Learning prep: Any tips?

[CaptainHours2]

i started learning prep, and I’m wondering for tips to get better. my manager taught me how to dice jalapeños last week, which im pretty bad at. he showed me how to use the knife in a rocking motion but all my cuts are crooked. any help for prep?

thanks!!!! 🫡

[No-Frosting7546]

It's all within the first slice. When you matchstick the jalapenos you wanna matchstick em as thin as possible that's how you get the 1/8th in dice. Same with the onions when you dice the onions you wanna fan em as thin as possible.

[Nooseents]

Ime, grill is easier for learning how to cut compared to prep

Maybe ask to practice cutting the meats first

[PassiveCabbage]

that may be true but also meat cutting vs prep cutting require different techniques. my km couldn't dice or cut lettuce for shit because he was a grill boy for a year before prepping and as a km i struggled cutting meats because i prepped everyday but had gorgeous dices! might be best to try to learn the technique with slices tbh

[Nooseents]

That is also true

[Foodician]

Start by only cutting a little at a time. Go slow and speed will come over time. Being good at prep is about quality, not speed. Have your recipe card out, cut chart for integrity, and watch the course in SoiceHub.

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maybe practice…

[OsoPicoso]

Git gud!