Quote from: goncalo on March 27, 2013, 10:47 AM
Watch the 3 part videos from this guy, he knows what he's doing, this is part one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teh0Cw84QGQ

He explains in this video or the second part how the blade goes when not-sharp, I think it was him who also said that the honing steel doesn't sharpen, but align the blade.

He also says you CAN sharpen on a diamond rod. Not a steel. 

Quote from: RubyDoo on March 27, 2013, 11:17 AM

Quote from: goncalo on March 27, 2013, 10:47 AM
Watch the 3 part videos from this guy, he knows what he's doing, this is part one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teh0Cw84QGQ

He explains in this video or the second part how the blade goes when not-sharp, I think it was him who also said that the honing steel doesn't sharpen, but align the blade.

He also says you CAN sharpen on a diamond rod. Not a steel. 

Correct, though I've never seen a diamond rod, I only have a steel one...

Quote from: goncalo on March 27, 2013, 11:49 AM

Quote from: RubyDoo on March 27, 2013, 11:17 AM

Quote from: goncalo on March 27, 2013, 10:47 AM
Watch the 3 part videos from this guy, he knows what he's doing, this is part one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teh0Cw84QGQ

He explains in this video or the second part how the blade goes when not-sharp, I think it was him who also said that the honing steel doesn't sharpen, but align the blade.

He also says you CAN sharpen on a diamond rod. Not a steel. 

Correct, though I've never seen a diamond rod, I only have a steel one...

I have a steel, although its aluminium, covered in diamond dust if that's the same thing. In fact its one of these which I inherited from my mother who could give Lakeland Plastics a run for their money with the amount of kitchen gadgets she had. Anyway it worked well but is now showing signs of wear.

35 onions...peeled and chopped in 10 minutes...CHOP CHOP...sh1tty old knife....great technique

Quote from: mr.mojorisin on March 27, 2013, 06:18 PM
35 onions...peeled and chopped in 10 minutes...CHOP CHOP...sh1tty old knife....great technique

Listen Mr Smarty Pants, 

10 onions...peeled and chopped in 35 minutes...CHOP CHOP...Sabatier knife....shit technique 

I've done onions for years and just never get any quicker   ;D ;D

This is how you should chop onions 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC0oC6Lw6PY

Quote from: DalPuri on March 27, 2013, 06:41 PM
This is how you should chop onions 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC0oC6Lw6PY

Brilliant. That's what I've been doing wrong

This is more me, music, smoking jacket, cravat, glass of wine, pipe and slippers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V82QZWdH9Wo&playnext=1&list=PLEB4BE626AAE75A6A&feature=results_main

yup, time is of the essence, great vid DP. Great technique, mr.mojorisin,  keep up gav iscon

Well, if I wanted parma ham palm of hand in my onions, I'd chop them that way too !

I wanted to find a short clip of Bajia cutting onions. She has a good old style technique that many grandmothers did with fruit and veg. Everything in hand, no board. Cutting towards the thumb.
Its still how i cut my potatoes for a tortilla