“I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever’s sharp,” Wolfgang Puck once said in an interview. Knives are essential tools in every kitchen, but what do you do when yours start to lose ...

Sharpening stones, or whetstones, have a steeper learning curve than other sharpening options, but the payoff is huge. They offer more control and precision over the sharpness of your knives.

They say you continue to evolve as long as you live. I can't speak for everyone, but I certainly feel like I've evolved since the first time I wrote about knife sharpening, way back in 2008, shortly ...

Though the address reads Main Street, the specialist shop Japanese Knife Imports in Venice is a bit hidden away, down a few steps from the parking lot of a nondescript multi-unit building, indicated ...

People have the wrong ideas about knives. A knife doesn’t cut like a razor or a plane iron on the push stroke. It’s somewhat like a saw with teeth that cuts in a sliding motion as it’s pushed or ...

There’s no sense in carrying a knife if it’s not going to be as useful as possible. And a blade’s utility often comes down to its ability to cut. When ripping open a box, slicing that piece of rope, ...