How To: Peel a tomato, blanch vegetables, & cut carrots

This video shows you how to prepare a few different kinds of vegetables and fruits to cook with. The first thing that this video shows you how to do is peel a tomato. This video shows you a very simple way to do this using only a knife, a pot of boiling water, and a pot of water full of ice. The second thing this video shows you how to do is cook vegetables like broccoli without them browning and losing all of their nutrients. All you need to do this is a pot of boiling water, some salt, and some baking soda. Once again this video shows you a very simple way to do this. The third thing this video shows you how to do is how to cut a carrot, or similar vegetable in two different ways, julienne style, and then a rough cut. It shows you what types of knives you will need as well as the proper way to use those knives to complete the cut safely and effectively.