Jacques Pépin Techniques: Proper Knife Skills for Cutting, Chopping and Slicing

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9 жыл бұрын

Chef Jacques Pépin discusses knife basics and demonstrates proper knife skills for cutting, chopping and slicing. He claims you need three types of knives for food preparation and then shows how to use a knife to efficiently and safely cut vegetables.
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@carstenhansen1920 3 жыл бұрын

“You need just 3 knives. That said, I have 300 knives in my house.” He’s just my kind of chef. Love his videos.

@TheLifeontheropes 6 жыл бұрын

“Don’t pay much money for a paring knife, you tend to lose it.” ...ahh wise words for every new line/prep cook.

@BrokenCurtain 4 жыл бұрын

Well, he's using a Wüsthof Classic Ikon 4086. I have that knife as well and it costs about 50-60 Euros. I'd say it's worth the money, though.

@alexandruepuran 6 жыл бұрын

"That being said I have probably 300 knives at my house" - ah, lovely Jacques Pepin...

@fitrianhidayat 6 жыл бұрын

Alexandru EPURAN thak goodness he's not in uk

@YY-wu7et 6 жыл бұрын

Chef's knives are some of the most satisfying things to collect.

@wait...what... 5 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely, funny man! :)

@phishtrader7744 5 жыл бұрын

It's about the journey, not the destination.

@sigogglin 5 жыл бұрын

Same thing happens with guitars!! :)

@PanamaSticks 5 жыл бұрын

He's an excellent teacher, highly skilled chef, and a nice man.

@RICDirector 4 жыл бұрын

He is a true Master, with every possible positive nuance of the term. I am absolutely in awe. And love. :)

@ledovejpatek8803 2 жыл бұрын

Handsome as well

@PaulHeagen 5 жыл бұрын

I love his teaching. Clear, professional, pleasant. The French accent makes it all the more authentic!

@boniboomer 5 жыл бұрын

As a culinary teacher for middle school, I've tried to teach my students how to use "the claw" so they don't cut themselves. Now I can just have Jacques Pepin do it. I'm sure they'll listen to him. Splendid!

@maximilianschafer1078 3 жыл бұрын

Wer ist von pietsmiet hier?

@williamstolley2165 3 жыл бұрын

Wie kannst du so vas sagen?

@hanovergreen4091 5 жыл бұрын

The peeling tip just saved me 50% time. Never thought of that!

@bartram33 5 жыл бұрын

Watched his series on daytime TV about 15/20 years ago. Still the best Chef I've seen!

@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 5 жыл бұрын

Jacques Pépin, the safest man in the world with a knife.

@joaquinorellanaalarcon2472 5 жыл бұрын

Hugo Desrosiers-Plaisance what about Marco chopping garlic jaja

@papillonvu 2 жыл бұрын

I’m just getting started with home cooking-thank you Covid lockdown- and I’ve watched dozens of knife cutting videos from world-renowned chefs… but this is the first one that actually allowed me to significantly improve my knife cutting skills! This man is such a great teacher!

@BrokenCurtain 3 жыл бұрын

He's using knives from the Wüsthof Classic Ikon line, for those who'd like to know.

@fun_ghoul 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody cares.

@jdd8826 3 жыл бұрын

@BrokenCurtain 3 жыл бұрын

@@jdd8826 You're welcome. The Zwilling Pro line is just as good, but a bit less expensive and has a curved bolster, which makes it perfect for the blade grip. If you're looking for a professional chef's knife, I recommend checking out both: the Wüsthof Classic Ikon Chef Knife ‎1040330120 and the Zwilling Pro Chef Knife 38401-201-0.

@personontheinternet2164 2 жыл бұрын

@@BrokenCurtain thanks!

@talking_tech_with_Steven 9 жыл бұрын

Jacques is the Master.

@Twilightmagi 2 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best explanation on this subject I have ever heard. What a humble genius.

