These knives are just incredible to look at, with a mirror-shiny finish, hand-hammered dimpled tsuchime texture to prevent sticking, and Damascus steel–style swirling pattern along the edge. The ...

We put eight 8-inch chef’s knives through a battery of tricky tasks, both in the lab and at home. Here's how Henckels, Wüsthof, and other top brands measured up. By Paul Hope Ask any chef about the ...

United States, November 7, 2025-- In 2025, kitchen tools are more than just utensils—an investment in quality, efficiency, and experience. As culinary standards rise among both home cooks and ...

A good chef’s knife is a central player in your kitchen lineup. Most chefs will tell you that you should have a Western blade for methodical chopping and a Japanese-style knife for more delicate prep.

No kitchen tool is more indispensable to the home cook than the chef’s knife. As the most important blade in any cutlery collection, the best chef’s knives can break down whole chickens, chop herbs ...

Shopping for a fixed blade knife presents a huge hurdle: There are over 10,000 options on just one of the online knife retailers. Of course, that includes all color and steel variants for a given ...

You might have heard the Benjamin Franklin quote, “A jack of all trades is a master of none.” Yet people forget the rest of the quote, “… but oftentimes better than a master of one.” The unabridged ...

Chef reviews Hexclad’s Japanese Damascus steel knives. Impressed with balance and quality. Make your holiday cooking easy ...

The Our Place Everyday Chef’s Knife was the best value chef’s knife in my larger tested review of the top chef’s knives. Here’s everything you need to know about this exceptionally well-priced knife.