Beyond Basic Cuts: Adding Elegance to Your Cuisine

This lesson delves into advanced knife skills, specifically tourné and decorative carving. These techniques are used to elevate the presentation of dishes, showcasing culinary artistry and attention to detail. While they require patience and practice, mastering these skills will significantly enhance your culinary capabilities.

Tournéing, also known as 'turning,' involves shaping vegetables into seven-sided, football-like shapes. This provides uniform cooking and a refined aesthetic. Decorative carving encompasses a wide range of techniques used to create visually appealing garnishes from fruits and vegetables.

• Tourné: For even cooking and elegant presentation.
• Decorative Carving: Transforms ordinary produce into edible art.