If your knife has gone too long without sharpening, stropping alone won't bring it back to life. Additionally, mastering the correct technique and angle takes some practice since improper ...

I was told growing up that a dull knife was more dangerous than a sharp one. When I was a kid, it was a head-scratcher for me, but when I really started using knives on my backpacking and camping ...

So CNET tested the heck out of some sharpeners to figure out which ones will always result in a sharp knife. With these recommendations, you won't have to worry about the angle or anything else ...

Whittling differs from wood carving in that whittlers perform their craft solely with wood and a good whittling knife, while wood carvers employ chisels, gouges, and occasionally power tools to ...

Knife sets supply some of the most essential tools to a home kitchen—after all, it’s near-impossible to make meals without a few sharp blades to chop vegetables, slice meat and mince herbs.

place the heel edge of your knife onto the steel. Make sure to angle the blade between 15 to 20 degrees of the steel rod. Rest your fingers (holding the knife), safely on the knife grip (behind ...

In a nutshell, you’ll be running the length of the blade against the steel at a specific angle. Depending on your knife, you’ll do this on one side or both sides of the blade. Most Western ...

We put in hours of chopping to find the best knife sets for tackling dicing, slicing, mincing and peeling with ease. Popular knife block sets from Ninja, Joseph Joseph, Sabatier and more were tested ...

The automatic knife is seeing something of a resurgence in popularity these days among knife enthusiasts as regular hard-working Americans are realizing just how handy they are for all different ...

To curate this list, I first took into consideration the backbone of most great groupings: a sharp, durable chef’s knife. With the exception of a couple of speciality packs (like steak knives ...