Kitchen

Shun Classic Utility Knife | Japanese Slicing Knife

If you were to refer to this in the proper Japanese terminology, this would be called a petty, which evolved from...
Ken
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Chef’s Choice Asian Knife Sharpener | Electric Diamond Hone Model #316 | Best Japanese Sharpener

It can be tricky to keep up with all the different Chef’s Choice electric sharpeners. Read our reviews of the various...
Ken
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Chef’s Choice Electric Knife Sharpener | Asian, Japanese Knives (Shun) | #1520 AngleSelect

Most knife buffs turn up their noses at electric sharpeners, and for good reason. There are enough crummy ones out there...
Ken
1 min read

Messermeister Take Apart Utility Shears | Kitchen Scissors

Messermeister’s one of those brands that gets lost in the mix of the big-name German Cutlery makers. Wusthof and Henckels you...
Ken
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Lansky Knife Sharpening System | Professional, Diamond | Best Sharpener Review

If you’re a junkie for sharp edges, as I am, you’ve probably tried nearly every tool or technique chasing the perfect...
Ken
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8-Piece Steak Knife Set | Henckels International Eversharp | Stainless Steel

These are the best-selling steak knives on Amazon. They’re lightweight, sharp, and inexpensive. People should be lining up to buy them,...
Ken
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R H. Forschner Steak Knife Set | Rosewood or Polypropylene Handles | Victorinox

Ah, our old friend Mr. R.H. Forschner. Is there anything he can’t do? We named Forschner’s 3-piece set our best budget...
Ken
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Kanetsune Santoku Chef’s Knife | Forged VG-10 Damascus Blade

If you hang around Williams-Sonoma, you’re sure to know about the Shun Classic Santoku knife. If you hang around professional kitchens...
Ken
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Jar Jar Binks Salad | A Food Carving How-To Guide

A side dish from the Dark Side:Sculpt Jar Jar Binks out of a root vegetable. Like just about every other kid...
Ken
3 min read

Wusthof Knife Sharpener | Scissors, Chef’s Knives | 2 Stage Manual Pull-Through

There are a lot of ways you can go with sharpening your kitchen knives. Want to take up a new hobby?...
Ken
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Kasumi Titanium Chef’s Knife Review | Chroma Knives

This baby sounds impressive — it uses titanium! If it’s good for golf balls and aircraft carriers, it must make a...
Ken
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NEWS: Foul-Mouthed Chef to Partner With Mild-Mannered Bladesmith

I got a kick out of this story. Basically, Master Bladesmith Takamura will be partnering with Gordon Ramsay to produce, market...
Ken
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Zyliss Mandoline | Stainless Steel Food Slicer | Easy Slice 2

Ah, the seduction of the mandoline. It promises effortless production of wafer-thin chips, slices and juliennes. And yet, it also presents...
Ken
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Best Electric Food & Meat Slicer: Chef’s Choice 610 for Home Use

First, let’s get something out of the way… you will be hard pressed to find a better electric slicer for this...
Ken
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NEWS: Henckels Introduces New High-End ‘TWIN 1731’ Line

This story came across the wire recently and it caught my eye. I guess Henckels is not quite ready to pack...
Ken
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Kanetsune Gyuto | Professional Chef’s Knife from Seki, Japan | Damascus VG-10 Steel

You’ve got to digest a few things when checking out this knife you may never have heard of. First off, the...
Ken
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MAC Superior Paring Knife #SP-50 | 4 Inch Petty or Santoku Style

We’ve reviewed some pretty impressive paring knives recently. Check out the Shun Paring knife for a gorgeous, if somewhat expensive, top-of-the-line...
Ken
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Chef’s Choice 110 Professional Diamond Hone Sharpener | EdgeCraft Electric Sharpener M110

The Chef’s Choice lineup of electric sharpeners can be a bit tricky to navigate. We’ve written about the Chef’s Choice M120...
Ken
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Global Santoku Knife | 7-Inch Hollow-Ground, Granton Edge

While most other knife makers are watching and mimicking each other, Global stands by its unique design. They were the first...
Ken
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Best Paring Knife Review | Shun Classic 3 Inch

If you’re going to spend decent money on a knife, make sure it’s one that you’ll use frequently, feels comfortable in...
Ken
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The Ex Voodoo Knife Set Holder | 5 Piece Stainless Steel Knives and Rack

There are many different ways to store your knives, but none top this one for conversation value. They call this one...
Ken
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R H. Forschner by Victorinox 3 Inch Paring Knife | Best Budget Paring Knife | Black Fibrox Handle

Forschner makes the best value knives you can find. And this paring knife is no exception. For five bucks, you get...
Ken
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Ginsu Cutlery International Traditions 14-Piece Knife Set | Stainless-Steel Knives

It slices, it dices, it can cut a rusty nail and then a tomato. You’ve heard that one before, but what’s...
Ken
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Wusthof Gourmet 10 Piece BBQ Set | Steak Knives and Carving Knife

They call this thing a barbecue set, but shouldn’t a barbecue set have a spatula, wire brush, and tongs? Whatever they...
Ken
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Global Steak Knives | 4-Piece Knife Set | Stainless Steel Cutlery

Take Global’s unique styling and engineering and apply it to the old standby — the steak knife — and you get...
Ken
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Global 7-Inch Deba Knife | Japanese Chef’s Knife

The Deba knife is a Japanese-style Chef’s knife, ideally suited for butchering fish or slicing through hard vegetables. It’s hefty enough...
Ken
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J.A. Henckels Santoku Knife | Twin Four Star | 7-Inches Hollow, Granton Edge

You’ll see some great reviews of this knife out there. Ignore them. There’s nothing inherently wrong with it — it’s made...
Ken
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Mundial 5100 Series 7-Inch Santoku Knife

Santokus have become wildly popular over the past several years. Perhaps it’s the novelty of using an Asian-style blade. Or perhaps...
Ken
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LamsonSharp Wedding, Sheet Cake Knife | Walnut | 16-Inch

What do parents, chefs, and bridegrooms all have in common? At some point, they’re all going to have to learn how...
Ken
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Best Santoku Knife: Kershaw Shun Classic | Hollow Ground or Plain Edge

We named Shun Classic Knives our best $500 kitchen knives a while back, and for good reason. Shun took kitchen cutlery...
Ken
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