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Andrew Zimmern's Best Tip For Improving Your Knife Skills By Alexandra Fay Nov. 13, 2025 2:00 pm EST

Before you spring for another specialty knife or sign up for a cooking class to hone your slicing skills, award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern has a suggestion that will cost about $5 and change the way you cook. "Buy big bags of carrots, onions, and celery, and every day, mince them, cut them into batons, dice them (when you're sitting around listening to the radio for 10 minutes) and practice your knife skills," Zimmern said on " The Tim Ferriss Show " podcast.

It's advice rooted in the same practical streak that's carried Zimmern from his early tragic story to television fame and kitchens worldwide. This daily drill trains your hands without wasting food becau

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