Mandoline graters fall somewhere between power tools and the old reliable knife and cutting board. Some love the machine and some prefer another route, but if you cook for more than two people and less than ten, the Norpro V Slicer/Grater deserves a look. For prepping moderate amounts of julienned vegetables, ...

The Wusthof Trident Classic Tomato Knife solves a consistently frustrating kitchen problem that only bothers some people. Tomato knives aren't essential tools unless you spend your days behind a deli counter making sandwiches. For the rest of us, they're a convenience. Some would even feel guilty for owning one, except that ...

Bought the Ruhlman charcuterie book and are looking to outfit your kitchen to be a home version of a salumeria?

This might be a good choice for the obsessive home cook willing to trade capacity, precision, and power for a low cost version of a professional grade slicer. It's definitely ...

If you're considering the purchase of a turning slicer, then you likely fall into one or more of the following categories: Professional Cook, Raw Food Devotee, or Kitchen Gadget Junkie. Regardless of which category you fall into, if you want or need a turning slicer, this is an ...

For precise slicing of large cuts of meat like roast beef, you need a long blade. The Wusthof Gourmet 12" Roast Beef Slicer meets that specialty need and throws in some extra features as well.

In a forged blade, that extra length can be expensive, but the stamped steel ...

This special purpose knife from Wusthof is built for shaving perfect thin slices from what was used to be my favorite snack food in the years before the price of smoked salmon went up to around fifty dollars a pound. Now that it's in the same class of food as ...

R.H. Forschner is a cutlery division of the Swiss Army Brands, Inc., which is basically the umbrella company for everything with the Victorinox name, and this is their 12-inch, high-carbon stainless steel Slicer. Like other Victorinox products, this knife is hand finished in Switzerland.

Ideally, this knife would be used to ...

At first glance, it's difficult to see any reason to criticize this short ceramic bladed slicer from Kyocera. The blade features a beautiful damascus pattern. It is a nice length for small cutting jobs and has more depth to the blade than other utility slicers of comparable size.

That extra ...

I'm a fan of Forschner knives. Although there are many knives on the market with better steel which outperform them, they offer a deep selection of specialty knives which are effective, tough, and inexpensive, which is exactly what a casual home cook or a young cook starting out in the ...

As most of you cooks know, when you try out any of the OXO Good Grips products, you'll usually be pleased. The handles are comfortable, and the rest of the product is high quality as well. And the prices are always appealing too.

So we didn't expect anything different with OXO's ...

If you were to refer to this in the proper Japanese terminology, this would be called a petty, which evolved from the term "petit gyutou" or "little cow sword".

Regardless of how you refer to this little knife, it's an excellent knife. Typical of knives from Shun, it is a blend ...

Ah, the seduction of the mandoline. It promises effortless production of wafer-thin chips, slices and juliennes.

And yet, it also presents a scary proposition. Moving your hand close to an exposed blade in the opposite direction of the blade's edge is a recipe for some serious gouges.

The safety issue is mitigated, of course, by ...

First, let's get something out of the way... you will be hard pressed to find a better electric slicer for this price. The 610 is not a professional model -- we'll discuss what it's lacking in just a bit -- but for home use it can't be beat.

Chef's Choice makes excellent ...

This handy little tomato knife is brought to you by Boker, so you know it will stand up to any self-respecting tomato.

The 440 Carbon Steel Solingen blade is manufactured for maximum sharpness and long-term use.

Snugly fitted into a durable POM handle, anyone who uses this knife can feel secure in the ...