Trim and clean the carrot

• Trim the stems off the carrot.
• Scrape the top of the carrot to remove any excess dirt.

Make the shavings

• Cut the carrot to the desired length for shavings.
• Shave down the sides until you get a point.
• Using the mandoline on a thin setting, shave away.
• Keep the shavings in cold water.

Make the carrot daggers

• Trim the carrot into segments.
• Cut a triangle shape from the center of the top to the sides of the bottom.
• Repeat on the other side to get a pyramid shape.
• Round off the four corners at a 45 degree angle and round off the bottom all the way around.

Make the coins

• Cut the carrot across the grain.
• Trim the edges to make the coin as round as possible.

Make the brunoise

• Portion the carrot and square off the sides.
• Cut planks, then cut the julienne, pressing the carrot down flat as you cut.
• Carefully cut the brunoise from the planks.