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After 12 years underwater my dad pointed out I hold my knife wrong
Was doing a routine prop cleaning off Galveston last month and my dad came down to help. He's been diving since before I was born. He watched me cut a line and just said 'you're fighting the blade, flip your wrist.' Spent over a decade thinking I had my technique down. Had a few guys on my crew try it and half of them had the same issue. Anyone else get told some basic thing way later than they should have?
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kevin_west4d agoTop Commenter
Relaxing your grip actually helps the blade do the work for you.
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robert_bell4d ago
Right, because nothing says "I'm in control" like a death grip that fights the blade every step of the way. Who knew white-knuckling a knife wasn't the secret to clean cuts?
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carter.casey4d ago
Oh, 100%, @kevin_west already hit the nail on the head. I used to grip my chef's knife like I was trying to strangle a snake, and every cut looked like a toddler's art project. Soon as I loosened up and let the blade just fall through a ripe tomato, it was like a religious experience. Now I just whisper "be the knife" and pretend I'm in a samurai movie, which is way more fun anyway.
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