Quite often you can find in cookbooks or other culinary publications about cutting food into slices, rings, cubes, and also straws. In principle, by reasoning logically, one can understand which is which. But if you are faced with ignorance of these terms, then this article will help you in solving this problem.
It is necessary
Any bulk food product, knife
Instructions
Step 1
In order to understand how food is cut, it is enough to arm yourself with a potato or other vegetable. The easiest way to understand the principle of cutting on vegetables is because they have a firm structure. Take one potato and a sharp knife. It is advisable to do all the actions on the board. Slicing is arbitrary slicing, slices can be of any size. Most often, a medium potato is cut into 5-8 pieces called slices. Also, slices are understood as rings (circles).
Step 2
Cutting the slices along all lengths results in strips. And from straws you can get cubes if you cut the straws across. To obtain cubes, you need to cut the potatoes into slices. The thickness of the slices can be between 4 mm and 10 mm. Then the slices can be turned into straws. The width of the straw can be different, but most often it ranges from 15 mm to 25 mm. Once you've cut the strips, start cutting the cubes. To do this, turn the straw 90 degrees to cut it perpendicular to its length.
Step 3
When using other vegetables, such as carrots, the task becomes a little more difficult. Raw carrots are much more difficult to cut than boiled ones. If your recipe calls for boiled carrots, then boil them. Carrots can be cooked with jacket potatoes in one pot.
Step 4
An alternative solution to this problem can be the purchase of special devices: a hand grater or an electric harvester, which contain special attachments for cutting vegetables.