@TBBrickYT 3 жыл бұрын

Bless you Chef Pepin!!! Many years ago my husband bought me a lovely set of Wusthof knives. Over the years, I have cut myself. Now I can use them without bloodletting concerns. 😊

@jojomama4787 7 жыл бұрын

perhaps the best knife handling advice you should pay attention to...God bless that man!

@amiri1986 6 жыл бұрын

you need 3 knifes, that being said i probably have 300 knifes

@georgedavey9702 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you master, I've always enjoyed watching you work.

@JJ-mx7dz 3 жыл бұрын

What a gift he is to the world. I am so glad he is still with us

@chihuahuabulldog 8 жыл бұрын

WOW! Great information! I love watching him use a knife, cook and all! Thank you so much for sharing this.

@JohnKorvell 6 ай бұрын

Many love Julia. Can't blame them. Sh brought a lot of good cooking to the masses in an era of TV dinners being popular. But for my money, Jacques is the master!!

@Tommy-jk8ei 3 жыл бұрын

PIETSMIET ARMY

@AdvancedUSA 5 жыл бұрын

You are a culinary genius. Thank you for many pleasant memories watching you on TV for many years with my parents. Find memories. As to your cutting - many hours of practice and a good amount of talent.

@Pinaman69 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! A true master, you have inspired several generations. God bless you for all!

@Sklang32 6 жыл бұрын

Awww man, I remember watching St. Jaques and Master Yan everyday after school. *gets misty*

@joannew-schmidhammer9325 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic demonstration from a Master. Merci !

@SuperAdobeFlash 7 жыл бұрын

The God of cooking. Take a bow Sir

@Solo-M-rf4em 5 жыл бұрын

I beg to differ Sir. You ARE a genius.

@kevinsawtell4336 8 жыл бұрын

love watching him

@jameshatzopoulos9885 2 жыл бұрын

Very informational video. Thank you. I just showed my class this video!

@sharathraghavendra4121 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear you. Thank you

@RS-wh9yh 3 жыл бұрын

Gosh I just love watching his cooking show. French food, délicieux!

@Bronco541 2 жыл бұрын

the simplicity yet genius of techniques like these never fails to impress me.

@brandonmichaels5194 8 ай бұрын

This man is a national treasure.

@scottyg9167 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, I don’t think I would ever have loved cooking some much if it were not for how much I have learned from YOU.

@tigertiger1699 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers, great teacher 🙏👍

@ChefRamidaThaiFoodExpert 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Jacques . you are the best.

@theastewart6721 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thanks!

@colinmcdonald2499 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a long video of Chef discussing/ reviewing all 300 of his knives! I am interested in buying a few really great knives. Seeing what knives he has and his critique of each one would be amazing!

@kevinfield9391 2 жыл бұрын

Whenever I'm asked who's my favorite chef my answer is always Jacques Pépin. A true legend

@JohnAckerman93 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. Jacques is truly a legend who makes cooking easy and fun. I remember watching him and Julia Child on PBS every weekend as a little kid. I learn so much when I watch him or Julia Child. They are my two favorite chefs

@ericlundquistjr.568 4 жыл бұрын

I love this man.

@victorcross5949 6 жыл бұрын

Gotta love Jacques.

@ThePhilneale 3 жыл бұрын

You skill is amazing and you a genius at.being.a.great human being.

@MEADVICE 5 жыл бұрын

excellent video, chef

@clem24u Жыл бұрын

I can always learn something from a real professional. That's why I clicked on this. I've been cutting, slicing and chopping for 60 years. My father taught me but he didn't teach me to peel. Mr. Pépin just did.

@Nugs59 4 жыл бұрын

Pepin: *Starts waving hand and knife around* Me: *Anxiety Intensifies*

@AnExPor 3 жыл бұрын

Good video. I find prep work kind of calming / meditative at this point.

