Knife Skills: How to Prepare, Peel, and Cut Butternut Squash

Read up on the technique: http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/10/knife-skills-how-to-prepare-butternut-squash.html?utm_source=feb17&utm_campaign=yt The first step is making sure you have the right tools. As with most cooking tasks, the main thing that makes cutting up butternut squash difficult is not having a good knife available. Because of the squash's firmness and thick skin, I've always found that smaller, lighter-weight knives make the job more difficult. Instead, I reach for a knife that's not just sharp, but also has some weight to it—that heft will do some of the work for me. A (roughly) 10-inch chef's knife, like the one here, will do the trick.