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Cuts
classic culinary cuts
Question | Answer |
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Allumette | Sometimes called the matchstick cut |
Batonnet | translated literally from french, means little stick measures .25 in x .25 in x 2 in starting point for the small dice |
Julienne | measures 1/8 in x 1/8 in x 2 in starting point for the brunoise cut |
Brunoise | cut from Julienne 1/8 in x 1/8 in x 1/8 in |
Macedoine | 1/4 in dice |
Large Dice | cubes with sides measuring 3/4 in |
Medium Dice | cubes with sides measuring 1/2 in |
Small Dice | cubes with sides measuring 1/4 in cut from batonnet |
Slice | to cut into uniform cross cuts |
Paysanne | 1/2 in x 1/2 in x 1/8 in round, square, or rectangles |
Parisienne | large spherical shape |
Olivette | Olive shaped |
Noisette | Small hazelnut-size cut |
Chateau | large barrel shape |
Concasse | roughly chopped |
Chop | cut into irregular shaped pieces |
Mince | cut into very fine pieces |
Emincer | cut into very thin slices |
Shred | cut into very thin strips |