Use a Knife Like a Chef | Chef Jean-Pierre

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  • Hello There Friends, Today I'm going to show you How a Chef uses a Knife. you don't need 27 different knives in your Kitchen. You actually only need 5. I will teach you about all the essential knives that you need in the kitchen, and how to use and maintain them. Let me know what you think in the comments below and if you want to see more content like this!
    VIDEOS LINKS:
    Sharpening a Knife Under a Microscope: • Sharpening knife - S30...
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    PRODUCTS USED BY CHEF:
    ❤️ Wusthof Paring Knife: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/s...
    ❤️ Wusthof Boning Knife: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/s...
    ❤️ Wusthof Chef's Knife: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/s...
    ❤️ Wusthof Double Serrated Break Knife: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/C...
    ❤️ Wusthof Slicing Knife: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/C...
    ❤️ Wusthof Honing Steel: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/S...
    ❤️ Cutting Boards: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/C...
    ❤️ Knife Storage: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/S...
    ❤️ Scrapper / Chopper: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/S...
    ❤️ Silicone Spatulas Set of 3: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/S...
    ❤️ Laser Thermometer: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/I...
    ❤️ Signed copy Chef Jean-Pierre's Cookbook: chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/C...
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    ✴️CHICKEN RECIPES: • Chicken Recipes | Chef...
    ✴️PORK RECIPES: • Pork Recipes | Chef Je...
    ✴️LAMB RECIPES: • Lamb Recipes | Chef Je...
    ✴️SEAFOOD RECIPES: • Seafood Recipes | Chef...
    ✴️BREAKFAST RECIPES: • Breakfast Recipes | Ch...
    ✴️VEGETERIAN RECIPES: • Vegetarian Recipes | C...
    ✴️DESSERT RECIPES: • Dessert Recipes | Chef...
    ✴️APPETIZER RECIPES: • Appetizer Recipes | Ch...
    ✴️ONYO RECIPES: • Onyo Recipes | Chef Je...
    ✴️PASTA RECIPES: • Pasta Recipes | Chef J...
    ✴️SOUP RECIPES: • Soup Recipes | Chef Je...
    ✴️SAUCE RECIPES: • Sauce Recipes | Chef J...
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    PRODUCTS USED BY CHEF:
    CHECK OUT OUR AMAZON STORE:
    www.amazon.com/stores/Chef+Je...
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    OUR CHANNEL:
    / @chefjeanpierre
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    CHEF'S WEBSITE:
    www.chefjeanpierre.com/
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    CHEF'S ONLINE STORE:
    chefjp-com.3dcartstores.com/
    0:00 Intro to Knives
    0:43 Slicer
    0:58 Serrated Knife
    1:12 Chef's Knife
    1:57 Boning Knife
    2:20 Pairing Knife
    2:57 Steel
    3:22 Scrapper
    3:46 Cutting Board
    5:53 Butter Break
    6:16 What did I forget?
    6:27 How to Handle a Knife
    8:00 Sharpness of a Knife
    12:49 The "Claw"
    16:58 Keeping a Sharp Knife
    21:13 Outro
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  • @DonPandemoniac
    @DonPandemoniac ปีที่แล้ว +365

    I've said it before, but man there is so much value in your videos. The way you don't just show the 'how' but also thoroughly explain the 'why' is exceptional. Bless you Chef.

    • @shuvoleig4936
      @shuvoleig4936 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      What a good-natured, yet, hilarious sense of humor. i kept literally LOL
      Excellent information. You can tell most of us would have the best fun in your kitchen, learning from you and eating great foods. Thank you so much, Chef Jean-Pierre

  • @ronw76
    @ronw76 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    I'm a really old guy but have to tell you that this is the most instructive cooking video I've ever seen! The biggest take-away for me was to visualize the knife as a saw, not an axe. Thank you!

    • @DarthPeachy
      @DarthPeachy ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yeah me too.

    • @myjewelry4u
      @myjewelry4u ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I’m a really old lady and I also enjoy watching the chef! I love his humor.

