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Do I Really Need a Paring Knife?
While the paring knife may be the smallest of the bunch, smaller even than the utility knife, that isn’t to say that it doesn’t have a world of uses. In...
Do I Really Need a Paring Knife?
While the paring knife may be the smallest of the bunch, smaller even than the utility knife, that isn’t to say that it doesn’t have a world of uses. In...
Santoku vs Gyuto: Which Do I Need?
Santoku vs gyuto: the real difference is blade shape and cutting style. Our guide compares both Japanese knives and helps you pick the right one for your kitchen.
Santoku vs Gyuto: Which Do I Need?
Santoku vs gyuto: the real difference is blade shape and cutting style. Our guide compares both Japanese knives and helps you pick the right one for your kitchen.
Do Knives Have a False Edge?
There are several reasons that you might see a false edge on a knife. They’re normally found on clip point blades but it’s possible to add them to a variety...
Do Knives Have a False Edge?
There are several reasons that you might see a false edge on a knife. They’re normally found on clip point blades but it’s possible to add them to a variety...
How to Use a Whetstone Angle Guide
A whetstone angle guide is a small clip that fixes the blade at one angle so your wrist cannot drift. Here is what it does, how to fit one, the...
How to Use a Whetstone Angle Guide
A whetstone angle guide is a small clip that fixes the blade at one angle so your wrist cannot drift. Here is what it does, how to fit one, the...
Why Do I Need a Bread Knife?
Do you really need a bread knife? What a serrated edge does that a chef knife can't, what else it cuts, what length to buy, and how to keep it...
Why Do I Need a Bread Knife?
Do you really need a bread knife? What a serrated edge does that a chef knife can't, what else it cuts, what length to buy, and how to keep it...
How Can Water Damage a Knife?
It is incredibly important to know how to properly maintain your knives. After all, many of you will have paid a considerable amount to invest in a quality knife set...
How Can Water Damage a Knife?
It is incredibly important to know how to properly maintain your knives. After all, many of you will have paid a considerable amount to invest in a quality knife set...
Wooden Cutting Boards: What Are the Benefits an...
When you’re preparing food in the kitchen, quality knives like a Japanese knife set are essential. But while they do most of the work, they’re often useless without a good...
Wooden Cutting Boards: What Are the Benefits an...
When you’re preparing food in the kitchen, quality knives like a Japanese knife set are essential. But while they do most of the work, they’re often useless without a good...
Knife Rack vs Knife Block: Are Blocks Bad for K...
Magnetic rack, knife block or drawer organiser? We compare all three on edge wear, rust risk and safety, and explain when a block really does dull a knife.
Knife Rack vs Knife Block: Are Blocks Bad for K...
Magnetic rack, knife block or drawer organiser? We compare all three on edge wear, rust risk and safety, and explain when a block really does dull a knife.
Can You Travel With Kitchen Knives in Checked L...
Yes — kitchen knives can go in your checked luggage, but never in hand luggage. Here's how to pack, wrap and declare them safely for UK air travel.
Can You Travel With Kitchen Knives in Checked L...
Yes — kitchen knives can go in your checked luggage, but never in hand luggage. Here's how to pack, wrap and declare them safely for UK air travel.
What Is Damascus Steel?
If you’ve read any of our previous knife guides, you may have stumbled upon the term Damascus steel. This is a material that’s used to make knives but it’s much less common...
What Is Damascus Steel?
If you’ve read any of our previous knife guides, you may have stumbled upon the term Damascus steel. This is a material that’s used to make knives but it’s much less common...
Damascus Steel vs Stainless Steel: Which Is Best?
When it comes to buying a good-quality Japanese kitchen knife, there are a lot of things you’ll need to consider. But one of the most important factors is the type...
Damascus Steel vs Stainless Steel: Which Is Best?
When it comes to buying a good-quality Japanese kitchen knife, there are a lot of things you’ll need to consider. But one of the most important factors is the type...
Ten Must-Know Facts About Japanese Kitchen Knives
Using a set of quality Japanese steel kitchen knives is definitely the way forward, but even if you’ve been using these types of knives for years, there’s always something that...
Ten Must-Know Facts About Japanese Kitchen Knives
Using a set of quality Japanese steel kitchen knives is definitely the way forward, but even if you’ve been using these types of knives for years, there’s always something that...
Am I Damaging My Knives?
All chefs need a sharp knife, and by taking good care of your knives, with normal use, they should serve you for many years, especially if you invest in a...
Am I Damaging My Knives?
All chefs need a sharp knife, and by taking good care of your knives, with normal use, they should serve you for many years, especially if you invest in a...
Whetstone Basics: What a Whetstone Is and How t...
What a whetstone is, which grits you actually need, how long to soak it and how to sharpen your first knife on one — a plain-English UK beginner's guide.
Whetstone Basics: What a Whetstone Is and How t...
What a whetstone is, which grits you actually need, how long to soak it and how to sharpen your first knife on one — a plain-English UK beginner's guide.
What Is The Rockwell Hardness Scale?
When you are buying kitchen knives, and other items made from metal, you may have been confronted with details about the Rockwell hardness scale. But what does this mean? It’s...
What Is The Rockwell Hardness Scale?
When you are buying kitchen knives, and other items made from metal, you may have been confronted with details about the Rockwell hardness scale. But what does this mean? It’s...
Anatomy of a Chef Knife
Learn the different parts of a knife's anatomy and their intended purpose...
Anatomy of a Chef Knife
Learn the different parts of a knife's anatomy and their intended purpose...
How Are Knife Blades Made? Steel, Layers and Sa...
How kitchen knife blades are actually made: the steels used, what san-mai and ni-mai lamination do, why Damascus is a cladding and not a steel, and what it means.
How Are Knife Blades Made? Steel, Layers and Sa...
How kitchen knife blades are actually made: the steels used, what san-mai and ni-mai lamination do, why Damascus is a cladding and not a steel, and what it means.
Left Handed Knives - What’s the Difference and ...
If you have been considering investing in some left-handed knives but aren’t entirely sure of the differences and whether it’ll be worth it, you’re in the right place. We will...
Left Handed Knives - What’s the Difference and ...
If you have been considering investing in some left-handed knives but aren’t entirely sure of the differences and whether it’ll be worth it, you’re in the right place. We will...