Knife Life

Before we begin, it is essential to note that both the Santoku knife and the chef’s knife are in most professional kitchens. Between the Santoku knife vs. chef knife, neither knife is superior or better than the other. Instead, each blade offers its unique features which can enhance the cooking experience overall.  The same goes…

As a home cook, having a set of sharp kitchen knives must be one of the critical items to own. Just think of the absolute joy when you purchase a new knife, and it then slices through things like, well, a hot knife through butter. But this joy only lasts for a period of time….

Suppose you fancy yourself as a chef or start on a culinary journey. In that case, you probably already know that having great knives is an excellent starting point.  The problem is that there are so many knives out there; which one is which, and what does what?  Professional chefs will always look for the…

Is there anything more troubling or difficult than trying to cut something with a blunt knife? We have all been there, and honestly, it just stresses us out, and before you know it, we have ordered take-out instead. But that is why knowing how to sharpen a knife correctly becomes so important. However, with several…

Even though it’s often on the small side, there’s no doubt a pocket knife is still capable of doing some damage. So, it makes sense that you know how to close it just from a safety point of view. But hold on a minute because if you thought every pocket knife would be the exact…

You may think that learning about the different parts of a knife is boring, but we don’t believe that is actually the case. Instead, knife anatomy is more complex and involves more parts than you imagine, and they all impact how the knife functions. So, if you are at all serious about knives, and knowing…

Whether we are talking sushi or the elegantly cut vegetables in certain dishes, Japanese cuisine is famous for stylized food presentation requiring extraordinary knife skill. Master Japanese chefs are true artists and, just like any other artists, there are tools they use to create their masterpieces. Japanese knives are to a chef what paint brushes…

If you had to create a wish list for a new kitchen, one of the essential items must be a sharp knife. A genuinely sharp knife is the stuff of dreams, while a blunt knife can wreak havoc in the kitchen. Dull blades can make cutting a chore instead of a pleasure, and people who…

A certain kind of romance surrounded a pocket knife in years gone by; kids were thrilled when their parents finally decided to give them one. It was a right of passage, a mark of being grown up, well, at least being told you were old enough to carry one. Being old enough for anything was…