Chapter 12 When the Practice Progresses II

This is also what Master Abbe finds incredible, in Master Abbe's observation, Lin Yiyan's first batch of white radishes can be said to be completely unqualified.

Because their size and thickness are completely different, if such white radish is put into the pot, it will be unevenly heated, resulting in too thin white radish is easy to get old when fried, lose its own taste, and lose the crisp and refreshing taste of the white radish itself.

In the second batch of white radish, in addition to individual reasons, it may be a mistake, and there have also been white radishes of different thicknesses. However, the number is decreasing significantly, and if you are a small restaurant that is not very well-known, you may not care about it at all! In other words, in an ordinary small restaurant, Lin Yiyan's knife work can be said to be completely qualified.

And the third batch of white radishes in Lin Yiyan's hand can be said to be the same size, although it is not thin enough to reach the level of the so-called moon halo. But it can be said that it has been qualified, which can already be said to be a very good knife work!

What really surprised Master Abbe was the white radish or the last batch of white radish that Lin Yiyan was cutting now, and the kitchen knife in Lin Yiyan's hand always maintained a consistent rhythm, and layers of crystal and jade slices were neatly lying under the blade like autumn water.

As if to confirm something, Master Abbe picked up a piece of radish and held it up to the bright moon in the night sky.

And Lin Yiyan can be said to have cut out the highest realm of white radish - moon halo!

However, when he saw Lin Yiyan reaching out to take a white radish, Master Abbe opened his mouth to stop him, "Xiao Yi! All right! That's it for today's practice! You've done a great job! The sudden sound directly pulled Lin Yiyan out of the green world!

With a slightly surprised expression, Lin Yiyan looked at Master Abbe and asked curiously, "Master! When did you come? I don't know? ”

"You kid!" Master Abbe shook his head helplessly, "Xiao Yi! It's good to be serious, but don't push yourself too hard! You've done enough today! ”

"Huh? What does Master mean by that? Lin Yiyan scratched his head in confusion, and at the same time looked at his white radish, the whole person was stunned, and said in an unconvinced tone, "Did I cut these things?" ”

Lin Yiyan picked up a piece and looked at it carefully, looking at the crystal clear and exactly as thin white radish in his hand, the whole person was stunned, as if he didn't believe that this was cut by himself.

"When did I get this kind of skill? Can you cut out such a neat white radish? Muttering so in his heart, Lin Yiyan pointed to himself, and then pointed to the white radish slices on the chopping board, with 120,000 doubts, "Master? Are you sure I cut these things? When did I have such a good knife job? I don't even know about it, huh? ”

"Since you don't believe it yourself!" Master Abbe put the kitchen knife back into Lin Yiyan's hand, and proposed with a smile, "Xiao Yi! You can try again! ”

Holding the kitchen knife, the feeling of making the fingers of the arm instantly spreads throughout the body, as if the kitchen knife is an inseparable part of the body. Lin Yiyan looked at the kitchen knife in his hand with a surprised expression, "How can this be?" It's only been a day, and this kitchen knife feels completely different to me! ”

"This is enlightenment! Speaking of which, I, as a master, didn't even see it just now! I just found out when you cut the last white radish! Speaking of this, Master Abbe paused and pointed out to Lin Yiyan, "Just like learning martial arts, a chef also has the Tao of a chef, and Xiao Yi, you have a very extraordinary understanding, and your enlightenment just now has invisibly affected all the life magnetic fields around you!" Now, Xiao Yi, do you think that your kitchen knife has life? ”

"Yes!" Lin Yiyan nodded vigorously, "That feeling, as if it was originally an inseparable part of my body, is really incredible!" Master! ”

After speaking, Lin Yiyan picked up a white radish with his hand, and with the sound of 'tuk tuk' chopping vegetables, a series of transparent jade-like slices were born from under Lin Yiyan's kitchen knife. It feels like it's meant to be that way.

Soon, a white radish was neatly cut under Lin Yiyan's not fast knife work. And Lin Yiyan, who had done all this, looked at his hands and let go~! Clench! Let go again~! Hold on tightly! It's like it's the first time I've known that these are my own hands.

Master Abbe nodded to Lin Yiyan, "Xiao Yi! You're really good, and you've done a third of your knife work in just one day! Originally, I wanted to give you a detailed explanation of the practice of knife work after you have a certain foundation. However, it looks like it needs to be advanced! ”

Hearing Master Abbey's words, Lin Yiyan looked at Master Abbey seriously like a student sitting upright. Master Abbe was very satisfied with Lin Yiyan's attitude, nodded and asked first, "Xiao Yi!" Although you did a good job just now, did you feel that you were tired, much more tired than doing anything? ”

It's okay that Master Abbe didn't mention it, but as soon as he mentioned it, Lin Yiyan immediately felt it, although he had the maintenance of the 'Life Creation Technique', but after this day's knife practice, Lin Yiyan only felt sore, and it was difficult to lift his arms like lead.

Lin Yiyan rubbed his arm, with a painful expression on his worried face, and nodded towards Master Abbe, "Master, it's okay if you don't say it, but when you say that, I feel like my whole body hurts so much!" ”

"That's because knife work is a very delicate manual work in the process of cooking." Master Abbe straightened Lin Yiyan's arm and gently kneaded Lin Yiyan's arm in a strange massage technique, making Lin Yiyan almost moan out of comfort.

