“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 ...

A good serrated knife is essential. It might be even more useful than your chef's or paring knife. It stays sharper longer than your other knives (since less of its blade hits your cutting board), and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Proper maintenance of your tools is crucial to keeping them in good working order. Whether you’re keeping ...

Sharpening stones, or whetstones, have a steeper learning curve than other sharpening options, but the payoff is huge. They offer more control and precision over the sharpness of your knives.

Vincent Lau’s job is to restore and maintain the blades of hundreds of clients a week. At Korin, the Japanese knife and kitchenware emporium where Lau does his work, you won’t find him using some ...

There are plenty of pocket knife enthusiasts in the world, but not nearly as many knife sharpening enthusiasts. This means many knife owners are walking around with dull pocket knives, and they’re not ...

There’s a certain satisfaction that comes with a perfectly sharpened knife; it’s a tool that feels good in your hand and works exactly as you need it to. Understanding how to sharpen a knife like a ...

I’ve conducted a million Knife Sharpening seminars, write a weekly knife Product Review for Ammoland Shooting Sports News, helped design knives, and yet I just realized, I’ve never written an article ...

Many tools make a kitchen, but none are as essential as a quality set of chef knives. Not only are they vital in cutting up ingredients for meal prep, but a great knife can cut your time in the ...

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 ...