Cutting means that the knife surface is at right angles to the case surface, or pushing and pulling back and forth, or cutting food raw materials vertically up and down. Common cutting vegetables into pieces, shreds and grains are all such knife methods;

2. Batch means that the knife face is parallel to the case, with one hand holding down the raw materials and the other hand holding the knife in parallel, and cutting the raw materials horizontally. Also called "film". Commonly used in film modification;

3, the method of chopping knife is the same as cutting, the difference is that the blade is vertical up and down, and the coherent operation is what we often call "jumping knife". It is often used to change raw materials into broken grains and minced meat, such as Jiang Mo and garlic. The operation of two knives together is called "double knife chop"; This knife method can speed up the cutting speed, but the raw materials are generally brittle and easy to cut.

4. The chopping method is similar to chopping. The difference is that the knife is harder and the moving distance between the knife and the food is larger. It is generally used to divide raw materials that are not easy to break, such as the tendons, bones and tough raw materials of animals;

5. Well, this is a relatively fine and high-tech skill, which is what we often call a knife flower. The real purpose is to facilitate the maturity of raw materials and beautiful dishes. For example, different knife edges are cut on the surface of raw materials, such as wheat ear knife flower, hemp fiber knife flower, cross knife flower, etc. In cooking, raw materials with knife edges will form various forms when heated, which is very beautiful. With the raw materials with knife edges, the cooking time is greatly shortened and the taste is convenient.