Essential Knives + Skills with Chef Paul Liebrandt

Posted by Tara Hohenberger on October 02, 2014

This video produced by Eater, features Chef Paul Liebrandt discussing the essential knives and techniques for any cook.

Featured knives are Chubo’s Takeda, Kagekiyo, Takamura and Saji Takeshi knives.

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