How to Julienne an Onion

Carolina Q

I might as well be hacking it up with a butter knife compared to this guy!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2lgcq1lVLA

RRP

hmmm, maybe when I grow up one hand will trust the other better than now! No way could I go that fast without losing some serious skin and blood! LOL

Carolina Q

No kidding! I'd have cut up to my elbows by now if I tried that. Even the first half of the vid was amazing!!! The last bit was not humanly possible!

Austin Egghead

Reminds me of Martin Yan.  He can chop fast and never even look at his hands only at the audience.

hondabbq

I can do that.

Carolina Q

I just did it this evening. But it took me as long as his first demo, not his second! Onion tasted the same though. 

NPHuskerFL

That's a "Care Spot" commercial in the making )

SGH

@Carolina Q‌
I had to google "Julienne". That's impressive to say the least. I would have a better chance of fighting a chainsaw and not getting cut than attempting that with a knife.

Carolina Q

I just watched the vid again. When I julienned this evening, I did NOT do it as fast as his "slow" demo. But I still think it tasted as good. 

Judy Mayberry

Here's MY take on that video: 

Martha Stewart has been slicing her onions like that for years! I guess you guys weren't around for daytime TV, so you're excused.

And the second part was obviously speeded up for effect. 

CarolinaCrazy

Carolina Q said:

Onion tasted the same though. 

True that.

gdenby

Took me awhile to learn the "claw" grip. If the knife blade is wide enough, you can press the blade against your knuckles continuously, making it possible to cut without looking, only by touch. But I can't move nearly as fast as the video guy.

Here are a few links from a knife nut who is something of a show off.

First one has a rude gesture in it, but amazed me when I saw it. Initially there wasn't the slow discussion of how he did it, just the quick trick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbIRDppLFHU

And another stunt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b2PdI8dO28

And showing off the quality of one of his many knives:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aoQGC1yIlQ

Skiddymarker

Judy Mayberry said:

Here's MY take on that video: 

Martha Stewart has been slicing her onions like that for years! I guess you guys weren't around for daytime TV, so you're excused.

And the second part was obviously speeded up for effect. 

Martha probably got it from Julia, who got it from.....???? Check around the 7 to 9 minute mark....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0Ij1Fxgq4

GalanteNate_OneEa

This was kinda fun to do http://dealnews.com/Complete-Knife-Skills-Online-Class-for-free/1033755.html

fishlessman

got my thumb good this weekend
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NPHuskerFL

Always enjoyed watching The French Chef. Julia Child was often criticized for hygiene in the kitchen or the lack thereof. She was fun to watch. :-) And in fact Martha Stewart has said she was deeply influenced by Julia Child so ya probably got something there @Skiddymarker‌ ;-) I'd pay good money to watch a live show with both Julia Child & Bob Ross. Julia could do her famous lobster show and Bob could do an interpretation painting of the "Happy" Lobster. I loved watching both of those shows. :-)
David Letterman - Julia Child: http://youtu.be/SHX0pv8_JOE

Carolina Q

NPHuskerFL said:

 David Letterman - Julia Child: 

Great clip!!