Knife sets, particularly those that come with a countertop block, usually include a long metal rod that is clearly not intended for cutting. Some call them knife sharpeners, and while they are used ...

Five s kitchen knives laying on a wooden board - Halil ibrahim mescioglu/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's extremely important to keep knives sharp. It make ...

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 ...

You know that feeling when you break out a new chef's knife that's razor-sharp and cuts through everything like it's angel food cake? Ah yes. I love it, too ... but it only lasts so long. Eventually, ...

I got my first pocket knife when I was five years old, and it didn’t take me long to say, “Hey, this thing doesn’t cut so well anymore.” However, it was several years before I got serious about ...

As someone who cooks at home regularly, I stand by the idea that the most dangerous tool in a kitchen is a dull knife. Regardless of your experience level, a dull knife makes it easy to accidentally ...

The best knife sharpeners of 2025 will make meal prep easier — and safer! (Lisa Schweitzer/Yahoo) If you've been using your chef's knife every day and putting off the task of sharpening it, you're not ...