Comments on: Chef’s knife http://www.notdelia.co.uk/chefs-knife/ For people who care about their food Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pigs in blankets | Not Delia http://www.notdelia.co.uk/chefs-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-9552 Pigs in blankets | Not Delia Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:57:47 +0000 http://www.notdelia.co.uk/?p=7201#comment-9552 [...] cheffy way, then take each rasher of the bacon and flatten and stretch it using the back of a chef’s knife – a Western style of knife is probably better than a santoku.  Cut the rasher in half [...] [...] cheffy way, then take each rasher of the bacon and flatten and stretch it using the back of a chef’s knife – a Western style of knife is probably better than a santoku.  Cut the rasher in half [...]

]]> By: Ted http://www.notdelia.co.uk/chefs-knife/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Ted Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:36:43 +0000 http://www.notdelia.co.uk/?p=7201#comment-1128 <blockquote>I grip mine around the handle with all four fingers and thumb. Each to their own, I suppose, and you can do what you feel comfortable with but received wisdom says that the classic grip is the “correct” way to do it.</blockquote> As you say, each to their own and I can see that people might do themselves an injury if trying an unfamilar grip! I would never have thought to hold a knife other that with all 4 fingers and thumb round the handle as you say you do. I don't hold a knife that often anyay - the wife won't let me in the kitchen lol But I tried it the way you describe as the classic grip and to my amazement it was much easier! The old way used to put strain on my wrist and stopped me rocking the blade the way I gather the professionals do. I wonder whether it's the same with the Jap knives. We don't have any so I can't tell you myself.

I grip mine around the handle with all four fingers and thumb. Each to their own, I suppose, and you can do what you feel comfortable with but received wisdom says that the classic grip is the “correct” way to do it.

As you say, each to their own and I can see that people might do themselves an injury if trying an unfamilar grip!

I would never have thought to hold a knife other that with all 4 fingers and thumb round the handle as you say you do. I don’t hold a knife that often anyay – the wife won’t let me in the kitchen lol

But I tried it the way you describe as the classic grip and to my amazement it was much easier! The old way used to put strain on my wrist and stopped me rocking the blade the way I gather the professionals do.

I wonder whether it’s the same with the Jap knives. We don’t have any so I can’t tell you myself.

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