Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even amateur home cooks know that there can be a significant difference in performance from one knife to another. This can be due ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's understandable to be a little apprehensive if you've never tried sharpening your own knives before. Using a whetstone, steel ...

Nick DeSimone is a pasta-obsessed vegetarian chef who spent nearly 10 years in restaurants before becoming a food writer. They review kitchen products for Food & Wine and love plant-based and Southern ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I did not learn knife care from my parents, and ...

Have you ever noticed when watching cooking shows that before professional chefs begin any prep work, they always hone their knives on a sharpening steel? There are some excellent reasons for this. As ...

And it works on even the hardest ceramic and alloy knives.

A good chef’s knife is an investment. And since it’s a kitchen tool you’ll use every day, it’s important to choose a quality blade—like one of our favorites, the Wüsthof Classic 8-Inch Chef's Knife.

An expert knife maker explains why your sharpening technique isn’t working—and how to fix it.

Even amateur home cooks know that there can be a significant difference in performance from one knife to another. This can be due to the knife shape, the sharpness, age, or even the type of steel it's ...