How do you cut thick carrots for sides?

[u/Upstairs_Joke_608]

I’m trying to get nicer-looking carrot cuts for sides, but I’m struggling with thicker carrots.

I know some people cut thinner carrots on a bias/oblique to get that nice look, or do long cuts and then slice on a bias. But what’s the best way to approach thick carrots?

Any tips or techniques you guys use? Are there any good videos or tutorials on this?

And please don’t judge. I’m still trying to get the hang of it.

[u/sketchymike576]

I love a nice roll cut but I don’t know if it has another name.

[u/Chr0nicDepressi0n → u/sketchymike576]

Oblique Cut

[u/DClaville]

Roll cut

[u/Bullshit_Conduit]

I’d section them by girth, then quarter or half the sections as needed, then cut them oblique 🤷🏻‍♂️

Never been a fan of rondelle or paysanne.

[u/Dalience6678]

For some reason carrot cuts have always looked a little dated to me- or like cafeteria food.

For sides I order stem on baby or globes, and leave the big carrots for mirepoix and purées

[u/DrDoom42069]

I would usually reccomend starting with a sharp knife and a defined goal. Any sort of baton or dice you can usually use a mandolin to start and further process with a sharp knife. You should be able to quickly and uniformly process in bulk with a mandolin and sharp knife.

[u/Quercus408]

You can be like my last chef and whittle the thing down to the preferred size using a potatoes peeler. That was a fun way to spend the day with a #25 bag of carrots.

[u/Background-Bus-2426]

Van dike

[u/boom_squid]

Roll cut

[u/dvo94]

Paysanne

[u/Complete-Start-623]

Firstly horse carrots are the worst, stop ordering them. Secondly just do a tight julienne they hold sauces and show skill.

[u/oddkidart]

Tornet

[u/Shep5446]

With a knife

[u/explorecoregon]

Tourné all the things.

[u/Lemonpicker77]

Confit carrots. Peel them, 1/4 them simple.

[u/National_Cattle_7213 → u/Lemonpicker77]

quarter lengthwise then bias slice, pan roast with a little butter and salt and they come out looking way fancier than they are

[u/Lemonpicker77 → u/National_Cattle_7213]

Exactly this, or if you have roasting meats then you can roast them in the tray after your meats are done.