/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.10192137]

Why do lots of chefs tap their knives on the chopping board?

Is there any advantage to doing it?

[Anonymous No.10192149]

they saw salt bae doing it and wanted to be like him

[Anonymous No.10192157]

its helps keep the blade sharpened you fool

[Anonymous No.10192158]

>>10192137
To test the sharpness of the blade, it shouldn't really go into the board but it should feel grabby. You should definitely do it if you have ceramic knives.

[Anonymous No.10192159]

autism. also incredibly stupid as it will dull the blade.

[Anonymous No.10192160]

>>10192137
He is literally just doing it because he's being filmed and is trying to be entertaining.

[Anonymous No.10192164]

>fully slicing a steak before serving
This always really activates my fucking almonds

[Anonymous No.10192169]

>>10192137
It signals that you're a Mason. Any Masons seeing you do this will approach you afterwards and give you the handshake so that you know to give him the appropriate preferential treatment.

[Anonymous No.10192172]

>tfw you make the first tap of the day

Where my /tapboys/ at?

I wanna hear your best tapping techniques, tips, and stories

[Anonymous No.10192184]

>>10192158
nigga tryin to get people to eat ceramic

[Anonymous No.10192188]

>>10192172
I actually where a mini cutting board wrist watch. I'll pull out my pocket knife and tap away. Really improves the workday.

[Anonymous No.10192197]

>>10192137
wtf is he doing with his finger

[Anonymous No.10192203]

>>10192164
This, why the fuck do chefs do this?

[Anonymous No.10192206]

>>10192197
Pushing/holding the meat so it doesn't stick to the blade

[Anonymous No.10192209]

>>10192137
Involuntary means of psyching yourself up for doing something that you need to focus for. Kind of like clapping your hands together before you punch someone in the face or taking a breath before you force out a particularly stubborn shit.

[Anonymous No.10192211]

>>10192203
Because a video of him just holding a steak would be boring

[Anonymous No.10192215]

kek

[Anonymous No.10192227]

>>10192206
Then I must have the worlds sharpest knife or the world's most unsticky steaks, because Ive never needed to do that.

[Anonymous No.10192229]

>>10192203
So you can use your chopsticks.

I've also heard Americans like to slice up all their food then put the knife down and start eating, so for them it probably saves a little time.

[Anonymous No.10192231]

>>10192227
It's probably not necessary and he's probably just doing it for show, but that's the reasoning behind it

[Anonymous No.10192237]

>>10192229
>So you can use your chopsticks.
I hope you're memeing

>I've also heard Americans like to slice up all their food then put the knife down and start eating, so for them it probably saves a little time.
Just like children, then

[Anonymous No.10192259]

>>10192231
Well look at the man, I'd be surprised if there was anything he wasn't doing for show.

[Anonymous No.10192276]

>>10192215
Wow so funny

[Anonymous No.10192280]

>>10192276
It's more of a health issue.

[Anonymous No.10192409]

>>10192160
this

[Anonymous No.10192416]

>>10192280
lol what?
salt is can be used to kill bacteria in food, that's how they preserved food before refrigeration

[Anonymous No.10192430]

>>10192137
Do you not give your knife the ole tappa tappa?
>You are the Bobby Flay of being gay.

[Anonymous No.10192435]

They have autism.

[Anonymous No.10192438]

>>10192430

[Anonymous No.10192443]

>>10192237
Children are lazy shits, they don't cut up their own food.

[Anonymous No.10192447]

>>10192203
If you don't order well done they know you're a fucking baby so they pre-slice it for you

[Anonymous No.10192448]

>>10192416
Yeah but I still wouldn't want some guy to toss it on his arm before putting it on my food. He's probably a bit sweaty. Some people might like that though but it's just not for me.

[Anonymous No.10192449]

>>10192280
His arm is probably cleaner than the shit and cum crusted fingernails that you're going to be picking your teeth with later. You sheltered babies seem to think that bacteria can't exist on surfaces that aren't other peoples skin.

[Anonymous No.10192456]

>>10192430
10/10

[Anonymous No.10192458]

>>10192448
>literally eating the carcass of a dead animal that spent it's days grazing on bacteria-ridden grasses and grains
>afraid of microscopic sweat particles on a few grains of salt

God, such sheltered babies.

[Anonymous No.10192469]

i've actually had to send back steaks to the kitchen because i tasted sweat on my salt

[Anonymous No.10192503]

>>10192448
I agree that I wouldn't choose for that option, but I would still eat the fuck out of that steak.

