Knife Know-How

We tested 22 knives and found the best for hulling strawberries, peeling fruit, and slicing cheese.

A good bread knife can make or break your slicing game.

Build towering multilayer cakes with this stress-free technique.

We tested top-rated electric and manual knife sharpeners, to see which gave us the cutting edge when tackling hard squash and squishy tomatoes.

For tender herbs and butchering meat with precision, the agile santoku is an excellent knife to have in your arsenal. Here's our favorite one.

Follow this guide to chop, mince, and dice your way around the kitchen with confidence.

Master this pro sharpening technique and have like-new knives for life.

This Victorinox knife is great for slicing particularly thick, crusty loaves of bread—and it's more versatile than your typical serrated knife. 

My mother used it her entire career as a chef. Now it’s essential in my home kitchen.

It's not just what storage you choose (magnet, drawer, block)—it's how you use it that keeps them sharp.

If your paring knife could use an upgrade—or if you're looking for a sharp gift—consider investing a little more in one of these high-performing, good-looking blades. 

For safety and longevity, nothing beats these hard plastic edge guards.

A countertop knife sharpener makes sharp knives accessible. Sharp knives make prep work a cinch. 

We toured the actor, chef, and cookbook author's home kitchen in Harlem—and learned about the kitchen tools he can't cook without.

Everything you need to chop, spin, and slice.

Sure, you could use your chef's knife. But a cake knife can do the job so much better.

And pork. And chicken. And salmon. And any other animal protein you want to prep like a pro.

How do you even slice your bagels? Unevenly and dangerously?

The sharpest gift selection around.

The history isn't pretty.