    • @r1273m
      @r1273m ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I'm 75 and I too have learned more on this channel than any other cooking channel. Keep it up Chef!

    • @crywalt
      @crywalt ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I remember the day I discovered, after home cooking for years, that blades work better slicing than pushing. It was a sudden revelation and made all the chopping and cutting chores into a pleasure. I used to run onions through the food processor because it was too much trouble to dice them. Literally one day to the next it was a million times easier.

    • @ZinsWorld
      @ZinsWorld ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i always learn something new with his videos, even just going back to watch the basics :)

  • @kevinsanders200
    @kevinsanders200 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    This Thanksgiving I am grateful for discovering chef Jean-Pierre. I'm a partially disabled Marine, stuck in my home. I was bored and depressed when I accidentally discovered the videos and started cooking seriously. I had always enjoyed cooking, and had some basic skills but watching the videos, over and over in some cases, really elevated the level of my cooking and uncovered a passion for classic French and Italian cooking. My freezer is always packed with bags of kitchen scraps, and fresh made chicken and beef stock which I use nearly everyday to make the most spectacular gravies, rice, pot roasts, and soups that I also learned how to prepare watching the videos. I'm excited to get out of bed now, and some nights I have difficulty falling asleep, thinking about all of the mise-en-place I get to do in the morning. I love prep work! Crazy! I actually lost 42# after I stopped buying processed frozen and canned food! Thank you chef and staff! I am very thankful! Probably saved my life.

    • @isoldetristan2271
      @isoldetristan2271 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for your service.

    • @galebush1004
      @galebush1004 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      What a wonderful letter.

    • @marilenegargour1208
      @marilenegargour1208 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Mr. Sanders, I agree with you. Chef Jean Pierre is an inspiration to me as well. I like to cook also so, for me, it's an honor to be in his presence, even if just through the videos. I feel as though I were at the Sorbonne's culinary institute. I always look forwards to his notifications Thank you for your service to our Country.

    • @kevinsanders200
      @kevinsanders200 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mrbeckham666 Pathetic. Spamming another channel for views.

    • @mrbeckham666
      @mrbeckham666 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevinsanders200 I'm sorry, but I think you cut yourself with a knife too hard to write such nonsense. I kindly just wrote a channel that you might be interested in. A normal person would say thank you pathetic.

  • @felipecounago4716
    @felipecounago4716 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    That JJBA picture when he's thrusting with the knife just killed me 😂

  • @68Goldfish
    @68Goldfish ปีที่แล้ว +49

    The only chef on TH-cam that I feel 100 percent confident in giving a thumbs up before I even see the video.

  • @Spivacus
    @Spivacus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    The mat to stop your cutting board from moving, mentioned at 5:08, is called a shelf liner(also called drawer liner rarely). They usually come in rolls but I did find precut sheets on Amazon. I hope my half hour of research to find this helps someone.

    • @jonnyc4744
      @jonnyc4744 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you so much

  • @b33p
    @b33p 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This should be mandatory watching for every teenager.

  • @Etherealnow1
    @Etherealnow1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    As someone who has been in the industry for like 13 years I can confirm that Chef Jean-Pierre can teach one or two new things to anyone in every single video, no matter how experienced one might think is. Thank you very much for all the hard work that you put in each video chef, it's really appreciated!

  • @joevasseghi
    @joevasseghi ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I'm tired of repeating myself, but chef Jean-Pierre is the G.O.A.T. a teacher, story teller, chef and all around awesome guy
    The passion he displays is absolutely contagious,
    I love the jokes about the booze most of all.
    My greatest find on you tube was finding Chef Jean-Pierre.
    Thank you for making me a better Chef

    • @anonymouswizzard5680
      @anonymouswizzard5680 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stop using this acronym. Really, this is beyond cringe.

