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 ...

“A dull knife is a dangerous knife.” If you have never heard that saying before I can confirm its validity for you. It’s true because a dull knife requires you to work harder. When your knife is sharp ...

You may have seen claims online that a simple piece of aluminum foil can sharpen your dull kitchen knives, but this expert ...

In New York, there is a premier knife company, Korin, that not only sells some of the best knives but has master sharpeners ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...