Knife Cuts - CA1

Paysanne

A flat, square, round or triangular item with dimensions of: 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/8

Large Dice

Cube shape with dimensions of: 3/4" x 3/4" x 3/4

Medium Dice

Cube shape with dimensions of: 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/2

Batonnet

Stick shape with dimensions of: 1/4" x 1/4" x 2

Types of Slices

Chiffonade, rondelle, diagonal, oblique/roll cuts, lozenges

Chiffonade

To finely slice or shred leafy vegetables or herbs

Rondelle

Disk shaped slice

Diagonal

Oval-shaped slice

Chop

To cut into pieces when uniformity of size and shape is not important

Dice

To cut into cubes with 6 equal-sized sides

Julienne

Stick shape with dimensions of: 1/8" x 1/8" x 2"
Sometimes called allumette on potatoes

Fine Julienne

Stick shape with dimensions of: 1/16" x 1/16" x 2

Brunoise

Cube shape with dimensions of: 1/8" x 1/8" x 1/8

Small Dice

Cube shape with dimensions of: 1/4" x 1/4" x 1/4

Mince

To cut an item into very small pieces. Another term is finely chopped.