    • @joevasseghi
      @joevasseghi ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anonymouswizzard5680
      If you are talking about my post, I would suggest you skip over it and leave your comments to somebody who gives a shit.
      He is the G.O.A.T

  • @Benicee
    @Benicee ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dear chef Jean Pierre. I'm a student in culinary school, and I am very good at sharpening my knife with the stone.
    There are many people, including many chefs. They really don't know how to maintain the sharpness of their knife. Most of the time I see people scratching the cutting board with the blade, which is a hell no action to the knife. Indeed, it is really hard to get this kind of knowledge in this industry. I was always thinking about this knowledge need to be teach in culinary school as well.
    Anyway, I enjoyed all the knowledge that chef Jean you shared in the video. You are truly amazing and awesome. Love you so much and hope you can share more knowledge in the future. Thank you chef. Appreciate it.

  • @preejojohny2053
    @preejojohny2053 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You are not only a well-experienced chef but also a passionate teacher. Thank you so much. Love from Italy🥰💝

  • @yogeshsingla131
    @yogeshsingla131 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Butter is my moral support. Wise words.

  • @demicamack6670
    @demicamack6670 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS VIDEO!!!! I've never ever seen anyone explain things like you do!!!! The Chef & Jack show!!!!!

  • @demicamack6670
    @demicamack6670 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I would have paid for this video!!! Seriously!!!! BEST TEACHER EVER!!!!!!

    • @lumebands6117
      @lumebands6117 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some time,this guy using Plastic spoons... which causing Cancer, So some time,we need to teach him

    • @Insomnia_tic
      @Insomnia_tic 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      SHHHH! They’ll make us pay!

  • @curiouslyme524
    @curiouslyme524 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    This dear gentleman is not only a master chef, he's a master teacher. He's a true gift to us all. God bless him!

    • @ChefJeanPierre
      @ChefJeanPierre  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🙏🙏🙏❤️

  • @antonbachvaroff6312
    @antonbachvaroff6312 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    How to handle a knife in the kitchen is so important. You always have something wonderful to give us! The Claw technique absolutely did it for me this time. Thank you, Jean Pierre!

  • @demicamack6670
    @demicamack6670 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OMG!!! THANK YOU CHEF!!!! I could not figure out for the life of me where to put my scraper!!! They literally don't fit in my tool drawer.

  • @cindzz47
    @cindzz47 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    60 years old…never knew any of this👍🏻❤️🥰

  • @jonbarian6190
    @jonbarian6190 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was not expecting polnareff in this this video. Love it lol

  • @deserteagle7032
    @deserteagle7032 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is what make Chef Jean Pierre so extraordinary. Very few people would take the time to really make you understand. No other chef would do this. Chef JP doesn't just upload "cooking" videos. There's something to learn in everyone of them. You are 1 in 6.6 Billion :)

  • @lelandwhitehead56
    @lelandwhitehead56 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Immediately became one of my favorite cooking channels with the Polnareff/Silver Chariot meme

  • @xsentrik1107
    @xsentrik1107 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I say it all the time I learn more from watching this channel I didn't culinary school I think going to ask for my money back LOL

  • @areks.6101
    @areks.6101 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Now when I look back, I wish he was my culinary instructor. Bon Appetit 😊

  • @archael18
    @archael18 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I love these basic skills videos because they help with "everything" in the kitchen. Thanks again, Chef! 🍻

  • @tonystafano4028
    @tonystafano4028 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Btw thank you so much for the Thanksgiving recipes 😘

  • @ocbtyga3238
    @ocbtyga3238 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:26 my man got so carried away by his cutting boards safetly procedures and butter softening methods, he totally forgot about the video topic :D
    gotta love Jean Pierre

  • @MrSamPenDragon
    @MrSamPenDragon ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was a great and much needed video. I only wish I had seen it a long time ago. Thanks

  • @donscott6431
    @donscott6431 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Been cooking, professionally, since 1972. Early on, I became a fanatic on keeping my knives sharp. The things that you demonstrate are very helpful to a novice, giving them a starting place in maintaining the edge. While there are many sharpening systems out there, I love, and recommend, the Norton tri-stone. I have two, one with Arkansas stones. Thanks for teaching how NOT to destroy the edge, which will enhance proper performance of the knife thereby improving knife skills in general. I applaud your choice of content in all your videos, and this one in particular.

