The Art of Cutting Potatoes

I started Culinary School this week. Prior to this week the only experience I had was in my home kitchen (unless you count Taco Bell or KFC). Needless to say, I am a little overwhelmed. This week we mainly concentrated on beginning knife skills. There are some people in my class who have been working in professional kitchens for years. They have skills. Me, well, I'm trying to get down the basic chopping a potato at a 90 degree angle. It's harder than it looks to get a perfect cut. But I'll get there. Practice makes perfect as the saying goes. The instructors are great though, they know many of us have never been in a professional kitchen and are patient with us. I'm having fun and learning lots.