“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 ...

In the long list of skills grandpa knew better than us, there’s the ancient art of knife sharpening. It takes more than a honing steel and a couple swift swipes of the blade to tighten an edge: ...

The task of sharpening your kitchen knives can be a lot more challenging than it looks, but this Sharpie hack helps to ensure ...

Before you buy a knife, hold it. Think about its weight and balance and how comfortable it feels. A good knife is balanced, which makes it a little easier and less tiring to use. If you suspend the ...

You’re in the kitchen preparing fresh vegetables to toss with a salad. You pull out your trusty chef’s knife, line it up to cut a bell pepper, start the slicing motion and the knife slips. Now you’re ...

A dull knife is a useless tool. While electric sharpeners offer convenience, speed and power, manual sharpening stones, called whetstones, offer greater control over the angle of an edge. They’ve been ...