    • @VegasMikeP229
      @VegasMikeP229 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a set of three Arkansas stones but gave them up for Wet/Dry sandpaper. If the knife is sharp, I use 1,500 grit sandpaper to get it ready for the 3,000 grit sandpaper. 3,000 grit will polish the edge and leave it razor sharp. When the sandpaper gets a bit worn, just pull out another piece.

    • @janwillems666
      @janwillems666 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m cooking professionally for over 25 years. I’m very happy that one of my first chefs taught me that I should put all my energy in my cutting motion and technique. Being preoccupied with the sharpness of the knife is a waste of energy. We are chefs, our goal is making perfect dishes. Door to door scissor grinder is a different profession. Give an amateur the best tools and he will still make a mediocre dish, give a true chef lousy tools and he will hold his ground.

    • @donscott6431
      @donscott6431 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@janwillems666
      I agree, as far as quality of FOOD PRODUCT goes, but honing your blade on the back of another knife only goes so far.. I am happiest when I fill my knapsack, in the morning(at home), with mercurially sharp tools. I NEVER use restaurant supplies(and this statement includes a whole lot of things that are found in an industrial kitchen). If you want to know what tools I’m talking about, ask. Right now, I’m just getting home after a shitty day( the owner is, financially tripping-got his ass on top of his shoulders, and fired everyone in the kitchen-except me.)
      Now, in MY present position, would you rather carry your OWN tools;killer-sharp, or walk into the kitchen tomorrow morning, KNOWING that the owner (small-lettering here) cooked, left the
      WHOLE line barren, and (ps) there’s probably 300 plates in, and around, the dish machine, since he fired EVERYBODY! You should know that I’ll be 71, in July.
      Knowledge (a LOT goes into KITCHEN knowledge), preparation (ties with knowledge), PRODUCTION ( the name of the game )- dictates, by necessity, super-sharp knives.
      If you haven’t experienced this common occurrence yet, you ARE blessed; but beware- ignorance holds NO, I’ll say, NO excuse. Wade in the pond, long enough, you’ll have to swim or join the muddied crap below EVERYONE.

    • @stefanmarraccini8646
      @stefanmarraccini8646 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I still have anxiety when people cut on anything but wood or synthetic.
      Steel on ceramics (plates)? With steak knives I just sharpened to shave sharp?
      Just take a deep breath and remember no member of the public is in on edge secrets. And afterall, they are steak knives and plates with food that you handed to the people.
      They just wanna eat. Once in few years I try to have a fun dinner table convo about all the neat knife sharpening techniques out there.
      Cricket city.
      Watch some Asian Chef's and their wetstone sharpening rituals. It's so friggin' Zen. And the results, while labor intensive, are hair splittingly good.

    • @donscott6431
      @donscott6431 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      DUDE! I was born 07/04/1954 so I’m feeling that age thing. The restaurant that I work at, since retirement, is a Greek restaurant that was recently bought by the bookkeeper, a Palestinian guy, during the pandemic. He lost his lease and moved locations to, right across the street, from a university. These students pay a hefty tuition which includes MEALS. The site we are in is a converted HOUSE! They built a huge glassed-in patio and now we seat about 90 people. The kitchen line, from front wall to back wall, is 11 feet and the “pick up” area is included. The cook line is 10 feet long and BARELY fits under the exhaust hood. The walk in cooler in outside, 2 flights down and to the right, through a “cavern”. I can’t TELL you how sorry the trash situation is, nor the fact that they buy paper towels and bundles of cheep rags from the dollar store.
      The place smells like old, kitchen grease. The owner is TRYING to cook😜, and I’m only working Fri,Sat and Sunday(their busiest days). When I get there there is nothing under the sandwich-box lids but pans with condensation and detritus. You bet your ASS I bring my Shun knives and my Cephalon pans.

  • @Jewelpoly
    @Jewelpoly ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This man....... i just accidentally clicked on his video BUT his humour got me subscribed

  • @jamellelangfordiii3586
    @jamellelangfordiii3586 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am not sure if you said it and I missed it, but "mise en place" is SO important. Timing is so important when cooking, a good caramelization turns to burnt in seconds, so you want all your stuff ready to go BEFORE you start cooking.

