Video: How To Baton and Julienne

This cutting technique comes in handy to make vegetable sticks for your crudite platter.

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Cutting thinner than 1/4" (usually 1/8") is called Julienne. Many recipes call for this especially stir-fries. The vegetables will cook faster.

Video: How To Cut Up A Whole Chicken

Cutting up a whole chicken by yourself is not as difficult as it might seem. It's much cheaper to buy a whole chicken and cut it up into pieces yourself. Here is an instructional video courtesy of Gourmet Magazine.