Kitchen knives are essential tools, whether you're trimming a Thanksgiving turkey or a Christmas ham, food prepping healthy dishes, or even making your own meals for a backpacking trip. But, like all ...

If you find that your chef's knife can no longer cut a tomato without resistance or smoothly dice an onion, it's probably overdue for a knife-sharpening session. Although electric and manual knife ...

Don’t be intimidated. A new generation of knife sharpeners for home chefs makes it easy to keep your knives in shape without paying a pro. Like deep-cleaning your refrigerator or scheduling a dentist ...

As someone who cooks at home regularly, I stand by the idea that the most dangerous tool in a kitchen is a dull knife. Regardless of your experience level, a dull knife makes it easy to accidentally ...

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“A dull knife is a dangerous knife.” It’s a phrase repeated so often by chefs that it’s become cliche. But, there’s truth in the adage, says Frank Bertarelli, co-owner of Bertarelli Cutlery and an ...

Proctor jokingly takes credit for once saving a marriage when a customer brought in a $1,500 sushi knife that his wife had dropped, point-first, onto a marble floor, cracking off the tip. Proctor was ...

What is sharpness really? What constitutes a cutting knife’s edge? Is there such a thing as the “best knife?” Questions of metallurgical metaphysics come up easily in conversation with the knife ...

According to both knife manufacturing experts and professional chefs, using a whetstone is the best way to sharpen kitchen knives. So, instead of struggling with a dull blade, take some time to learn ...