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An Ex-Chef’s Guide to Teaching Kids Knife Skills
As a Father of two, ex-chef and knife nerd, I spend a LOT of time in the kitchen. I cook most of the meals for our family of four and...
An Ex-Chef’s Guide to Teaching Kids Knife Skills
As a Father of two, ex-chef and knife nerd, I spend a LOT of time in the kitchen. I cook most of the meals for our family of four and...
Chipped Knives: How they happen, how to avoid t...
Perhaps the worst day for a knife-owner is when you accidentally damage your precious blade. I have done this more than a few times, and you may have already done...
Chipped Knives: How they happen, how to avoid t...
Perhaps the worst day for a knife-owner is when you accidentally damage your precious blade. I have done this more than a few times, and you may have already done...
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?
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
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
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...