This site will give you the confidence to choose and use the knives and other nonelectric sharp tools in your kitchen. It’s also a reference site that you can use as you improve your skills and acquire the tools that will make you a better cook!
Many kitchen tools aren’t knives but are still very sharp. These can be just as valuable, but unlike knives, are often just task-specific. Over time, as you cook more, you’ll buy these as you need them.



A knife does not fear thorns, a woman fears man.

No matter how sharp a knife is, it can never cut its handle.

The fool cuts himself with his own knife.
A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.
The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.