List of culinary knife cuts#Strip cuts

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There are a number of regular knife cuts that are used in many recipes, each producing a standardized cut piece of food. The two basic shapes are the strip and the cube.

Strip cuts

  • Pont-neuf; used for fried potatoes ("thick cut" or "steak cut" chips), pont-neuf measures from {{convert|1/3|×|1/3|×|2+1/2|in|cm|0}} to {{convert|3/4|×|3/4|×|3|in|cm|0}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cooksinfo.com/pont-neuf-potatoes |title=Pont Neuf Potatoes |author= |website=Cooks Info |access-date=8 November 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://foodschool.ca/assignments/knife-cut-images/ |title=Knife Cut Images |author= |website=The Food School |date=March 2011 |access-date=8 November 2018}}
  • {{anchor|Batonnet}}Batonnet; French for "little stick", the batonnet measures approximately {{convert|1/4|×|1/4|×|2|-|2+1/2|in|cm|sigfig=1}}. It is also the starting point for the small dice.
  • Julienne; referred to as the allumette (or matchstick) when used on potatoes, the julienne measures approximately {{convert|1/8|×|1/8|×|1|-|2|in|cm|sigfig=1}}. It is also the starting point for the brunoise cut.
  • Fine julienne; measures approximately {{convert|1/16|×|1/16|×|1|–|2|in|cm|sigfig=1}}, and is the starting point for the fine brunoise cut.
  • Chiffonade; rolling leafy greens and slicing the roll in sections from 4–10mm in width

Cube cuts

Cuts with six even sides include:

  • Large dice; (or "Carré" meaning "square" in French); sides measuring approximately {{convert|3/4|in|mm|sigfig=1}}
  • Medium dice; (Parmentier); sides measuring approximately {{convert|1/2|in|mm}}
  • Small dice; (Macédoine); sides measuring approximately {{convert|5|mm|in|frac=4|order=flip}}
  • Brunoise; sides measuring approximately {{convert|1/8|in|mm|0}}
  • Fine brunoise; sides measuring approximately {{convert|1/16|in|mm|0}}

Other cuts

Other cuts include:

  • Paysanne; {{convert|1/2|×|1/2|×|1/8|in|mm|sigfig=1}}
  • Lozenge; diamond shape, {{convert|1/2|×|1/2|×|1/8|in|mm|sigfig=1}}
  • Fermière; cut lengthwise and then sliced to desired thickness {{convert|1/8|-|1/2|in|mm|sigfig=1}}
  • Rondelle; cylindrical vegetables cut to discs of desired thickness {{convert|1/8|-|1/2|in|mm|sigfig=1}}
  • Oblique; triangle-shaped cuts made by rolling cylindrical items 180° in between bias cuts
  • Tourné; {{convert|2|in|mm|sigfig=1}} long with seven faces usually with a bulge in the center portion
  • Mirepoix; {{convert|5|–|7|mm|in|frac=16|order=flip}}
  • Rough Cut; chopped more or less randomly resulting in a variety of sizes and shapes
  • Mincing; very finely divided into uniform pieces
  • Wedges; round vegetables cut equally radially, used on tomato, potato, lemon, cut into four or six pieces or more

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  • Tanzaku-kiri; sliced into thin rectangular strips.
  • Wa-giri; round cut, cut into round slices.
  • Hangetsu-giri; half-moon cut, cut into round slices which are cut in half.
  • Naname-giri ; diagonal cut, cut at a 45-degree angle to make oval slices.
  • Icho-giri; gingko leaf cut, cut into round slices which are cut into quarters.
  • Koguchigiri; small edge cuts into tiny round slices.
  • Kushigatagiri; wedge cut or comb cut.
  • Kakugiri; cut into cubes.
  • Sainome-kiri; cut into small cubes.
  • Arare-kiri; cut into small cubes of 5 millimeters in size.
  • Butsugiri; chunk cut, cut into chunks of 3-4 centimeters in size.
  • Usugiri; cut into thin slices.
  • Ran-giri; diagonal cut into pieces of 1/2 inch in size.
  • Hitokuchi-dai-ni-kiri; cut into bite-size pieces.

References

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