  • @kramchancel1266
    @kramchancel1266 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its 2 am and Im watching a frenchman with knives. Fantastic 😅

  • @rimonwarda9791
    @rimonwarda9791 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are the best chef I like you so much

  • @brettperkins5750
    @brettperkins5750 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thank you Chef. I am in construction and we train our new guys why we use tools the way we do, and how to do each procedure. It's the combination of how and why that makes for safe productive use of the tools. I like that you teach in the same manor with all your kitchen techniques, I have become a better home cook will all my foods because you teach me not just the dish you are making but a kitchen philosophy to bring to all my foods. Again, Thank you Chef!

  • @karminderhundal
    @karminderhundal ปีที่แล้ว +2

    10.27 - GORDON RAMSAY BURRNNNN 😂😂

  • @denislavdochev3783
    @denislavdochev3783 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The thing that really made me advance in the kitchen was the improvement of my knife skills and this video here is a gold 🥇

  • @mauso12012
    @mauso12012 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best chef tutor on Utube

  • @tadeusz1
    @tadeusz1 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is culinary schooling of the highest standard.Thank you chef J-P.. TOP marks for simplicity in the explanation.

    • @vesnacupic-basha5238
      @vesnacupic-basha5238 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Excellent school for free,thanks great chef

    • @vesnacupic-basha5238
      @vesnacupic-basha5238 ปีที่แล้ว

      I transformed my kitchen already by 40% to a professional kitchen by dead chef’ s advises rehang thanks

    • @vesnacupic-basha5238
      @vesnacupic-basha5238 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      by dear chef…sorry for mistake

  • @RS-sc2zr
    @RS-sc2zr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feels like i just attended a class 😅
    Thankyou 🙌

  • @PS-Straya_M8
    @PS-Straya_M8 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So glad you mentioned Not to scrape with the edge of the knife, why destroy a sharp edge! 😁

  • @craftiestdude
    @craftiestdude ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is Classic! The Chef brings butter to a knife fight!

  • @peterthermocline
    @peterthermocline ปีที่แล้ว +3

    EXCELLENT KITCHEN SKILLS SERIES🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

  • @phillipaddenbrooke9183
    @phillipaddenbrooke9183 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    58 years a chef and this is the first time I have seen another chef who actually knows what he is doing finally someone else says these chefs who insist on sideways cuts are idiots haven't cut my fingers since I finished my apprenticeship lol

  • @bohemiansusan2897
    @bohemiansusan2897 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Finally someone besides me that uses a rubber or silicone grip under the cutting board.
    I use a Chinese kitchen knife for most everything. Rocking cuts cause major pain to my hands and wrists. I also use a santoku as well. Am guilty of using my knife as a scraper all day long. Easy to do with a Chinese knife. I keep telling folks that they are not clevers

  • @chrysanthepaxinos2839
    @chrysanthepaxinos2839 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you Chef. Good to see that my father taught me correctly. ( he was a chef) First day with the parents, I always have my Dad sharpen my knives. When I first married, he gave me a stone and showed me how to use it. He's 97, and I love asking him to do it.

    • @byrongreene6234
      @byrongreene6234 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And he loves when you ask, take my word for that.

    • @mphysic01
      @mphysic01 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I make it to 97 I hope my daughter still asks me for advice.

  • @precisionknifesharpening3102
    @precisionknifesharpening3102 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Being a professional knife sharpener his explanation of using a ceramic steel is right on the money.

  • @AninoffsMagister
    @AninoffsMagister ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have 2 more common phrases my chef friend says in his kitchen all the time that I feel will resonate with you the most, based on watching a ton of your videos: 1. He will ask his staff in the middle of service, “What is the word of the day?” To which they all answer in sync, “SPOTLESS”. 2. Again to the entire kitchen staff, “What is my favorite color?” To which the answer is always, “Shiny”!! 😂😂😂😂

  • @oasisblue419
    @oasisblue419 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My dad is a retired professional Cheff and he taught me how to use a steel rod and a kitchen knife. I work in a professional restaurant as waiter, however sometimes the kitchen chefs will ask me to sharpen their knifes for them because my technique makes the knife really sharp… Saying this, I have pickup some good tips on sharpening from this video

  • @michelpassone8804
    @michelpassone8804 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Une très bonne idée !!! Grazzie mille Jean-Pierre.