[Anonymous No.10192511]

>>10192137
Acoustic testing

[Anonymous No.10192515]

>>10192469
Same here. Also a good reason not to leave a tip.

[Anonymous No.10192524]

>>10192511
I fucking love smoked meat but I have autism when it comes to seeing them wear the blue/black gloves for FUCKS SAKE WEAR CLEAR

[Anonymous No.10192526]

>>10192160
it was a hidden camera tho

[Anonymous No.10192553]

>>10192137
>Why do lots of chefs tap their knives on the chopping board?
because they thought it looked cool when the hibachi guy did it with his spatula.

>Is there any advantage to doing it?
if your goal is to dull your blade, yeah.

[Anonymous No.10192556]

>>10192511
I love the haphazard handling of the food in this webm. It makes the food look so much better to me.
You won't see any tweezers gently placing edible flowers in BBQ. Or carefully arranged dots of multicolored BBQ sauce around the plates.
Most places at which I eat BBQ, serve it on parchment paper lined trays or baskets.

[Anonymous No.10192557]

>>10192511
i like it when it jiggles

[Anonymous No.10192558]

>>10192430
(You)

[Anonymous No.10192560]

>>10192158
You could also test it by cutting something

[Anonymous No.10192563]

>>10192553
>when the hibachi guy did it with his spatula
post webm?

[Anonymous No.10192577]

>>10192560
The whole point is to keep yourself from cutting with a dull blade. Retard.

[Anonymous No.10192610]

You assert dominance over your knife. Show it that it is there to serve you, not you it.

[Anonymous No.10192623]

>>10192169
top kek

[Anonymous No.10192640]

>>10192577
If you're not a halfwit you don't have to whack your blade on a plank of wood to test it's sharpness. You keep your knives sharp and worst case scenario you notice it's a bit dull when you first go to cut, so you sharpen it. Retard

[Anonymous No.10192668]

>>10192640
>it's a bit dull
>don't know it
>knife slips
>cut your finger off
Yeah I'll just stick with tapping

[Anonymous No.10192692]

>>10192524
Blue is the standard for safety. Blue plasters and gloves over clear in case they end up in food, easy to spot.

No, don't ask me how someone could fuck up and get a whole glove into a dish but I'm guessing it's a law that applies across the board after some fuck up in a factory.

[Anonymous No.10192722]

>>10192610

[Anonymous No.10192723]

>>10192692
Makes sense. I never worked in a kitchen/foods but I work in medicine so that's my automatic correlation. Blegh

[Anonymous No.10192742]

>>10192577
The only retard here is you for thinking it does anything.

[Anonymous No.10192752]

I do it to think without stopping my hands or when I remember something, but I am much softer when doing it

[Anonymous No.10192768]

>>10192668
are you being serious? you tap your knife to see if it is sharp?
This is bait right?

[Anonymous No.10192776]

>>10192742
Enjoy maiming yourself

[Anonymous No.10192786]

>>10192692
>>10192723
I worked at a restaurant way back, and when a glass broke in/near the ice we put a red cloth in there or poured grenadine to make sure no one got ice until it could be drained and cleaned out.
I think that's similar to the blue gloves.

[Anonymous No.10192949]

>>10192197
never cut anything before?

[Anonymous No.10193053]

>>10192430
>tfw when you read it in his voice
Ok you got me anon.

[Anonymous No.10193061]

>>10192164
Do Americans not do this? Here is common in many Eastern European country.

[Anonymous No.10193143]

>>10192524
>black gloves

[Anonymous No.10193250]

>>10192188
this is a level of autism that i wish only to admire from afar

[Anonymous No.10193281]

>>10192524
>wearing gloves at all

Washed hands are cleaner. The glove is just another harbor for germs.

Seems like a yank thing though

[Anonymous No.10193285]

>>10192137
He's cleaning his knife.

[Anonymous No.10193296]

>>10193061
I'm not american, they usually do I think. But it seems fucking stupid. The meat will lose temperature faster and maybe make a juice mess. What's the idea behind it?

[Anonymous No.10193368]

>>10192188
nice routine bro

[Anonymous No.10193381]

>>10192229
>>10192237
>I've also heard Americans like to slice up all their food then put the knife down and start eating, so for them it probably saves a little time.

