Questions and Answers
What is the shape of a Paysanne cut?
What are the dimensions of a Large Dice cut?
3/4" x 3/4" x 3/4"
What is a Batonnet cut?
Stick shape with dimensions of: 1/4" x 1/4" x 2"
What is a Whet Stone used for?
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What is Steel used to do?
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What does it mean to slice?
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What are the types of slices?
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What does Chiffonade refer to?
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What shape does a Rondelle cut take?
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What does a Diagonal cut look like?
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Describe an Oblique or Roll cut.
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What is a Lozenge cut?
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What does it mean to Butterfly meat?
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What is the definition of Chop?
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What is the definition of Dice?
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What are the dimensions of a Julienne cut?
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What is a Fine Julienne cut?
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What are the dimensions of a Brunoise cut?
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What are the dimensions of a Fine Brunoise cut?
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What are the dimensions of a Small Dice cut?
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What does it mean to Mince food?
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What is the definition of Tourner?
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What does Parisienne refer to?
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What is a Gaufrette cut?
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What are the dimensions of a Pont Nuef cut?
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What are the dimensions of a Pomme Frite cut?
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Study Notes
Knife Cuts Terminology
- Paysanne: Flat, square, round, or triangular cut measuring 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/8".
- Large Dice: Cube-shaped cut with dimensions of 3/4" x 3/4" x 3/4".
- Medium Dice: Cube-shaped cut measuring 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2".
- Batonnet: Stick-shaped cut with dimensions of 1/4" x 1/4" x 2".
- Julienne: Stick shape measuring 1/8" x 1/8" x 2", also referred to as allumette for potatoes.
Knife Sharpening Tools
- Whet Stone: Used to sharpen dull knife blades.
- Steel: Tool for honing and straightening knife blades between sharpenings.
Slicing Techniques
- Slice: Cutting an item into long, thin pieces; may serve as a finished product or preliminary step.
- Types of Slices: Includes chiffonade, rondelle, diagonal, oblique/roll cuts, and lozenges.
Specific Slicing Methods
- Chiffonade: Finely slicing or shredding leafy vegetables and herbs.
- Rondelle: Disk-shaped slices.
- Diagonal: Produces oval-shaped slices.
- Oblique/Roll Cut: Slices with two angled sides.
- Lozenge: Diamond-shaped slices, typically from firm vegetables.
Cutting and Dicing Techniques
- Butterfly: Slicing boneless meat, poultry, or fish nearly in half lengthwise to create a book-like shape.
- Chop: Cutting into pieces without the need for uniformity in size and shape.
- Dice: Cubes with six equal sides.
- Brunoise: Cube shape measuring 1/8" x 1/8" x 1/8".
- Fine Brunoise: Smaller cube measuring 1/16" x 1/16" x 1/16".
- Small Dice: Cube shape at 1/4" x 1/4" x 1/4".
- Mince: Cutting into very small pieces, also known as finely chopped.
Specialty Cuts
- Tourner: Cutting football-shaped pieces with seven equal sides and blunt ends.
- Parisienne: Spheres made from fruits or vegetables using a small melon baller.
- Gaufrette: Thin, waffle-textured vegetable slices created with a mandoline.
- Pont Nuef: Stick shape measuring 3/4" x 3/4" x 2".
- Pomme Frite: Stick shape measuring 1/2" x 1/2" x 2".
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