Knife Skills Online – 23 Sep 2026

Master the Most Essential Skill in the Kitchen

📅 This Session

Date: 23rd September

Time: 17.00 - 19.00

What we'll be preparing:

• 🥩 A whole pork fillet, carefully trimmed, prepared into 3 different cuts
• 🥔 Potatoes ready to cook 'parmentier' style and trimmings for mash
• 🥗 A cured finely cut 'slaw

A sharp knife and the confidence to use it well will transform the way you cook. In this hands-on online session, you'll learn the techniques that professional chefs rely on every single day — and you'll put them straight into practice making a delicious meal.

What You'll Prepare

I'll show you how to carefully trim a whole pork fillet and take 3 different cuts from it. Together we'll also make a cured coleslaw and prep parmentier potatoes — a menu designed to give you real, practical knife work from start to finish.

What You'll Learn

• 🔪 How to keep your knives sharp and in peak condition
• 🪵 The best surfaces to cut on — and what to avoid
• 🗄️ How to store your knives safely and correctly
• ✋ How to hold the knife as we shred, slice and dice
• 👨‍🍳 Confident, controlled technique with a 20cm chef's knife
• 🔪 Precision work with a 10cm paring knife

What You'll Need

Before the session, make sure you have:

• 🔪 A chef's knife with a 20cm blade (or similar)
• 🔪 A paring knife with a 10cm blade (or similar)
• 🪵 A suitable chopping board - wooden or plastic
• 🛒 Ingredients (full list sent on booking)

Who It's For

Whether you're a complete beginner or a home cook looking to sharpen up (literally), this session will give you skills you'll use every time you step into the kitchen.