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Day 1 of realizing this chive shit ain't easy
byu/Little___E inKitchenConfidential



by Little___E

42 Comments

  1. SmartestLemming

    You can get a bit better control if you grip your knife further up, pinching the blade instead of having your index finger on top.

  2. Jester009911

    Claw grip, chef! center knuckle (2nd phalange, technically lol) against the knife to guide it with the fingertips tucked back. Pinky and thumb back to hold your gr.onions together closer to the cut. Your wet towel is still a good idea!
    You got this!

  3. Bitter_Crab111

    Pro tip:

    Top and tail the bunch after wrapping. Then tap the bunch *very lightly* to move the towel to about 3″ from one end. Shave the top off that end to remove the bruised tops. That end (the tight one) is now the one you cut from. When you run out of space, tap the towel down the bunch another few inches. Repeat till you’ve worked your way down.

    This keeps the chives you’re cutting in a nice tight bundle for easier precision. Little bit of wastage, but much nicer result 👌

  4. Aggravating-Spare153

    Someone explain to me chives and the airplanes

  5. Rom_ulus0

    Choke up on the knife and claw grip the ends of the chives together. The wrap around them causes them to splay out on either end so you gotta pinch em.

    The knife doesn’t get enough leverage resistance against the chives, which spread out and down away from the edge. The further back you are on the handle, the less consistent force you’re providing on the blade. Try to pinch grip the spine of the blade just above the heel.

    The fingertips holding the chives should be underneath and behind your knuckle while trying to grip the bundle beneath. It’ll feel almost like you’re basically holding them with the flat of your fingernails. MIND YOUR THUMB when you do this. Some people have a reflex of sticking their thumb forward when they do this.

    Your knuckle can then act as a guide for the flat of the blade so you can always feel where the edge is relative to what you’re holding.

  6. Cargobiker530

    Sharpen knife; then cut chives. That knife is sorta sharp but not sharp, sharp.

  7. You gotta use THE CLAW

    ![gif](giphy|4htOAaBJGdkdJBAeNx|downsized)

  8. Few-Emergency5971

    Yeah, im not going to lie. I absolutely HATE cutting chives. Very time consuming if you want perfection.

  9. Weary-Film-8437

    What is with you guys and chives? Is this a chives cult

  10. PremiumApple

    That’s not how you use a knife.. it’s not a pencil, it’s a knife

  11. Don’t be afraid of the knife – place your hands and fingers closer to the chives to get a finer cut. They’re coming out large because your hands so far away from the chives that you lose control of your cut

  12. Lovely-sleep

    I’ve been here for the entire chive saga and this is the first time I’ve seen it done on video, more of this please it’s so satisfying to watch

  13. kitchenjesus

    Why is this rage bait in my feed

    Edit: this needs a nsfw tag I can’t watch this shit

  14. Iamdrasnia

    No fucking shit. I commend you on the attempt. I had the volume off because if it was on I might reach thru this phone and grab a hold of your arm and stab myself in the neck watching this chive shit.

    Love ya!

  15. Use a rubber band or tie them to hold them together, that with the claw technique and you are ready to go

  16. PapaPatchesxd

    You need some confidence in holding your knife homie.

  17. We_Are_Nerdish

    At this rate, there is going to be be a shortage of chives by the end of the year.

  18. Ghalskeyy

    I would like to see u/f1exacin’s speed, personally

  19. Due_Advisor_6511

    Try back-slicing. Not sure if that’s the term. But if you have a sharp blade you won’t crush the chives and it will work smoother

  20. Special-Cat-5480

    The normies have found out about chives, everyone scatter!!!

  21. Drug_fueled_sarcasm

    Would help if you knew how to use and sharpen a chef knife.

  22. -CalculatedChaos-

    So tired of this chive shit. I’m out

  23. scrimshawjack

    Well considering that you clearly don’t know how to properly use a knife… yeah

  24. OutsideCricket7294

    This is just rage bait, right? Like wtf is that knife grip?!

  25. Jim-Kardashian

    Next time don’t use your tenga egg to hold the chives pls.

  26. TheLastPorkSword

    It’s easier if you know how to hold and use a knife properly.

  27. KawaiiFirefly

    Omg why wouldn’t you hold the chives tighter