While you were carving the Thanksgiving turkey, you might’ve discovered that your knife wasn’t sharp enough to make those clean slices. It’s true: Keeping your knives maintained and razor-sharp is a ...

If you’re like me, you’ve likely acquired quite a collection of knives over the years. You name it: hunting knives, fillet knives, fixed blades, and EDC pocket knives. I have a little bit of ...

A deep, hands-on dive into the different types of sharpeners, their benefits and drawbacks, and much more. If nothing else, every knife owner — be that in the realm of EDC, culinary, survival or ...

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” No, Abraham Lincoln didn’t say that (its true origins lie with an anonymous woodsman) but the meaning is ...

As long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of a sharp knife. My dad, a former butcher, taught me to sharpen knives, starting around age 6. We used his sharpening stone on weekend ...

An easy way to sharpen your long-neglected knives. Clever belt-drive design. The $50 Upgrade Kit, with extra belts and additional blade guides, gives it more range. More expensive than a set of good ...

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I wouldn’t wish a dull knife on my worst enemy. As the primary cook in my house, and a former chef, I jumped at the chance to assess eight knife sharpeners as part of Consumer Reports’ Outside the ...

Sharon Lockley has over 20 years of experience as an editor and writer and has been contributing to Food & Wine since 2019. While you were carving a roast chicken or turkey over the holidays, you ...