  • @kels3972
    @kels3972 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you sweet chef for these wonderful tips!!!!

  • @angelofdeath095
    @angelofdeath095 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wholesome grandpa explaining about scary knives are the best . I enjoyed the video quite a lot and also learned a lot about knife skills. Thanks Gramps.

  • @lawman5511
    @lawman5511 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Took me forever to learn how to sharpen a knife. Finally I made friends with a custom knife maker. In 15 minutes, I had it. Feel the knife dragging at the right angle. When it’s right, the sound and the feel are really different. Same with the steel.

  • @drucey1210
    @drucey1210 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Been waiting for this one chef, Thank you.

  • @williamandersson7638
    @williamandersson7638 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Butter for mental support 😂😂
    Recently discovered passion for cooking , and this master chef Jean Pierre is an amazing teacher.

  • @Mathias-RetroFutureTech
    @Mathias-RetroFutureTech 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This, again, is one of those videos you go in, expecting to already know the most of and after the first couple of minutes already have learned more, than you most likely knew before in total. ^^

  • @TBSWORLD77
    @TBSWORLD77 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "You only need 5 knives." 3 minutes later, Chef opens 4 ft long knife drawer! LOL! Great video Chef, have a Happy Thanksgiving! 💙

  • @RandiG63
    @RandiG63 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh I needed this video so much Thank you 🙏🏻

  • @reginaldwinsor2759
    @reginaldwinsor2759 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I grew up in a commercial fishing family. Knives were an integral a part of production, ensuring a quality product and simply getting things done. A good quality knife which maintains sharpness is imperative. Technique is everything. The right knife for a job to do.. In a chef's world, owning & maintaining a good quality set of knives is essential. This demonstration covered the why & how to use knives professionally. Thanks

  • @wtf2203
    @wtf2203 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm 74, & I adopted the attitude that the pros did things for a reason, so I mimicked the things I saw. General knowledge was the equivalent of that, & no one was making such a detailed approach. I now know that there are simple, specific subtleties that make tasks easier with a knife that had not occurred to me already.

  • @heli0s2003
    @heli0s2003 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    More knife videos. I wish this this video was longer. Thanks chef

  • @philipu150
    @philipu150 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At the risk of repeating something said in one of the (ten billion) comments below, I would like to humbly add something about knife handling that, Chef, is probably so obvious to you and others that it is not mentioned. I learned the hard way in the years I was cooking for a lot of people every day. I like my knives razor sharp; a sharp edge does the work. I learned quickly to make it habit, just as you showed without mentioning it in this video, to ALWAYS lay them with the edge facing away. It is so easy when working fast, or with a little distraction, to graze a sharp, facing edge on a cutting board. Thanks for this great channel.

  • @AldousHuxleysCat
    @AldousHuxleysCat ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was probably cooking 30 years before I found out I didn't hold a knife correctly. Videos like this one are so important to help me re-break that habit. Just remember if you don't know how to hold a knife properly and you learn and then you find yourself slipping back into your old habits come back here watch this video and you'll straighten right up, thank you chef

  • @lebeaud71
    @lebeaud71 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love knives!
    I love using my knives.

  • @DanWebster
    @DanWebster ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mom grew up in a farm house built in 1851. They had no power her whole childhood. They kept butter on the counter. They made their own butter. I have my Grandma's churn. We to this day don't refrigerate butter that's open, it's always on the counter till it's gone. We put it in a butter keeper thats from the 50's LOL

  • @chaaazgould4828
    @chaaazgould4828 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I went to the Culinary Institute of America, and the very first thing I heard was, “If you grab a knife, then grab a steel!” Keeping your knives sharp during a long shift cooking is ultra important. Your explanation of how, and when to use “The Claw” is spot on!
    Nice work!!

