The best chef’s knives can break down whole chickens, chop herbs without bruising them, dice hard vegetables and more. Here ...

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As Bernard Janssen, executive chef and culinary program manager at Zwilling J.A. Henckels puts it, well, bluntly: "Kitchen ...

History hasn’t been kind to automatic pocket knives—also known as switchblades—and in some places they’re still outlawed or restricted. Yet that bad rep mostly isn’t deserved, as automatic pocket ...

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The best Japanese chef's knives really outshine Western knives. Prep work becomes less of a chore with the right knife, and these 8 knives the best out there.

Including our top Japanese chef’s knife.

Before we start though, a word on what makes Japanese knives different from Western ones. To generalise, Japanese knives are ...

Don’t be intimidated. A new generation of knife sharpeners for home chefs makes it easy to keep your knives in shape without paying a pro. Like deep-cleaning your refrigerator or scheduling a dentist ...

Cleaning your knives a certain way can dull their blades, damage their handles, and even cause rust. High heat and water ...

Editor’s Note: July 16, 2026: For our most recent update, we added the new Benchmade Bugout Vapyr as our top recommendation for an ultralight pocket knife. (Earlier this year we included the Benchmade ...