In today's video, my dad (a Chinese chef of 50+ years) teaches us how to use and care for a Chinese Chef Knife (cai dao)!

This is a follow up to last week's video on basic knife skills:
   •  How to Use a Chinese Chef Knife & ...  

Check out our blog post with more tips and info that we didn't cover in the video: https://madewithlau.com/posts/chinese...



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Referenced in this video:
@JKenjiLopezAlt has a great video on how to sharpen a knife:
   • How to Sharpen a Knife with a Whetsto...  

@seriouseats has a great article on what not to put in a dishwasher:
https://www.seriouseats.com/2018/10/h...

@Burrfection has awesome videos all about knives:
   • The Ultimate Knife Sharpness Test?  
   / @burrfection  



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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲

00:00 Intro
00:45 Origins of my dad’s Chinese chef knife
01:32 Different knives, different purposes
02:52 How do you know if you can’t use a knife anymore?
03:11 How to use different tools to sharpen knives
04:53 How to tell if your knife is sharp enough
05:34 Angles and bevels when sharpening knives
08:20 Sharpening a Western knife
09:35 How to use a honing rod
10:14 Using a plate to sharpen your knife
11:37 Randy tries sharpening knives
15:20 Why a onesided bevel?
16:02 How often does my dad sharpen his knives?
16:45 About my dad’s meat cleaver (& how to sharpen it)
18:29 Different parts of a Chinese knife
19:57 How to (not) wash a knife
21:12 What kind of sharpening stone do you need?
22:47 Why my dad’s knife’s handle is worn down on one side
23:34 More on the origin of my dad’s knives
24:22 On getting expensive knives
25:12 Versatility of a Chinese chef knife
25:50 Experience, love, and the American dream



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