Knife Skills: How to Cut Bell Peppers

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Splitting fruits and vegetables is always divisive (see what I did there?), but splitting peppers can be especially so.

The goal when prepping a bell pepper is to remove the seeds and internal ribs and pith, which have a papery texture and not a lot of flavor.

0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Traditional Method: Cutting Peppers in Half
0:32 - Faster Method: Segmenting Around the Ribs
1:18 - Slicing Peppers for Stir-Fries & Platters
2:00 - Cutting Pepper Rings (Classic Video Game Style)
2:31 - Dicing Peppers for Cooking
3:31 - Differences Between Green, Red, Yellow Peppers
4:00 - Advanced Knife Skills: Peeling Bell Peppers
5:30 - Fine Knife Cuts: Brunoise (Mini Dice)
6:45 - Final Thoughts & Alternate Cutting Styles
7:10 - Outro & More Content

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