🎯 Final Challenge — The Chef’s Precision Showcase
Put it all together: apply technique, timing, and presentation to create a dish that demonstrates your true knife mastery.
Your Final Challenge
Build a signature knife presentation that captures everything you’ve learned — mastery of cuts, control of angles, workflow efficiency, and creative composition. Your goal: prepare a balanced, visually stunning dish that features at least three distinct cut techniques (julienne, brunoise, and chiffonade recommended). Showcase contrast, precision, and artistry while maintaining complete safety and confidence throughout. Photograph your plated work and review your technique to identify growth since Lesson 1.1.
Evaluation Checklist
- 🔪 Consistency and sharpness of cuts
- 🧭 Efficiency of workflow and safety habits
- 🎨 Use of color, composition, and balance
- 💡 Creativity and intent in plating style
Pro Tips
- 📸 Take “before and after” photos to document progress.
- 🧴 Clean your knife frequently for precise control and contrast.
- 🪞 Practice reflection by writing down what changed in your confidence since Lesson 1.