A good chef’s knife is a central player in your kitchen lineup. Most chefs will tell you that you should have a Western blade for methodical chopping and a Japanese-style knife for more delicate prep.

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A chef’s knife might be the most critical tool in your kitchen. Any old knife can get the job done, but a sharp blade will make your work speedier and more precise. Plus, a dull knife requires a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A chef's knife is a kitchen workhorse—it can tackle all sorts of tasks like dicing onions, slicing ...

Each kitchen knife serves a distinct purpose. Paring knives and boning knives are used to achieve very different ends, as are bread knives and steak knives. But beyond silhouette, the steel from which ...

It is dullsville in the Kelly house these days — not our wits, but our knives. My husband Patrick once slipped off with all my slicers to the local sharpening shop, but that was years ago. And my ...

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The best chef's knives are like the best pants: It's not one-size-fits all. Where a single knife will feel comfortable in the hand for one person, that same blade might feel awkward in someone else's ...

Unless you’re some sort of Ginsu master, capable of slicing, dicing, and jullienning an entire meal together with a single blade, food prep is a whole lot easier when you use the right knife. Here are ...

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