Knife Skills: The Rock Chop

Method

1. 1
   Curl the fingers of your guiding hand under, using your knuckles - not your fingertips - as the blade guide.
2. 2
   Rest the tip of the knife on the board and keep it there as the pivot point.
3. 3
   Rock the blade up and down through the food, moving the heel of the knife side to side while the tip stays put.
4. 4
   Gather the food back into a pile with the flat of the blade every few strokes.
5. 5
   Keep the motion slow and controlled until it feels natural, then build up speed.