The chef's knife is a kitchen superhero you can use to slice, dice and chop your way to healthy meals. Watch and learn simple cutting techniques.

Using a sharp chef’s knife, cut across the rolled leaves perpendicularly, creating thin ribbons. Take your time and maintain a steady cutting motion, so you achieve consistent thickness throughout the chiffonade.

This tutorial will cover the correct way to hold a chef's knife as well as how to grip the food with your other hand to avoid cutting yourself.

To slice with your chef’s knife, position the knife at a slight angle to the food, then use a back-and-forth motion to cut through the food in smooth, even strokes. A slicing motion, unlike the rocking technique, typically involves a gentle sawing motion rather than a downward force.