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Open Office Hours

Eric Wynkoop - Open Office Hours

This event was on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern

Join Chef Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to co… Read More.

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Question:

Is there some way I could actually buy 3d shapes of the kind of cuts we learn?

— Omar K

Answer:

Yes. If you do an online search, there are companies that produce 3D models of the cuts and the ones that you know, I have used in the past for my students or they're about this big and they fit easily into a Cutlery kit or you know, even your your pocket and if it's something you can just set down in front of you and you kind of look at that and make cuts and then set your Cuts up against those examples to compare and you know, I think it can be a helpful tool for some students and I encourage you to give that a try if you think that's gonna be helpful for you. I will also throw out a sort of a word of encouragement and that is Don't use it too much or for too long. Okay use it initially in order to adjust your eye right to understand what a julienne looks like versus a baton a or something else. And then move on developing your your hand eye coordination and and the new muscle movement and strengths that you need, you know in the different parts of your body. Okay to further develop your skills. In other words. You don't want to be six months down the road and still using this tool. That's not the point of the tool. And in fact, it's going to slow down your development if you depend on it too much, but you know, otherwise, yes, you can find those tools those references and give it a try. Thank you.
Eric Wynkoop

Eric Wynkoop

Director of Culinary Instruction

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