The Complete Knife Guide: Types, Steel, Care & Buying Tips

The best chef knife set is the one built around the cooking knives you will actually use: a chef's knife, a paring knife, and a bread knife as the foundation, one to three specialists on top, all cut from one...

A chef knife set doesn't dull because it gets used — it dulls because of what happens between uses. The wrong cutting board, a few trips through the dishwasher, and a drawer instead of a block will take a $300...

Four things determine whether a chef knife set is actually good, and none of them is the brand name on the box: the steel, the handle and balance, the tang construction, and the warranty terms. Everything else — piece count,...

The best chef knife set brand isn't the one with the longest reputation or the biggest marketing budget — it's the one whose steel, edge geometry, and price actually match how you cook. Wüsthof and Zwilling lead the German school:...

Budget comparisons for chef knife sets are everywhere. What's missing from most of them is the honest answer to the question underneath the comparison: what does more money actually buy? The jump from a $75 knife set to a $200...

The best chef knife sets by piece count are usually not the sets with the biggest number on the box. For most home cooks and cooking enthusiasts, the smartest way to judge a set is by how many actual cooking...

Walk into any kitchen store and you're immediately confronted with the knife block: fifteen pieces, matching handles, impressive footprint, reasonable price per knife when you do the math on the tag. It looks like a complete solution, razor sharp kitchen...