  • @AninoffsMagister
    @AninoffsMagister ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My best friend is a chef and had been running one kitchen or another for almost 30 years. His first exec job was 18. He says constantly that knife skills are dying out. When he first started years ago he said many chefs had strong knife skills but more recently he finds he has to teach these skills in the kitchen to professional cooks. “Knife skills are dying out Chris.” I’ve heard many l, many times. So Thank you for this video. Hopefully lots of people watch!! Another one of his favorites is, “You get cut by a dull knife not a sharp.”

  • @jmdenison
    @jmdenison ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And if you are doing a new kitchen design, whenever you are able to do that put in at least one pull out cutting board and if you could afford it get two of them. Those are the best things ever they're just breadboards with a knob on the edge and they can just cut out the top of a cabinet under your countertop so the thing just slides right out. They are absolutely absolutely wonderful. Whoever came up with pull out cutting boards was a kitchen design genius. If you already have high quality cabinets in your kitchen you might be able to get a carpenter to come out and retrofit one or two of these

  • @alexe3574
    @alexe3574 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Enjoyed this video so much I couldn't resist reenacting it for the other bus passengers. My court date is set for next week :)

  • @maryshew9308
    @maryshew9308 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Dear Chef. You have a vast knowledge about your chosen (life-long) field--and more, you are a marvelous teacher!!💖 This is one of your best videos and I have learned a lot about knives. Thank you! God bless! 🙏

  • @tapnix7300
    @tapnix7300 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a great video, Thank you Chef

  • @sylvainpanneau6460
    @sylvainpanneau6460 ปีที่แล้ว

    First time I see someone actually mentioning there's a time for the claw ! Merci mon Jean-Pierre ;)

  • @user-mb8ee2qr4z
    @user-mb8ee2qr4z 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm from Uzbekistan. I see your every videos.Thank you for the lesson. ++++5

  • @chriskwilas1330
    @chriskwilas1330 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    🤣🤣 Lost it when I saw the butter but obviously very important for support!

  • @Nancy-ir4de
    @Nancy-ir4de ปีที่แล้ว +25

    🔪🔪🔪 A timely and excellent video. There are few who can not only execute, but teach as well, dear Chef, and you are certainly one of the few. We are so fortunate to be able to access your skills! ❤❤❤

  • @blissfulone5698
    @blissfulone5698 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OMG Chef! Did I tell you I love you today? This was an amazing video!!! Thank you soooooo much! Bless you for sharing all your valuable information!

  • @jamesmedina3271
    @jamesmedina3271 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chef slammed the garbage 🗑 bowl 😂😂 ❤️ 🇫🇷 👨‍🍳

  • @rochelleholman6917
    @rochelleholman6917 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The claw😂😂 Love you Chef!

  • @HyborianAge
    @HyborianAge ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bon jour. Just wanna say we've been enjoying your chicken recipes a lot. I introduced your recipes to my wife so I was excited and doing all the cooking and she liked them so much that now she and the kids want to cook them as well. Last night we had your Tuscan chicken and the kitchen still smells amazing like a good Italian restaurant. I read about the ancient Tuscans in a book about the history of pagan Europe so this was fascinating and delicious. We've also had your Cacciatori, Française, Milanese, and your Parmesan. Thank you for everything you do. You are the man. 💪😎

  • @Highlander77
    @Highlander77 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Ladies love the 6 inch..."
    Well that sure gave ME a confidence boost!

  • @stevieg4201
    @stevieg4201 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Chef, a lot of people don’t use a knife properly, and also a lot of people think that a sharp knife is too dangerous for them if they’re a bit clumsy, I think a dull knife is a dangerous knife in the kitchen. I’m so glad you didn’t cut yourself while talking in this video, I can’t talk and cut at the same time very well, god bless Chef. 🇮🇹😎🇮🇹

  • @morningmoon215
    @morningmoon215 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am a Mum of 4. My eldest just moved out. I think my food is pretty good. However, I just learnt so many thing's I have been doing wrong for the past few decade's multiple time's everyday. Thank you so much for this video. I feel my life is about to get so much easier. You are wonderful!!!! Much love and gratitude from Australia. 💖💖💖

  • @bmoraski
    @bmoraski ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Looking forward to an in depth guide on sharpening and care of your knives and also the proper cutting board maintenance. Thank you Chef.

