the accent up because it had become a part of his persona. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, though.

The Bruce Lee of chefs

Cut them cucumbers like a bauce

soom in, I fucking love this guy.

Holy shit, that knife is sharp.

What knife brand is that?

where is he now??

that guy is funniar than most Chinese actors

Well he uses his knuckles (outside part of fingers/hand) to rest the knife on. So when he's chopping, the wider the knife is the more surface area he has to slide it up and down his knuckles. Does that make sense lol?

Super funny. ^_^

1:43 - I've done that on accident while cutting some peppers. Took off part of my index finger and some of the fingernail with it. They say the dull knife is the most dangerous knife but bad technique with a sharp knife is just as bad.

Yan's a great chef and TV personality...but the people in this audience will laugh at anything.

@allgoo19 Yes, I keep it separately also because it won't fit in the block. BUT, since I use the knife for 99% of everything, it doesn't really matter. Knives in a block you don't use aren't very useful. The knife is wonderful. Visit my videos to see me using it. I encourage you to get it! Let me know if there is something I can do to help you get acclimated.

wywoo225: I got it. Thanks. I may try how it feels in my hand when I get a chance.

Asian Justin Wilson. Lol 👍

I've used a Chinese Chef Knife before... can someone tell me how is it like compared to the French Chief Knife and Japanese's Santoku...!?

"exactry"

Lol thanks

Hilarious!

Look at how sharp the knife he's using, and his accuracy of cutting. I always wondered why chinese knives are so wide. Is there any particular purpose for the width? Almost all real Chinese chefs use that knife but I have never seen real full use of that width. Anyone?

In Cantonese we call this knife 'Choi Dou'

Boss

this guy makes me laugh... I want the camera to zoooom in closer zooom in right here

I just cut a cucumber, but my slices were so fat.:o

tiny tiny tiny bit

That salesmanship Yen when he speaks about his knife when it's just a fucking knife u can buy at any store.. must be Yensception knife. Soom in mooore...

It's the weight coming from the width of the knife that helps the cutting easier.

that well good

After showing the audience a thin cucumber slice, Yan says, "It is so thin...I don't know about you, but I'm impressed...." "When you do something...you always do it for a reason." "When I do this, even Julia Child is truly impressed." Me too, Yan!

soom in

Chop Chop!!!! Next time you lose your hands!

Who dares to try?

Wok da heck?

He is slow because he has to count it in English. lol

anti climax, no big shit

Just bloody cut the cucumber! You talk too bloody much yan.