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Rock chop

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, rock chop means: A chopping motion in which the knife rocks along its curved edge.

In Turkish: bıçağı sallayarak kıyma

How it is used

Used with a suitable curved blade, especially for herbs and similar ingredients.

Example sentences

  1. The tutor demonstrated a rock chop on the parsley.

    The motion follows the blade's curve as it cuts.

  2. Her rock chop became more even during the lesson.

    The feedback concerns the repeated movement rather than a named cube size.

Common collocations

  • rock-chop motion
  • use a rock chop
  • chef's knifeA large all-purpose kitchen knife with a broad, slightly curved blade, usually 20 to 25 cm long, used for most chopping, slicing and dicing.
  • chopTo cut food into pieces with a knife, usually quickly and without needing every piece to be exactly the same size.

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