The Cutting Motion Begin your stroke with the ____ of the chef's knife pointed toward the cutting board The knife glides forward as the ____ of the knife descends toward the cutting board 1. Position guiding hand on one or more smaller objects. Thumb and pinkie are holding the object(s) securely and are behind the other fingers. Front fingers are ____. Finger position determines the location of the cut. 2. Place flat side of chef knife against middle joint of the front fingers of the ____ hand. The knife blade should be resting on the object(s). 3. Gently glide the chef knife in a ____ and down motion until the entire ____ of the knife is resting on the cutting board. The object(s) should be cut entirely. 4. Lift back end of the knife so the tip remains pointing down. Slide guiding hand to the location of the next cut. Verify the position of the guiding hand and begin again at step one.

The Cutting Motion

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