It's all about understanding how they're different from Western knives.

Believe it or not, a dull knife is actually more dangerous than a sharp one. They’re more likely to slip when you’re slicing and dicing, quite literally putting your fingers in harm’s way. The good ...

A dull kitchen knife, in addition to being very inconvenient, can, in fact, be very unsafe to use. When knives get dull, you have to apply much pressure in order to slice through the vegetable you are ...

You're probably not sharpening your knives enough.

Kitchen knives are essential tools, whether you're trimming a Thanksgiving turkey or a Christmas ham, food prepping healthy dishes, or even making your own meals for a backpacking trip. But, like all ...

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Sharon Lockley has over 20 years of experience as an editor and writer and has been contributing to Food & Wine since 2019. I use a sharp chef’s knife every day to slice, chop, and dice ingredients.

What is sharpness really? What constitutes a cutting knife’s edge? Is there such a thing as the “best knife?” Questions of metallurgical metaphysics come up easily in conversation with the knife ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You use them every day, but chances are they don’t get the TLC they need: We’re talking about kitchen knives. If yours haven’t been sharpened in the past few months, you’re probably ...

Atlantans is a first-person account of the familiar strangers who make the city tick. This month’s is Michael Behn, owner of Moshi Moshi Knife Sharpening, as told to Thomas Wheatley. We’ve been ...