@JohnAckerman93 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. A quick story. A few months ago I had a car accident. We don’t know exactly what caused it. About a month or two after, I was having some anxiety. Lately I’ve been watching Jacques Pépin, and watching him really takes a lot of my anxiety away.

@1boortzfan 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody has better knife skills than Jacques.

@dallasraisbeck7297 Ай бұрын

No, YOU are a genius Jacques Pepin

@pktdbgnzwl Жыл бұрын

Nice. Short, very good information and to the point. Too many YT instructors drone on for 15 minutes.

@kingzeus36 8 жыл бұрын

We LOVE you and Julia Child on the twitch Food Channel. your know how and can do attitude is awesome.

@lunaratlas3704 6 жыл бұрын

King KarlySama I just hope you stay away from any of the live streams with carrots

@MediciMedic 5 жыл бұрын

Shut up?

@vesperjade07 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

@danielgbr1 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid

@aquilestadeu 6 жыл бұрын

You are a master...I am glad I got to know you and your videos though French Guy Cooking....you inspire me! Think you so much

@confoundedbridge6357 6 жыл бұрын

Jacques is an international treasure. The best.

@PopescuSorin 3 жыл бұрын

Oui! vive la France!

@reginabarron4073 4 жыл бұрын

Very, good video!

@stuff2008 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly best guy!

@ravishraj7319 5 жыл бұрын

That flower vase is the most beautiful thing ever.

@dapursukabeda 5 жыл бұрын

That is amazing

@johnwheater4412 5 жыл бұрын

Good knife skill ty

@Vikkar1 3 жыл бұрын

A true Grandmaster Chef!

@gabrielmyre 3 жыл бұрын

I learned how to peal properly while watching Chef Pépin and Claudine in the mid 90's on PBS

@CraigArndt Жыл бұрын

I made a chicken Ballantine tonight, had to refresh my memory on cutting it and while watching Jacques I said, he’s a genius. It came out perfect, man is a genius.

@nancysardo8274 6 жыл бұрын

Great tips for home cooks.Thank you Master Jacques!!

@H_Eevee 4 жыл бұрын

JP: "You don't have to pay much for a paring knife. You tend to lose it." Me: ...Hmm. True. JP: "You only need these 3 knives. That being said, I have about 300 knives at home." Me: Are the other 297 lost paring knives?

@isabaucave 4 жыл бұрын

Maurice Chevalier in the kitchen! Love you!

@chrystalbrown9600 3 жыл бұрын

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

@anishinaabe8928 4 жыл бұрын

I chuckle everytime I watch Jacques slice mushrooms... Jacques Rocks!

@NewfieAsianKid 11 ай бұрын

As a Chinese Cantonese man, we have a traditional knife called the Cleaver. One of my favorites. Very versatile and convient for scooping up the chopped veggies after prepping. Everyone should at least get one of those.

@jojomama4787 5 жыл бұрын

This guy deserves to be paid attention to...be wise and listen!

@crx5555 5 жыл бұрын

My grandma use to watch him on PBS I use to love when he would cook with his daughter and be yelling at her lol

@Mandinga5112 5 жыл бұрын

Genius!!

@hrabia 5 жыл бұрын

I love the comments on the cooking/etc vids. People hit with sarcasm harder than with a cast iron pan

@Jimmyzb36 4 жыл бұрын

Love my jacques!!!!!

@kyzercube 5 жыл бұрын

OMG I did that with my thumb @ 1:22 cutting celery. Lesson learned :D

@jojomama4787 6 жыл бұрын

What will we do when we have Jacques no more??!??may God bless that man...

@alansmithee1030 8 жыл бұрын

"Knife for me are the extension of my finger." Guys, it's Freddy Kreuger in disguise.

@5argetech56 7 жыл бұрын

Alan Smithee That would be Wolverine.

@nickritchie2154 6 жыл бұрын

Foodie Krueger

@MajDogMeat 3 жыл бұрын

The Man!

@conscience-commenter 5 ай бұрын

Please do a video on your famous "rocking technique ".

