Junior Master Chef Pinoy Edition (Part 7) – The Treston Experience continued- Knife Skills (DICE)

How to Dice a Potato

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Knife skills - batonnet, julienne, dice, brunoise

DICE

LARGE DICE

Large dice (19mm)

A large dice is a 3/4 inch (19 mm) cube.

1. Cut off the top and bottom of the potato.
2. Slice the sides to make a rectangle but leave one side uncut so you can hold the potato later.
3. Cut into 3/4″ slabs.
4. Cut into 3/4″ strips.
5. Cut into 3/4″ cubes.

MEDIUM DICE

Medium dice (12mm)

A  medium dice is a 1/2″ (12mm) cube.

1. Cut off the top and bottom of the potato.
2. Slice the sides to make a rectangle but leave one side uncut so you can hold the potato later.
3. Cut into 1/2″ slabs.
4. Cut into 1/2″ strips.
5. Cut into 1/2″ cubes.

SMALL DICE

Small dice (6mm)

A small dice is a 1/4″ (6 mm) cube.

1. Cut off top and bottom of the potato.
2. Slice the sides to make a rectangle but leave one side uncut so you can hold the potato later.
3. Cut into 1/4″ slabs.
4. Cut into 1/4″ strips.
5. Cut into 1/4″ cubes.