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.

When it comes to basic cooking methods, many of us home cooks own Western-styles knives that we use for everyday kitchen tasks. There’s nothing wrong with this; in fact, these blades are actually best ...

We visited the Takefu Knife Village to see how some of the most respected knife-making masters in Japan practice their craft. Walk into most knife or kitchenware stores and you're likely to encounter ...

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 ...

Based in Austin, Texas, Made In Cookware already produces some of the best pots and pans for the money on the market. Now it makes more than just pots and pans and, again, takes aim at pulling ...

Unlike the Western-style chef’s knives, which count household names Victorinox, Wüsthoff, Zwilling and others in their ranks, the Japanese chef knife establishment is less obvious to Western shoppers.