Using point of knife or a grapefruit spoon, remove any purple - tipped leaves from center of artichoke.
Compiled by Dave DeWitt «At the entrance of the market was planted a cohort of dealers in Paprika, who had sacks full of this red pepper, so violently pungent, that a little on
the point of a knife was enough, to our taste, to spoil a dish, but of which astonishing quantities are eaten by the natives.
You can test the turnips for doneness with
the point of a knife.
Cut off the stalk of each pepper and carefully remove the seeds with
the point of a knife.
Score down the center of the breastbone with
the point of your knife, then cut in half through the bone.
Loosen the rice around the edges using
the point of a knife.
Test the temper — an easy method of checking if the raw chocolate is in temper, is to apply a small quantity of chocolate to a piece of paper or to
the point of a knife.
Soft fruit like tomatoes can be more tricky for kids to chop than some of the harder fruit so we helped T first off showing her to start with
the point of the knife into the tomato and then move it down chopping the tomato.
Check the potatoes are ready by spearing with
the point of a knife, and if they are, add the spinach and let it wilt into the pan.
Run
the point of a knife or wooden skewer around the edges of the tartlets to loosen the crust.
«What would be
the point of a knife,» she asked, waving at boneless chicken nuggets and mashed potato.
To check the temper of the chocolate, dip
the point of a knife into it — the chocolate should set quickly and evenly at room temperature.
Place on a baking tray and cook for 45 minutes, until the beets are tender to
the point of a knife.