Basic Knife Skills

Wed Feb 25 2026 at 04:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

The Culinary Literacy Center at Parkway Central Library | Philadelphia

Culinary Literacy Center
Publisher/HostCulinary Literacy Center
Basic Knife Skills
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Basic understanding of knife safety in a kitchen, learn cutting techniques, and will demonstrate these cutting techniques.
About this Event

Thank you for your interest in the Basic Knife Skills Training from the UNITE HERE Mid Atlantic Training and Scholarship Fund. This class is from 3-4 hours and can support a class size of 10-15 students. Must have at least 1 year of cooking experience. Students will leave with a basic understanding of knife safety in a kitchen, learn cutting techniques, and will demonstrate these cutting techniques. The key to safety and learning is repetition. Learning blocks for the class are below:

  • Sanitation and set up
  • Knife safety: handling, carrying, cutting, washing
  • How to safely hand the knife to someone else
  • Knife sharpening: how to hone with a steal
  • Cutting techniques: small, medium and large dice cuts
  • Cutting techniques: rough chopping, slicing, julienne, mincing

Register either for a free ticket or make a donation for a ticket. You only need 1. Thank you!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Culinary Literacy Center at Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, United States

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