“The traditional test to see whether a knife is sharp is to reach behind your head and cut into a hair,” Jonathan Broida, owner of Japanese Knife Imports, explains at a knife sharpening demonstration ...

It is dullsville in the Kelly house these days — not our wits, but our knives. My husband Patrick once slipped off with all my slicers to the local sharpening shop, but that was years ago. And my ...

Brookfield knife sharpener Alena Joling was selected as one of 12 people to visit the world's oldest knifemaking factory, Kikuichi Cutlery, in Nara, Japan. She was impressed by the dedication to ...

WHEN I WAS a kid, I had a rock collection, including a box of polished thundereggs and other colorful stones. At some point I got rid of them. Now I’m collecting rocks again, except these rocks are ...

Handcrafted Japanese kitchen knives shaped by tradition, trusted steels and workshops in Japan for clean, confident prep daily.

SEKI, Japan — In a Japanese city once famous for forging samurai swords, craftsmen sharpen and polish kitchen knives, but even at full tilt their small factory can't keep up with global demand. The ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Chefs agree that a blunt knife is a dangerous knife. You’ll ...