If you were to scroll through my Instagram feed, you’d learn two things about me pretty quickly. First, I love food. Second, I love kitchen gadgets almost as much. When I began assessing knife ...

As long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of a sharp knife. My dad, a former butcher, taught me to sharpen knives, starting around age 6. We used his sharpening stone on weekend ...

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Learn the best methods for sharpening your kitchen knives including using a whetstone or electric hand sharpener with these ...

Keep your knives on the cutting edge with regular honing and sharpening. A sharp knife is the most important tool in your kitchen and can make meal prep easier, faster, and safer. But do you know how ...

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“A dull knife is a dangerous knife.” If you have never heard that saying before I can confirm its validity for you. It’s true because a dull knife requires you to work harder. When your knife is sharp ...

I’ve used hundreds of knives—in culinary school, in professional kitchens, and now at home as the resident chef—and I can tell you that the real magic isn’t always in the knife so much as in the ...

—it’s a dull knife. Once that blade is dull, it forces a person to misuse a knife, resulting in problems. Traps don’t get carved right. Meat doesn’t come off the bone of your deer right. And, in ...

I’ve used hundreds of knives—in culinary school, in professional kitchens, and now at home as the resident chef—and I can tell you that the real magic isn’t always in the knife so much as in the ...