Cooking with Chef Mark - How to Sharpen your Knife

You probably have seen a steel before while chefs sharpen their knives. Chef Mark is here to show you how to properly use your steel to make sure you knives in the kitchen stay sharp.



Make sure to keep your knife at a 20 degree angle throughout the whole length of your knife. Hone both sides of your knife to keep your blade even and straight in the middle. Honing your knife 5-6 time is recommended to get the most out of sharpening your knife.

Remember, a sharp knife is a safe knife!

Have any questions about using a steel for honing your knife? Leave it in the comments section.

Cooking with Chef Mark - How to Properly Hold Knife

Chef Mark is here to show you how to properly hold your knifes while preparing food in your kitchen. Watch the video to learn how to hold your Chef Knife with a pinch grip. Use a forward rocking motion to get the most our of your cutting.



Stay tuned to see more great cooking skills and in particular, knife skills. Care about your food and have great knife skills to impress your guests at the kitchen table.

Cooking with Chef Mark - How to Cut Tomatoes

Love eating tomatoes, but don't like the seeds? Chef Mark, Appliance Factory & Mattress Kingdom's Celebrity Chef, is here to teach you a couple of tips on cutting tomatoes.



These helpful tips will help you:

• Make less of a mess
• Dice to perfection
• Remove the seeds

What fruit or vegetable do you struggle with to cut to perfection? Leave it in the comments and we will teach you how to perfect it!