Knife Skills: Knife Safety
Summary
Do you want to learn and practice knife skills to improve your cooking? The first step towards that is learning how to work with knives safely. This short lesson will explain a few important practices that help keep you safe as you develop and practice your skills. You’ll watch a short video and then answer a few questions about what you learned in the video. Then you’ll practice what you’ve learned and prepare a simple snack of cut vegetables.
Before you get started
- Check in with an adult at home before using a knife.
Materials
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Cucumber, bell pepper or celery
Watch
Go to https://youtu.be/T4Q2RepMc1I to watch Nick from The Edible Schoolyard demonstrate some knife safety practices.