  • @EdBlutarski-qp4um
    @EdBlutarski-qp4um 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always kept my pocket knives semi sharp for work, but I had figure out how to care for the expensive kitchen knives since they can be more dangerous when dull. I tried several methods until I found a setup that maintained the angle of the stones and didn’t change the profile of the blade, I have similar steels to yours ( which was another thing I had to teach myself) but as a rookie dumbell sharpener I have managed to keep my 40+ year old knives in good working condition. I never considered moving my shoulder while dressing them on the steels but I will start doing that today.
    Thank you Chef, your willingness to share your expertise will serve to let my kitchen tools last another 40 years 🍷

  • @alexe3574
    @alexe3574 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would like to add: I know many people who don't realize a dull knife in the kitchen is way more dangerous than a sharp one. Dull blade > you have to put more pressure to make teh cut > much worse potential wounds if you slip.
    Doing the sawing motion also helps avoid this kind of accident!

  • @TheMissingnut
    @TheMissingnut ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have been studying and sharpening knives for over two years now. You explain the use and science 100%. Best straight forward I have seen. Keep them coming.. You're a national treasure.

  • @bones2610
    @bones2610 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great information Chef. Thank you

  • @SamaX1010
    @SamaX1010 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    it was so funny that the editor addead jean pierre polnareff at 7:47😂

  • @lwj2
    @lwj2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, Chef. I've never been given an explanation of HOW to use a steel properly.

  • @thefishfin-atic7106
    @thefishfin-atic7106 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Chef Jean-Pierre is a very rare person. he has mastered his craft, and knows how to teach it very well.

  • @richardwaldron1684
    @richardwaldron1684 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I never understood the science behind the cutting motion you described, i thought it was just TV chefs being fancy. But thanks for the clear demonstration, I now see exactly why you do it. I will be practicing this from now on. Thanks

  • @maryherje7120
    @maryherje7120 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That claw thing!😹👍

  • @Sacra.
    @Sacra. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you Chef! I knew all of it but still enjoyed watching you explaining it.

  • @jason4261
    @jason4261 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a video! Amazing instruction. Personally, what makes this a complete video is when you brought out the wet paper towel. You just called out MOST of the community and you are 100%! You want zero water anywhere near your cutting board (Unless you are cleaning and immediately dry it). Been using the anti skid material and my cutting board never moves! Awesome job as usual and thanks for the instruction! Looking forward to your "Sharpening Video"!

  • @eddierodriguez8846
    @eddierodriguez8846 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Lol I love this guy... so informative and never pretentious. Wish I had been one of his students. Well now, I guess I am. Thank you Chef and hope to see many more informative videos in the future.

  • @johnsmithayinzemi8926
    @johnsmithayinzemi8926 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would love to be your student one day,because I truly love your teachings. My favorite chef.

  • @soroushserjooie1681
    @soroushserjooie1681 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Whenever he makes a joke, reminds me Louis de Funes!
    Very instructive video! Merci beaucoup Jean-Pierre!

  • @didisinclair3605
    @didisinclair3605 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was SO HELPFUL!!!! I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about knife use.. I learned so much! thanks Chef!

  • @milkshakemuncher
    @milkshakemuncher ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "Don't need 27 knives, that's too many, five is enough"
    Opens the knife drawer, 50 knives on display 😂😂

    • @marialicemeneghetti2188
      @marialicemeneghetti2188 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Verdade!
      Um estojo com mil facas faz o chef mais importante🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😄😄😄😄

  • @RickOchet12345
    @RickOchet12345 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Your presentation style is so captivating. Fantastic video, love it and learnt heaps!

  • @juliekranz6899
    @juliekranz6899 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for making this video. I am 60 years old and never knew how to correctly use knives.

  • @michaelstusiak5902
    @michaelstusiak5902 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much. I've always wanted help with knife skills