It's true, watch this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBRF1LfCa_A

What fucking babies lmao

[Anonymous No.10193433]

It confirms where the blade edge is in relation to your hand. Anyone who gets bothered by it has obviously watching one too many videos about knife sharpening and gets most of their food in microwaveable containers.

[Anonymous No.10193438]

>>10192157
no, it doesn´t you fucking pleb

[Anonymous No.10193487]

>>10192137
I just do it when cutting things that stick to the knife, it helps making them fall off a bit more so you can keep cutting quickly, but I never understood why other people do it and neither did my teachers. I guess its more like a tic

[Anonymous No.10193503]

>>10193381
bunch of uncomfortable faggots
>not moving their hands while talking about things
>leaning that fucking much to put the fork in the mouth
what the fuck is wrong with these faggots? are they castrated or something?
are they part of some cuck group that can´t be themselves because some boss are watching them?
it´s like they don´t even enjoy eating
i wanna puke

[Anonymous No.10193524]

>>10193503
looks like a formal setting where they aren't really comfortable
that isn't anything close to what it is like when eating with family or friends

[Anonymous No.10193649]

>>10192231
its probably habit from years of food prep other than steaks

[Anonymous No.10193657]

>>10193061
it seems like something you do if you plan on sharing the steak
most steaks in america are only for one person though, there are exceptions of course

[Anonymous No.10193675]

>>10192203
I perfer it because I know the chef will cut it across the grain for the most tender cut. Oftentimes I dont pay attention and do some wonky cut and get a chewy piece of meat.

[Anonymous No.10193711]

>>10192137
im not a chef, but i know in blacksmithing, they tap the hammer on the anvil to situate it in their hand correctly before hammering. So this could be like a cooking equivalent of it.

[Anonymous No.10193720]

>>10192137
There's no advantage is just a bad habit but can be fun sometimes.

[Anonymous No.10194315]

>>10193711
there might be something to this
tap your tool to get a good feel for it in you hand before you use it
what you do you chef anon's think?

[Anonymous No.10194316]

>>10192137
Its just showmanship, nothing more.
>A thread died for this.

[Anonymous No.10194325]

>>10193381
The only happy person is the one cutting her food. I think that says something about the importance of cutting individual pieces throughout the meal.

[Anonymous No.10194329]

>>10192448
You wouldn't fin a difference, sweat is salty...

[Anonymous No.10194382]

>>10193143
>doesn't toast the inside of the bread
garbage

[Anonymous No.10194393]

>>10192137
This is an interesting question. when i started cooking in commercial kitchens 10 years ago, i had a chef who would do a "tap tap" before cutting anything. this was probably to get crumbs or juice off the blade, as it was a high volume place, constantly using the same knife for everything from veggies to opening plastic wrap. 15 years later, i still do the tap tap. i d k why. i often catch myself and think about it. i think its just a ritual habit kinda ocd thing.

[Anonymous No.10194475]

>>10192137
It's a weird throw-over from blacksmithing, where tapping the hammer keeps momentum when you're pounding the fuck out of metal for hours a day, saving you a bit of energy in the long run.
It's kinda stupid when chefs do it though.

[Anonymous No.10194488]

>>10194393
>this was probably to get crumbs or juice off the blade
I would imagine most people tap their knives for that reason. It's why I do it occasionally.

[Anonymous No.10194507]

>>10192137
I tap my knife. My reason is when cutting up many different things sometimes things would stick to the blade, so I'd tap it to get them off. It was so frequent that it became habit for me to tap it before cutting something and now I've found myself doing it even with a clean knife. I'm sure the same thing has happened for others.

[Anonymous No.10194514]

>>10194393
>>10194488
>>10194507
Oh, beat me to it.

[Anonymous No.10194531]

>>10192137
a proper tap on the cutting board aligns the carbon molecules for an even sharper edge

[Anonymous No.10194532]

>>10192209
>Kind of like clapping your hands together before you punch someone in the face
I have punched many people in the face and I have never clapped my hands prior to doing it. It’s pretty obvious you have never punched anyone in the face and you have always run away crying before anyone could ever punch you in the face.

[Anonymous No.10194703]

I tap my knife so I look retarded when I am cooking. Nothing sets the mood like when people know they are being served food cooked by somebody with a mental illness.

[Anonymous No.10194787]

>>10192209
>clapping before a fistfight
Do Americans really do this?

[Anonymous No.10194799]

>>10194787
>forced americans
niggers do.

