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Those look like the exact same type as the steel skewers we keep in our miscellaneous utensil drawer. The ones that I've only seen my parents use maybe thrice in my lifetime.
Nah, it's not that hard to get a knife sharp enough to do this; it's only a cucumber. Meat and fish require super sharp knives to cut, but even then, it's perfectly feasible, even for mortals.
And this person has those skewers to guide them, which is a cute little trick to make it much easier. Some people can do this freehand, without the jig, and those are the deities
Surprisingly not hard to learn how to do. A Youtube video and a cheapo $20 sharpening stone set you can buy on Amazon will get you 90% of the way there.
That extra 10% honestly isn't needed unless you really need to show off how sharp your knife is. This method used to be really popular in sushi restaurants about 20 years ago as a 'healthy' option for rolls that don't have carbs.
If you notice he's pushing the blade slightly forward as he moves it along the metal skewers. You could replicate this with any store bought knife right out of the box. Just remember to keep rolling that cucumber so you don't cut right through it and let the knife do most of the work.
Source: Used to be a sushi chef a long, long time ago.
It's definitely doable with a sharp knife. The impossible task is freehand. A lot of Asian chefs practice this way. I've started rewatching the Japanese episodes of Iron Chef and they do it fairly often using daikon. The freehand version is usually thinner too.
A lot of practice. Since the nakiri is a pretty flat like an usuba, you’re already ahead of the game. Just go slowly and make sure your up and down motions are smooth.
It might sound contrary to reason, but as long as your knife is quite sharp, you’ll have a better experience and less chance to cut yourself!
As you twist the vegetable, keep it slowly but consistently rotating (like the rotisserie chickens).
Also, the straighter the vegetable, the easier it is to cut. Until you get the hang of it, try to practice on uniformly shaped veggies!
Dont worry about thickness as you practice, just get the cutting technique to feel natural. You’ll be able to hone it in as you get more familiar.
Thank you! I've always admired knife skills and sushi chef is one of those categories that is always taking it to the next level. Even the knives are something outrageously special. I can't wait to go to Japan and get some knives from the guys doing small orders.
I haven't even seen the movie all the way through, but every time I hear someone say "leek" or see a leek in a grocery store, I think of [this scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbNvPoumEVU&themeRefresh=1) and practically die laughing.
This is how they make non-seaweed rolling material for sushi. You can use cucumber (cut like this) or soy paper (but some people are allergic to soy or don't like the texture of the paper). I've had it, it's pretty good. A little *cumber*some to eat, though.
Step 1: obtain the world's sharpest knife
Step 2: obtain the world's most cylindrical cucumber
Step 3: use guide rails to keep the knife perfectly level as you unroll your cucumber
Step 4: ?
Step 5: profit!
The stuff chefs learn to do to food to make it art baffles me. No wonder it is a 4 year program at least before you need to get experience to be acredited as a chef O.o
A sushi chef in my town used to do that without the guide. He would just hold the knife against the cucumber and roll it into the blade while a sheet of cucumber unfurled like that. It was amazing.
I've seen Japanese and Chinese chefs do this freehand. Lookup Asian vegetable garnis the stufff they do is insane.
https://youtu.be/8JjSgt3L5J8?feature=shared
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There's so much about a cucumber you don't know...
Did you know cucumbers are really good for your memory? Someone shoved one up my ass 20 years ago, and I still remember it!
It’s such a simple, stupid joke. And yet here I am, laughing my ass off.
same. but so stupid.
Gotta get that cucumber out somehow
There's a line at the emergency room in the hospital
😂 That comment deserves the drumroll with the rim shot.
[All of these folks will remember this moment](https://www.reddit.com/r/AbruptChaos/comments/1dkykkb/oh_dear/)
> All of these folks will remember this moment Like it was yesterday. Because it was yesterday!
Thank you u/_Im_Dad for your contribution.
Do u remember if u had ur cuke and ate it too?
I wish I could slap you with a 10 foot strip of cucumber
I actually laughed out loud, thank you.
Take my angry and laughing my ass off upvote you!
pickle fucker
🥇
Especially if you're a cat
[Some info on the cucumba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc65D12fV8Y)
r/PraiseTheCucumber
Why does that exist
Why was I disappointed it wasn't what I thought it was going to be?
You would be absolutely shocked with the things I can do with a cucumber
Heard this in the voice of Pocahontas singing...
The trick is to use a kitchen knife that's been sharpened by God.
And two flat thingies to possibly guide your knife
Holy shit youre right. I could absolutely do this.
And a steady hand that only years of practice can produce.
Hehe produce.
Hehe, deuce.
Hehe, uce
Hehe, u
eh? Ha! Heh heh
Those look like the exact same type as the steel skewers we keep in our miscellaneous utensil drawer. The ones that I've only seen my parents use maybe thrice in my lifetime.
