julia on knives

I'm not so sure how to link a video but this is a must watch if you haven't seen it...hope this works. She talks about carbon knives and shows you how to destroy an onion.

[video=youtube;dw0Ij1Fxgq4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0Ij1Fxgq4[/video]

This should be a sticky!

Great video, thanks for posting Jim

How many cringed with the steel wool and cleaning powder?

I cringed more watching the edge bend over from being slammed repeatedly into a cutting board.

Might have been sharp when she started, but it wasn't after a couple whacks.

Brings back memories, though, that had to have been in the early sixties!

JULIA not afraid of the big knives . Thanks for posting that.:hungry:

Not in the best shape either, she would talk herself out of breath.

chinacats said:

I'm not so sure how to link a video but this is a must watch if you haven't seen it...hope this works. She talks about carbon knives and shows you how to destroy an onion.

[video=youtube;dw0Ij1Fxgq4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw0Ij1Fxgq4[/video]

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I'm actually old enough to have watched this stuff when it was on, (yikes!). I love how it was very poorly rehearsed; made for some hilarious mishaps. Can't help wincing slightly when I see her whaling away with a big ole blade, especially since I suspect that she didn't hesitate to imbibe a bit during the show (Don't really know, but like to think so, a bit like the later "Galloping Gourmet".).

This is wonderful!

I'm unable to see any Julia video without also thinking of this one:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tnc9_the-french-chef_fun?start=19

She is amazing, must've developed her knife skills in the OSS during WWII working for Wild Bill Donovan.

bear1889 said:

She is amazing, must've developed her knife skills in the OSS during WWII working for Wild Bill Donovan.

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Hardly, an OSS field agent would know better. I love Julia Child, but what this video says is that decent knives were really cheap, at the time.

I love the video, and she is truly an inspiration

larrybard said:

I'm unable to see any Julia video without also thinking of this one:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tnc9_the-french-chef_fun?start=19

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"I've cut the dickens out of my finger"