At a party, dull is a drag. In the kitchen, dull is dangerous. Keeping your knives sharp is essential so you don’t risk slipping or twisting your wrist (and hurting yourself more) when cutting through ...

How do you sharpen a knife? Any professional chef or seasoned home cook will tell you that a sharp knife is the most important tool in the kitchen. Plus, a dull knife can be dangerous: It can easily ...

Even the best-quality knives do not stay sharp forever. Contact with food and work surfaces will dull the finest stainless or carbon and steel blades. However, you can keep your knives in prime ...

The key to good meal prep is all in the tools. Without a decent chopping board, fully operating appliances and blades, you’ll soon notice the difference on your plate. Chefs agree that a blunt knife ...

Before you sharpen your knife, it’s important to know its material, its unique shape, and the angle in which to sharpen it. The material determines how often you have to sharpen a knife, the ...

A popular alternative to traditional steel blades, ceramic knives require little maintenance, minimize food oxidation and hold a sharp edge for a very long time. When they do start to get dull, though ...

If you’ve just bought a really great set of knives for your kitchen, then you’ll want to make sure that they stay in good condition. Even the most premium of blades can grow blunt with use, so it’s ...

So you’ve invested in some high-quality knives and now, you want to make sure you don’t halve their lifespan by neglecting to care for them properly. After all, no one wants to shell out on a premium ...

I wouldn’t wish a dull knife on my worst enemy. As the primary cook in my house, and a former chef, I jumped at the chance to assess eight knife sharpeners as part of Consumer Reports’ Outside the ...

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Many of us own at least one decent kitchen knife and know the pleasure of being able to slice through all food like butter. The problem is, even good knives don’t sharpen themselves – a fact that many ...