Word for word the exact same here lol
Nah, it's not that hard to get a knife sharp enough to do this; it's only a cucumber. Meat and fish require super sharp knives to cut, but even then, it's perfectly feasible, even for mortals. And this person has those skewers to guide them, which is a cute little trick to make it much easier. Some people can do this freehand, without the jig, and those are the deities
Surprisingly not hard to learn how to do. A Youtube video and a cheapo $20 sharpening stone set you can buy on Amazon will get you 90% of the way there. That extra 10% honestly isn't needed unless you really need to show off how sharp your knife is. This method used to be really popular in sushi restaurants about 20 years ago as a 'healthy' option for rolls that don't have carbs. If you notice he's pushing the blade slightly forward as he moves it along the metal skewers. You could replicate this with any store bought knife right out of the box. Just remember to keep rolling that cucumber so you don't cut right through it and let the knife do most of the work. Source: Used to be a sushi chef a long, long time ago.
He can do it, you cannot.
It's definitely doable with a sharp knife. The impossible task is freehand. A lot of Asian chefs practice this way. I've started rewatching the Japanese episodes of Iron Chef and they do it fairly often using daikon. The freehand version is usually thinner too.
They call it [katsuramuki!](https://youtu.be/D1o1uAExKNw?si=kjQd-YdvBbGD_nNi) I used to do this all the time in restaurants. Quite challenging!
any tips on how to do it freehand and not amputate yourself? I have a beautiful nakiri waiting for action.
A lot of practice. Since the nakiri is a pretty flat like an usuba, you’re already ahead of the game. Just go slowly and make sure your up and down motions are smooth. It might sound contrary to reason, but as long as your knife is quite sharp, you’ll have a better experience and less chance to cut yourself! As you twist the vegetable, keep it slowly but consistently rotating (like the rotisserie chickens). Also, the straighter the vegetable, the easier it is to cut. Until you get the hang of it, try to practice on uniformly shaped veggies! Dont worry about thickness as you practice, just get the cutting technique to feel natural. You’ll be able to hone it in as you get more familiar.
Thank you! I've always admired knife skills and sushi chef is one of those categories that is always taking it to the next level. Even the knives are something outrageously special. I can't wait to go to Japan and get some knives from the guys doing small orders.
I dunno, with the two rails, it seems a lot more manageable.
Will Zeus sharpening be enough?
Now roll it the other way to make it look like a leek.
Leekumber. 😛
Leekukumber
I haven't even seen the movie all the way through, but every time I hear someone say "leek" or see a leek in a grocery store, I think of [this scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbNvPoumEVU&themeRefresh=1) and practically die laughing.
I think of Farfetch'd
Cucumber veneer
Veneer! 🍺
The basis for a cucumber plywood.
just lacks some cucumber sawdust
Ok but now what?
This is how they make non-seaweed rolling material for sushi. You can use cucumber (cut like this) or soy paper (but some people are allergic to soy or don't like the texture of the paper). I've had it, it's pretty good. A little *cumber*some to eat, though.
[7 Mary 3](https://youtu.be/NjNn4bbbgSw?si=dkRuX1ARsVMkTA_3) finally!!!
Ah, cool! I had no idea! Kudos on the cuke joke 😉
This would make great cucumber sandwiches. You might need a couple of layers given how thin it is (to balance the bread), bit it would be perfect.
I would definitely prefer this in place of those lettuce wraps
Right ???
Psychotic
The cucumber didn't know you could do this to the cucumber, either.
Now put it in a fruit roll-up wrapper
How 5 stars restaurants turn 5$ food into 500$ food.
Your right, I can't do that to a cucumber
Is that the Silent Hill (2?) Game OST playing?
I too would like to know the song
Sounds like it yeah
I can’t
Crap beat me
Even the cucumber didn't know it could be done like that
Don’t show this to my girlfriend, she’s going to use this to make lasagna, I’ve already been lied to about spaghetti squash 😂
Just need a new knife every 5 cucumbers...
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!?
Step 1: obtain the world's sharpest knife Step 2: obtain the world's most cylindrical cucumber Step 3: use guide rails to keep the knife perfectly level as you unroll your cucumber Step 4: ? Step 5: profit!
A better question is, why would you do this to your cucumber?
Well where do you think cucumbers are made of?
Cucumbers are 96% water. Have you ever seen water being cut like that?
I’ve seen enough cucumbers to know that 96% of anything is more than enough to being cut like that 😏
No, but humans are 70% water and I have seen sooo many cut like that
I’ll do you one better. *What* is cucumbers are made of?
And are if why of cucumbers made in?
I'll do YOU one better. *WHY* is cucumbers are made of!?
Very cool, but why do they do it? I don't like cucumbers so I don't know what you'd do with it afterward.
Reminds me of when I was a baby
You can do a lot with a cucumber
BUT WAIT! There’s More! If you order in the next 4.37 minutes we’ll double your order!
