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How To Master 5 Basic Cooking Skills: summary

How To Master 5 Basic Cooking Skills

Gordon Ramsay · Mar 7, 2016 · about 8 min

Uploaded Mar 7, 2016 · 39.9M views (as of Oct 30, 2026)

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Leave the onion root on so it holds together.
Use a claw grip with your knuckles guiding the knife.
Let the weight of the knife do the work.
Skin salmon by pulling the fish toward you.
Test pasta by feeling a strand for firmness.

What are the basic cooking skills everyone should master?

Ramsay shows how to chop an onion with the root on so it holds together, using a claw grip to guide the knife. He skins a salmon fillet, and cooks pasta al dente by testing a strand, then tossing it with a little oil and seasoning. Each skill takes minutes to learn.

Worth watching?Good value given. Ramsay teaches five core kitchen skills, including chopping an onion, skinning salmon and cooking pasta. Short and immediately useful.

ActionableLessons

Actionable

Practice chopping one onion his way tonight.
Set a timer when you cook pasta.
Try skinning a salmon fillet yourself.

Lessons

Technique beats speed.
Basics make every dish better.
Practice builds kitchen confidence.

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Channel: Gordon Ramsay. Published Mar 7, 2016. About 8 minutes.

Keep the onion root on and let the knife's weight do the work.

Quotes from the video

“first how to chop an onion”
“Three fingers one in front two behind”

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FAQ: questions people ask

Why keep the onion root on?

It holds the onion together while you cut.

How long is it?

About 8 minutes.

Is it worth watching?

Good value given.