How to Chop

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I'm Kelly Senyei with epicurious.com

and this is how to chop.

To chop you want to first make sure

that you have a proper grip on the knife.

Because I have a larger carrot,

I'm going to cut it in half so that it's easier to handle.

Next I'm going to cut the carrot so that there's a flat side

sitting against the cutting board.

This way it won't roll around.

After I've cut the carrots in quarters,

I'm ready to cut them again lengthwise.

Chopping just refers to cutting your food up

into smaller pieces, and they don't necessarily

have to be the same size.

So since I've cut these carrots lengthwise,

I'm then going to rotate them so I can cut them into cubes.

And there you have it, that's how to chop.

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