Knife Skills Course - Vivront

Learn how to use your kitchen knives safely, efficiently, and apply your skills to make a delicious salsa.

What you'll learn

Learn how to hold, handle and use a kitchen knife safely and efficiently

Understand different knife shapes and movements for different food prep needs

Learn the best way to cut produce like mangoes, peppers and onions

Apply your newly-learned skills to make a delicious mango or peach salsa from scratch!

Requirements

No cooking experience needed. Ideally you should have a kitchen knife, bell pepper(s), an onion, a mango or peach, and some olive oil, salt and pepper.

Description

Welcome to the Knife Skills 101 Course by Vivront.We’re a mission-driven kitchen shop located in Edina, Minnesota. We believe that curiosity is the best approach to learning, and you’ve already made a step in the right direction—your innate curiosity led you to click on this course!We typically offer a 90-minute in-person version of this course at our store. However, since education and accessibility are some of our key values as an organization, we decided to film the course and publish it here for our remote friends.We'll go over some kitchen knife basics, including ways to hold the knife, ways to hold the food, how to cut produce including peppers, onions, mangoes, and cilantro.You’ll learn different types of blade shapes and how to use them to your advantage based on your food prep needs.You’ll also learn about why knives go dull and how to keep them sharper longer. These knife skills are easiest accomplished when your knife is sharp. We offer on-site sharpening at our store in Edina. If you can’t drop your knives off in-person, you can mail your knives to us and we’ll get them back to you, performance-ready. More information about sharpening can be found on our website.Without further ado, enjoy the Knife Skills Course, and please reach out with any feedback or comments regarding your learning experience! We want to make this course, and your future cooking endeavors, as easy and enjoyable as possible.Happy cooking!–Your friends at Vivront

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome to the Knife Skills Course!

Lecture 2 About Vivront

Lecture 3 The Course You're About To Take

Lecture 4 Curiosity - Our Motto

Section 2: All About Knives: How to handle, hold, cut, and keep knives sharper longer

Lecture 5 Handling a Kitchen Knife

Lecture 6 Using the Knife to Help With Your Task

Lecture 7 About the Knife's Edge – Honing to Keep it Sharper Longer

Lecture 8 Holding and Moving Food

Lecture 9 Holding the Knife in your Cutting Hand • Three Ways

Lecture 10 About Blade Shapes

Lecture 11 Sticks & Cubes

Section 3: Salsa Time!

Lecture 12 Intro to the Salsa Recipe • What You Need + What You'll Learn

Lecture 13 Cutting a Bell Pepper

Lecture 14 Cutting an Onion

Lecture 15 Cutting a Mango

Lecture 16 Mix It All Together + Olive Oil, Lemon, Salt, and Cilantro

Section 4: Conclusion

Lecture 17 So What Did We Learn Today?

Lecture 18 Thank You

Lecture 19 Mmm yummy salsa

If you're new to cooking or a seasoned chef, everyone will learn something from this accessible, fun course that results in newfound kitchen confidence and a delicious, fresh salsa.