[Anonymous No.10194805]

>>10194799
This.

[Anonymous No.10194873]

>>10192215
That guys sexuality seems burdensome.

[Anonymous No.10194887]

>>10193433
>It confirms where the blade edge is in relation to your hand
That is what your eyes a for. And why there is something called a bear claw.

[Anonymous No.10194907]

>>10193433
>i r tarded
kek. this has got to be the dumbest thing i've read on 4chins today.

[Anonymous No.10195466]

>>10192209
>clapping your hands together before you punch someone in the face
Do Americans really??

[Anonymous No.10195468]

>>10194787
Probably. They always seem to be clapping, like everything needs to be applauded. I don't know what the deal is.

[Anonymous No.10195471]

>>10192229
>I've also heard Americans like to slice up all their food then put the knife down and start eating, so for them it probably saves a little time.
Nobody fucking does this, what the fuck
>tfw remember stupid hipsters
Oh right

[Anonymous No.10195823]

>>10193281
Tell your doctor not to wear gloves when he is prodding your prostate because it's cleaner

[Anonymous No.10195849]

>>10192209
Its a kind of proprioceptive calibration, your brain is unconsciously finding the heft of the knife

[Anonymous No.10195903]

>>10192137
I never watch videos of chefs, but I tap the back of the blade to get chunks off of it

[Anonymous No.10196254]

>>10192137
To align the atoms in the knife to smoothen the edge

[Anonymous No.10196287]

It's a kitchen culture thing. When you're chopping food all day, you will often at some point or another tap your knife to get a piece of diced something off it. This isn't effective (unless you're slapping the sides of the knife along the end of the board to wipe stuff off) but it works a "little". Anyways, after getting into the habit of doing this, often many cooks will habitually do it when picking up a knife. It helps also when you've cut a sandwhich and there's a lot of sauce on the knife; you can knock most of it onto the cutting board so you don't have to get your bleach rag as dirty when you wipe the blade.

It's really a terrible habit because it doesn't do much besides make racket and I work in an open kitchen so if I ever saw a cook doing that I would mock them until they stopped. Knives don't need to be activated, the moon runes on the blade already do that.

[Anonymous No.10196299]

>>10192137
>Why do lots of chefs tap their knives on the chopping board?
Get it nice and dull? No clue why.

A wooden cutting board for beef? Not what I'd expect.

[Anonymous No.10196444]

>taps the knife

[Anonymous No.10196476]

>>10194532
>I have punched many people in the face
Where the fuck do you live you fucking ape

[chop No.10196569]

>>10196444
It is both hilarious and sad that you made this.

[Anonymous No.10196726]

>>10194532
>>10194787
>>10195466
>not charging up your fists before a punch

[Anonymous No.10196808]

>>10193675
That's a valid reason, but pretty weak IMO. Do you notice it loses temperature faster? I also really like the full-steak look a lot better on a plate.

[Anonymous No.10196830]

>>10196726
I guess this would be the /tv/ equivalent of tapping the knife.

[Anonymous No.10196932]

Tap tap make my friends go "Oh chef?"

They don't know the truth

[Anonymous No.10197176]

>>10192158
>suggests hitting a board with a ceramic knife
>ceramic blades more prone to chipping
This board is not for your eyes

[Anonymous No.10197308]

>dulls the blade

[Anonymous No.10197328]

>>10197308
>Just fuck my knife up senpai.

[Anonymous No.10197337]

>>10197176
what

[Anonymous No.10197353]

>>10197337
>w-what!
Back to vleddit. No one has time for your retardation.

[Anonymous No.10197369]

>>10192137
showing the board who's boss

[Anonymous No.10197385]

>>10197308

[Anonymous No.10197596]

>>10197308
>paper cutting's not that bad, I do it all the time to test-
>oh god what are you doing senpai

[Anonymous No.10197651]

It calibrates the hand eye coordination and shakes off remaining food. Basically the same thing as when you shake the ol' peepee after taking a piss.

[Anonymous No.10197654]

>>10192209
>taking a breath before you force out a particularly stubborn shit.
doing this while pushing will inflate your lungs which will press your internal organs and push your bowels, that really helps to deliver the shit

[Anonymous No.10197822]

>>10192137
no, just a bad habit for silly punjabs

[Anonymous No.10198100]

>>10197308
>>10197328
>>10197385

[Anonymous No.10198828]

>>10197337
>>10197353
I'm not busy right now