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A Quick Guide To Knife Steel for Non-Nerds

A Quick Guide To Knife Steel for Non-Nerds

This guide is designed to help you pick the right knife, without needing to know everything about steel. I grew up in the ’80s and ’90s when being a nerd...

A Quick Guide To Knife Steel for Non-Nerds

This guide is designed to help you pick the right knife, without needing to know everything about steel. I grew up in the ’80s and ’90s when being a nerd...

What’s the Sharpest Knife?

What’s the Sharpest Knife?

Shoshui Takeda-san firmly believes “the sharpest thing in the world is nothingness.” He’s on a mission to forge the thinnest knives he possibly can, and if you’ve ever held a...

What’s the Sharpest Knife?

Shoshui Takeda-san firmly believes “the sharpest thing in the world is nothingness.” He’s on a mission to forge the thinnest knives he possibly can, and if you’ve ever held a...

Honyaki: The Kitchen Katana

Honyaki: The Kitchen Katana

Most Japanese knives are made like a sandwich — a very hard steel core sandwiched on each side by a softer steel. The hard steel is what makes a Japanese...

Honyaki: The Kitchen Katana

Most Japanese knives are made like a sandwich — a very hard steel core sandwiched on each side by a softer steel. The hard steel is what makes a Japanese...

Every Japanese Kitchen Knife Shape Explained

Every Japanese Kitchen Knife Shape Explained

If you're new to Japanese knives, navigating all the terminology can be like learning a new language. Precisely like that, in fact, since you're literally learning Japanese. Luckily, most Japanese terms...

Every Japanese Kitchen Knife Shape Explained

If you're new to Japanese knives, navigating all the terminology can be like learning a new language. Precisely like that, in fact, since you're literally learning Japanese. Luckily, most Japanese terms...

Sakai Takayuki SK4, the Best Carbon Steel Knives for Chefs

Sakai Takayuki SK4, the Best Carbon Steel Knive...

I want you to think about your favourite knife—nope, not that one—not your prettiest knife, the one with the funky acrylic handle and beautiful raindrop damascus. I’m not talking about...

Sakai Takayuki SK4, the Best Carbon Steel Knive...

I want you to think about your favourite knife—nope, not that one—not your prettiest knife, the one with the funky acrylic handle and beautiful raindrop damascus. I’m not talking about...

Haruyuki: The Best Affordable Japanese Kitchen Knives

Haruyuki: The Best Affordable Japanese Kitchen ...

Designed for kitchen success, Haruyuki knives are beloved among professionals and home cooks alike for their reliable, high-performance blades. While there are many different Haruyuki lines, they’re all crazy sharp, a...

Haruyuki: The Best Affordable Japanese Kitchen ...

Designed for kitchen success, Haruyuki knives are beloved among professionals and home cooks alike for their reliable, high-performance blades. While there are many different Haruyuki lines, they’re all crazy sharp, a...