Brussels Sprouts are a staple in our house and one of the very first things Thomas, my husband who does not know how to boil water, learned how to make on his own.
We go over how to halve (slice in half) and quarter (slice in half again) the Brussels Sprouts. This ensures that they get amazingly crispy all the way through.
Brussels might be the perfect veggie to work on your knife skills because of the repetition required to cut each sprout.