Without waiting for Lin Yiyan to sigh, he heard Master Abbe continue to explain, "Because the labor intensity is relatively large, and it is also very physically demanding. Therefore, a chef must have very good physical strength, arm strength, wrist strength, endurance, and a flexible mind. ”

"Of course, if you want to fully master the knife work, there are three basic operation essentials that need to be mastered!" Master Abbe raised his index finger, "First! Station case! To see if the chef's knife skills are good, first look at the other party's standing face! The chef's standing case must first practice 'standing skills'. ”

"The posture of standing on the table should be that the feet are naturally separated, and the center of gravity is stable; Lean your upper body forward slightly, your chest slightly straight, and you can't bend your back; The shoulders should be flat, not one shoulder high and one shoulder low; Look at the parts of the two-handed operation, the body is naturally relaxed, and keep a certain distance from the vegetable pier, and the height of the vegetable pier should be easy to operate. Such a correct posture, whether it is self-feeling or in the eyes of others, has a harmonious and natural beauty. ”

Lin Yiyan recalled his standing posture today, found many shortcomings, and then nodded clearly, "It turns out that standing is also very important!" ”

"Second, it!" Listening to Lin Yiyan's ignorant words, Master Abbe smiled, and rubbed Lin Yiyan's head at the same time, "The basic technique of the knife is generally to hold the knife with the right hand, the thumb and index finger pinch the hoop, and the other three fingers, palms and hands hold the handle of the knife, and the wrist is flexible and powerful when holding the knife. Correct handling can give people a feeling of 'kitchen knife in hand, bamboo in the chest'. ”

"Third, move the knife! When the knife is operating, it is necessary to concentrate on the knife and follow the blade. Mainly use arm strength and wrist strength. The left hand controls the raw materials to ensure that the raw materials do not move smoothly and are easy to drop. The left hand should hold the material steadily, and the right hand should be accurate. The two hands work closely and rhythmically, and the movements are accurate, coherent, skillful, and in one go. ”

Speaking of this, Master Abbe paused, smiled and pointed, "Xiao Yi, you must know that superb knife skills can show the charm of knife work, so that people and knife workers can achieve a high degree of harmony, thus producing a strong artistic appeal. ”

"I see! Looks like I need to improve a lot in tomorrow's practice! After listening to Master Abbe's explanation, Lin Yiyan nodded clearly, "Some details that need to be cared about are also very important!" ”

"That's right! The above three are the basic essentials of knife work! But well~! ”

"But what?"

"A chef must also develop a good habit to be a qualified knife user!"

"Habit?"

"Yes!" Master Ben nodded, "Knife operation, emphasizing clean, fast, and neat operation techniques, that is, developing good operating habits." Knives, cutting boards, and raw materials and items around the cutting board should be kept clean and orderly, and should not be disorganized and dragged with mud and water. ”

"Only if you meet the conditions I mentioned above, then you will be a half-qualified chef!" At the end, Master Abbe made a summary at the same time.

"Master? Why half? ”

"If you do all of this, it can only mean that your knife skills are qualified! But you don't know how to cook, so how can you be a complete chef? Abbe nodded at Lin Yiyan's head and shook his head with a smile.

"That's right~~!" Lin Yiyan also smiled, but his expression was quite embarrassed, "I almost forgot, I thought that if I practiced the knife skills, then I would be able to cook!" Now that I think about it, I don't know how to fry any food at all! ”

"That's it! That's it for today! Master Abbe glanced at the sky outside, "It's already so late, it's better to go back early and rest, and continue tomorrow!" ”

"Hmm!"

In the room-

"Partner! Is there something strange about you today? This is something I've never encountered before! "Although the whole person seems to be completely godless, he seems to be very organized in doing things, which is completely impossible in our world!" ”

Lying on the bed, Lin Yiyan, who was light, exhaled a long breath, and replied to Drager's question with some distress, "Speaking of which, I don't know how to describe this situation, in our Eastern martial arts world, we call this situation 'Enlightenment'!" However, how exactly this situation is triggered is also completely clueless! It seems to be all about personal opportunities and realizations, right? ”

"That's right!" Lin Yiyan's left hand flashed with red light, "If something like a partner happens in our world, we can only go berserk, and we are also blind, unable to control ourselves, but only know destruction!" It often doesn't stop until you're exhausted! ”

"The situation you said should be the situation after being controlled by an artifact that you can't master, right?" Lin Yiyan nodded, "In this case, it's not a person controlling an artifact, but an artifact controlling a person!" So, sometimes, it's better for people to be self-aware! ”

"That's right! Because at this time, if a person does not have self-knowledge, then what awaits him is death! Draiger sighed with deep feeling. As the 'cage hand of the Red Dragon Emperor', I think I have experienced this situation several times!

"Maybe it has something to do with the fact that my parents are both archaeologists, my father always told me that people should be self-aware, learn to be satisfied, and not be overly greedy. Otherwise, you will only put yourself in a desperate situation or even die! "And my mom said that if you really want to get when, then you need to put in more effort because that's what you deserve!" ”

"That's right! Everything in the world is nothing more than buying and selling, exchanging for equal value! In the same way, if you want to get more, then you have to give more, and sometimes you have to work twice as hard to get there! ”

"God rewards hard work!" Lin Yiyan muttered and fell asleep......