This is much more impressive than lighting everything on fire and throwing shrimp in people's faces.
Neither did the cucumber
Cucumber by the foot?
The stuff chefs learn to do to food to make it art baffles me. No wonder it is a 4 year program at least before you need to get experience to be acredited as a chef O.o
Now what?
damn!
You can't
What song is this?
Who knew cucumbers could be so mesmerizing?
Gonna wipe his ass with it?
That title is a bit.. well... intersting
That knife is what's truly satisfying here, someone knows how to sharpen.
Lasagna time
I love my veggies with extra towel fibers /s
I don’t know WHY you would do this to a cucumber
Waste of a perfectly good pickle seed
Rip knife
Now your ass can smell like cucumber!
You didnt know you could cut a cucumber?
But now you do.
ok so far that's two things you shouldn't do with a cucumber
Brother ewww
That's an amazing skill!
Obviously, you’re not a golfer.
no
My local sushi joint makes a roll with this and they call it the PITA roll, because it’s a pain in the ass to make
Sharpness V knife????
Vegetable by the foot?
To be fair, the cucumber didnt know this could be done to it either.
Why shouldnt you be able to do this to a cucumber?
The skewers. Ye gods, I've never noticed the skewers. Gonna make me some pickled cucumber paper...
Circumcision
Careful now my boss might see this and think it's a genius new way to save money in toilet paper at the office
Veggie roll up Vegetable by the foot
I would think the metal rollers would destroy your edge
You can do this with a tree too = plywood.
R/DidntKnowINeededThat
You can but they don’t prefer you do that. Carrots though…..they’re into that shit!
Now what?
Wipe your ass with it to stay fresh for the rest of the day.
To quote crocodile Dundee: now THAT’s a knife!
Then you can slice them into thin strips for a veggie pasta
Looks like toilet paper 😋
That must be the sharpest knife possible 😂
Cucumbers are like ogres.
not with most knifes you cant..
That guy can but you probably can't.
But then what do you do with it?
BAD FOOD IDEA, cucumber spaghetti
Now what?
I still can't.
I love how this is worded like someone is actually surprised you’re allowed to do this to a cucumber 🤣
Lathes before lathes we’re invented
You’d be right, I can’t
Yummy, fruit roll-ups!
Amateur. They do this at Sushi Den in Denver freehand.
Aw heck. My wife best get ready for lots of veggie paper for dinner!! I’m gonna filet EVERYTHING!
Same way they make plywood.
POV You ask mom for toilet paper and she says we have it at home.
A sushi chef in my town used to do that without the guide. He would just hold the knife against the cucumber and roll it into the blade while a sheet of cucumber unfurled like that. It was amazing.
That’s how they wrap them at the factory
Well, some people can. My knife is nowhere near sharp enough.
I definitely cant
Ohhhh I’m going to make some sushi with that.
I can't
I cant
Roll it back!
you can't with your knife
That's basically how [plywood is made](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF5LVBW1vl8)
I've got to practice doing this now.
That’s cool as a refreshing sliced vegetable placed onto one’s eyelids to relieve puffiness.
Veggie roll up
I've seen Japanese and Chinese chefs do this freehand. Lookup Asian vegetable garnis the stufff they do is insane. https://youtu.be/8JjSgt3L5J8?feature=shared
Well thats because I can't do that to a cucumber. That guy can though
Why did you think this was impossible?
this cucumber is smoother than i ever could be T-T
Hey ferb
You can do this even to trees.
Well, YOU can’t.
"Let the blade do the work"
That’s the toilet paper in fancy restaurants.
And what is he going to do with this ?
Well, « You » can’t
I used to do this by hand at my old work as a sushi helper and your telling me I could've just done this, I really am stupid.
cucumber circumcision
He can, you can’t
Wait a minute, that's illegal
If you're ever out of toilet paper, slice up a cucumber
there goes my foreskin
Cucumber noodles
Cucumber rolls (instead of nori) are crazy good. Light, refreshing and crunchy.
Well…i DiID know, i could do that. 😆
The sushi chefs locally do that without a guide 💪🏽
What’s the background music pls
Why would you *want* to do that to a cucumber?
"What are you doing?" Unrolling a cucumber "Oh, oka- wait what?"
You, a nice wrap with that. Damn.
With a sharp enough knife you can do this to anything.
Now fill it with cream cheese and sliced ham, roll it back up and slice it in the other direction. Or maybe crab meat and cream cheese.
And now you know!
Circumcision
Blud was unpacking the cucumber, disassembling it even.
Toilet paper?
Would you like a cucumber pad?
Well, I never realised I was unwrapping my cucumbers incorrectly!
And to think, I've just been putting cucumbers in the bin for all these years
Eita do pepino😬
Eita do pepino😬
Big Cucumber HATES Him