Hold food with the claw grip
The one knife habit that keeps your fingertips out of the way of the blade.
- Curl the fingertips of your guiding hand under, like a loose claw.
- Tuck your thumb behind your fingers.
- Rest the flat of the blade against your knuckles. Your knuckles guide the knife; your fingertips stay behind them.
- Slide your claw back a little after each cut to set the thickness of the next slice.
Try it now: Make the claw on the table in front of you and "slice" past your knuckles with a butter knife or a pen.