Julienne & Brunoise
My first week of school has come and gone and I can safely say that I'm no worse for wear.
The first practical classes have been devoted largely towards familiarization of our tools and classical knife cuts. In short, we're beginning with the fundamentals. I love the fundamentals. The first knife cuts we were told to produce were a julienne and brunoise of carrot.
The classical knife cut called julienne is defined as a stick cut to the dimensions of 2 mm x 2 mm x 5 cm. The brunoise cut are cubes formed from the julienne sticks taking on dimensions of 2 mm x 2 mm x 2 mm.
There's something beautiful about these cuts and the skill it takes to produce them. There is the focus, discipline, and attention to detail that must be attended to when performing the cuts to the exact measurements specified. There's also the connection to the knife, the tool of a cook. A sharp knife helps this process immensely and there's further skill taken to keep and maintain a sharp blade.
Personally, there's the search for perfection in looking for exact uniformity in every single sliver and cube of carrot. Maybe that's what I love. That search for perfection and the knowledge that I'm creating order from a form of chaos.
The first practical classes have been devoted largely towards familiarization of our tools and classical knife cuts. In short, we're beginning with the fundamentals. I love the fundamentals. The first knife cuts we were told to produce were a julienne and brunoise of carrot.
The classical knife cut called julienne is defined as a stick cut to the dimensions of 2 mm x 2 mm x 5 cm. The brunoise cut are cubes formed from the julienne sticks taking on dimensions of 2 mm x 2 mm x 2 mm.
There's something beautiful about these cuts and the skill it takes to produce them. There is the focus, discipline, and attention to detail that must be attended to when performing the cuts to the exact measurements specified. There's also the connection to the knife, the tool of a cook. A sharp knife helps this process immensely and there's further skill taken to keep and maintain a sharp blade.
Personally, there's the search for perfection in looking for exact uniformity in every single sliver and cube of carrot. Maybe that's what I love. That search for perfection and the knowledge that I'm creating order from a form of chaos.
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