Knives are an essential tool in every cook’s kitchen, but caring for them isn’t always straightforward. Take the guesswork ...

Magnus Pettersson has been caring for the knives of professional chefs for more than 25 years. He often jokes that he’s a knife doctor, and he both loves and hates carbon steel knives. If you ask him ...

“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 ...

Most knives do not die in the cutting board, they die on the sharpening bench. The fastest way to... The post The sharpening ...

Most home cooks buy sharpening stones in the wrong order, then wonder why their knives still feel dull after... The post The ...

If there’s a knife block set on your counter, congrats—you’re officially an adult. But have you ever used the honing steel that came with it as anything other than a lightsaber prop? If not, your ...

I remember my dad giving me my first Barlow pocket knife as a child. I still have it. It is also still sharp because he taught me how to sharpen a pocket knife it on the same day, along with a strong ...