A knife is a chef's 'not so secret' weapon. Used in most food prep and found in every kitchen, chefs get very attached to those shiny metal blades, spending years to find the prefect size, weight and sharpness and constantly trying to improve their knife skills.

Used correctly it's a chef's best friend but the question for many amatuer cooks is how do you use a knife correctly and can knife skills be picked up easily?

The simple answer is yes they can - with practice and the help of this great infograph from the team at Iullustrated Bites - they've created this informative illustration to help teach people some basic techniques and terms when it comes to improving their knife skills.

By Illustrated Bites