“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: ...

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 blunt knife isn’t just frustrating — it’s dangerous. Whether you’re slicing tomatoes or dicing onions, a sharp knife is one ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Sharpening knives used to be a task you wouldn't want to do at home. It was often easy enough to take your knives to a sharpener, who could ...

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 ...