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Spotlight On the Gyuto
If you’ve been thinking about updating your knife collection and want to include a gyuto knife then it’s a good idea to familiarise yourself with this blade in order to...
Spotlight On the Gyuto
If you’ve been thinking about updating your knife collection and want to include a gyuto knife then it’s a good idea to familiarise yourself with this blade in order to...
What’s the Best Type of Japanese Knife?
A lot of people go through life without ever using a Japanese kitchen knife. When they finally do try one, they are amazed at the difference. They make cutting and...
What’s the Best Type of Japanese Knife?
A lot of people go through life without ever using a Japanese kitchen knife. When they finally do try one, they are amazed at the difference. They make cutting and...
Handmade vs Manufactured Knives: Which Are Best?
Buying knives can feel like a real whirlwind since there are so many choices out there. While there are a number of things you’ll want to consider, choosing between a...
Handmade vs Manufactured Knives: Which Are Best?
Buying knives can feel like a real whirlwind since there are so many choices out there. While there are a number of things you’ll want to consider, choosing between a...
What Makes a Knife Japanese?
We recently wrote a guide on some of the most famous things to have ever come out of Japan. One thing that appeared on our list was Japanese knives and...
What Makes a Knife Japanese?
We recently wrote a guide on some of the most famous things to have ever come out of Japan. One thing that appeared on our list was Japanese knives and...
What Makes a Knife Left-Handed or Right-Handed?
Do left-handed cooks need special knives? Almost all kitchen knives — including every Japanese knife we sell — are double-bevel and work equally well in either hand.
What Makes a Knife Left-Handed or Right-Handed?
Do left-handed cooks need special knives? Almost all kitchen knives — including every Japanese knife we sell — are double-bevel and work equally well in either hand.
Forged vs Stamped - What’s the Difference?
Forged vs stamped knives explained: how each one is made, how they differ in weight, tang, bolster and edge retention, and which is really worth buying.
Forged vs Stamped - What’s the Difference?
Forged vs stamped knives explained: how each one is made, how they differ in weight, tang, bolster and edge retention, and which is really worth buying.
What Are Meat Cleavers Used For?
A meat cleaver is a heavy, thick-bladed butcher's knife for chopping through bone. Chinese cleavers and nakiri look almost identical but are thin vegetable knives - here is what each...
What Are Meat Cleavers Used For?
A meat cleaver is a heavy, thick-bladed butcher's knife for chopping through bone. Chinese cleavers and nakiri look almost identical but are thin vegetable knives - here is what each...
Why Do We Need to Maintain and Care For Our Jap...
If you don’t take proper care of your Japanese kitchen knives, then you’ll soon find that they go dull and rusty and just won’t perform like they did when they...
Why Do We Need to Maintain and Care For Our Jap...
If you don’t take proper care of your Japanese kitchen knives, then you’ll soon find that they go dull and rusty and just won’t perform like they did when they...
Do you push or pull a blade into a whetstone
Should you push or pull when sharpening a knife on a whetstone? The short answer is pull, edge-trailing — here's how to do it right, with light pressure.
Do you push or pull a blade into a whetstone
Should you push or pull when sharpening a knife on a whetstone? The short answer is pull, edge-trailing — here's how to do it right, with light pressure.
What Is a Burr and How Do You Feel a Burr On a ...
A burr is the thin wire edge that forms along a knife's cutting edge during sharpening. Here's what it is, how to safely feel for one, and how to remove...
What Is a Burr and How Do You Feel a Burr On a ...
A burr is the thin wire edge that forms along a knife's cutting edge during sharpening. Here's what it is, how to safely feel for one, and how to remove...
The Honbazuke Method: How Japanese Blades Get S...
The honbazuke method explained: the three-stage grind, sharpen and polish process Japanese makers use to put a true finished edge on a new blade.
The Honbazuke Method: How Japanese Blades Get S...
The honbazuke method explained: the three-stage grind, sharpen and polish process Japanese makers use to put a true finished edge on a new blade.
What Is a Deba Knife? Uses, Types and What to B...
A deba is a thick, single-bevel Japanese knife for breaking down whole fish. What it does, the four types, and what to buy instead if you don't need one.
What Is a Deba Knife? Uses, Types and What to B...
A deba is a thick, single-bevel Japanese knife for breaking down whole fish. What it does, the four types, and what to buy instead if you don't need one.
Things to Avoid When Sharpening Knives
Keeping your knives sharp ensures that they perform to the best of their ability and are safer to use. There are many different ways of sharpening a knife, depending on...
Things to Avoid When Sharpening Knives
Keeping your knives sharp ensures that they perform to the best of their ability and are safer to use. There are many different ways of sharpening a knife, depending on...
Why Does My Knife Dull?
Why does my knife go dull? The five habits that blunt a kitchen knife fastest, how to test if yours needs sharpening, and how to put a real edge back...
Why Does My Knife Dull?
Why does my knife go dull? The five habits that blunt a kitchen knife fastest, how to test if yours needs sharpening, and how to put a real edge back...
How to Remove Rust From Knives
Rust on a stainless steel knife isn't the end. Five simple home methods — vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, lemon and salt — plus how to stop it coming back.
How to Remove Rust From Knives
Rust on a stainless steel knife isn't the end. Five simple home methods — vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, lemon and salt — plus how to stop it coming back.
Single Bevel vs Double Bevel Knives: Which Is B...
Single or double bevel? What the grind means, how each cuts and sharpens, and why nearly every home cook wants a double-bevel Japanese-steel knife.
Single Bevel vs Double Bevel Knives: Which Is B...
Single or double bevel? What the grind means, how each cuts and sharpens, and why nearly every home cook wants a double-bevel Japanese-steel knife.
Which Is the Best Knife Sharpening System?
Whetstone, pull-through, electric, honing steel, guided jig or rolling sharpener? We compare all six on metal removed, edge control and skill needed, and name the right one for hard Japanese-steel...
Which Is the Best Knife Sharpening System?
Whetstone, pull-through, electric, honing steel, guided jig or rolling sharpener? We compare all six on metal removed, edge control and skill needed, and name the right one for hard Japanese-steel...
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...