Cooking Basics: Essential Knife Skills

Join Dr. Greg Giasson DC, MSACN, MS of Alternative Roots Wellness for a class where participants will learn techniques for using knives safely and efficiently at home. The course will focus on the most useful knife in the kitchen - the Chef's Knife. You will learn how to hold the food with your stabilizing hand and how to position and cut with your knife hand. We will cover techniques for soft, irregular and hard vegetables, slicing, dicing, fine chopping, mincing and pasting. Participants will also learn how to sharpen knives and see a demo of different tools used for doing so. Additionally, we will use the food we chop to make a delicious Smokey Black Bean Soup with Guacamole.

Directions for Entering the Senior Center at McClure MultiGenerational Center: The McClure Multigenerational Center is located at 241 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401. Classes are held in the kitchen of the Senior Center. Parking is available in the lot directly behind the building (driveway on the right), as well as along the street. Please enter through the side door of the Senior Center, which is along the driveway. All other doors will be locked. If arriving more than 15 minutes late, please tap on the kitchen window, which is also along the driveway, to be let in.