@65elcamino283 5 жыл бұрын

LLLLiterally LOL'd quite loudly at the 300 knives part. Also glad to hear that I dont have "problem" hoarding knives...

@SumoCumLoudly 5 жыл бұрын

You need 300 knives, that being said, I only have 3.

@Sunflower123abc 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@insidecomputing9850 4 жыл бұрын

@@Sunflower123abc nonce

@andyvaldez212 4 жыл бұрын

“Im not a genius” ... yeah okay, whatever man.

@H_Eevee 4 жыл бұрын

Right!? Lol.

@heymetaa 3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. Beaten by a fellow chef in training... a year earlier!

@victorycoffee92 3 жыл бұрын

ikr

@ROCKAPOTAMUSINMYHAND 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@fredericlinden 3 жыл бұрын

So much 'substance', politeness and consideration in your comment... Truly, I guess you have no idea who Mr. Pepin is in the culinary world...Too bad

@davidprimeau3368 5 жыл бұрын

I always find peeling before cutting off the ends is easier since I don't have to peel right to end or start right at the beginning, I will cut off both ends after peeling anyways.

@gilgemash 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir, for waking me up 😷

@instantbeansoup 3 жыл бұрын

After scrolling through a bunch of useless 20min videos, i finally found this gold

@eliasroos7185 8 жыл бұрын

I learned about tucking the thumb a little too late, and I have a very deep scar to show for it.

@bahroum69 5 жыл бұрын

Same here. Knife went right through my thumb nail, and quite deep in the flesh several years ago. Will never make that mistake again.

@puresoul5560 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir ❤

@craigh8602 5 жыл бұрын

And a serrated bread knife.

@sheba134 4 жыл бұрын

Craig H in his other videos he doesn’t seem to use them. He has a technique of just using his kitchen knife

@alex27826 4 жыл бұрын

You don't need a serrated knife if your other knives are sharp enough

@andrewmurphy5310 4 жыл бұрын

If you are cutting a lot of bread it is probbably easier to have a serated knife than keep sharpening your other knives

@HarPlayer 4 жыл бұрын

Learning from A " PRO" !!!!!!😃😃!!!!!!😄😄😄!!!!!!!

@pittbrat7963 5 жыл бұрын

He mentioned something about the Phantom Of the Opera? Ah oui! Enchanté!

@12345fowler 5 жыл бұрын

No he mentioned "the little rats of the Opera" beeing the young opera or ballet dancers learners

@darkbloom9218 4 жыл бұрын

"The way I move my hand will control the knife." "Don't pay too much money on paring knife you tend to lose it. Just a cheap paring knife." "Only need 3 knives." "Proper knife technique is essential. I'm not a genius man. You don't have to." Gotta listen to the wise and stop playing by the books.

@gideonwestgate3291 5 жыл бұрын

He's not a genius. But he's an expert in his craft. The best!!

@sapogato4518 2 жыл бұрын

I can count by the fingers in both hands the amount of times I made a mistake whilst chopping and that number keeps going down every time so I must be getting better at it.

@thomshere 5 жыл бұрын

I wish more people would learn that a dull knife is a dangerous knife!

@greenking9336 4 жыл бұрын

His voice is ASMR

@Tbeckford1 6 жыл бұрын

GENIUS YES U ARE LOL

@bifeldman 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t know. I think he’s a genius.

@vicshun4701 3 жыл бұрын

Chef - Do you no that Cook WRarchel - said there are 265 apple varieties in New York State.?.

@cosaruromeea4181 5 жыл бұрын

Wusthof Ikon commercial. :)

@aw6631 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta love a real French accent.

@oldarpanet 5 жыл бұрын

If you actually watch his shows or his interviews you would know, he apologizes, often, for his Connecticut accent! I love this man. I have a couple of his books: The Apprentice, Essentials (which comes with a techniques DVD-priceless!)