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!

Price

How much should you spend on your knife? After reviewing your needs, and then shopping around and trying to compare the various knives, you’ll then find a whole range of prices. When you compare prices it’ll seem as though you’re comparing apples and chickens. You’ll see different and similar metals, styles, and prices. And the level of service and help from the store, if you want it. How do you then make the most informed choice?

This is easy. Don’t overthink it. You’re buying something that will last you for many years. If you’re uncomfortable with the price, then buy a less expensive one. But remember that a difference of $10, $20, or $50, over the life of the knife, is not a lot of money. If it’s in your budget, then buy the knife that best suits your needs.

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Knife quality

A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye.

If the throat can grant passage to a knife, the anus should wonder how to expel it.

When the ox is at the slaughterhouse everyone comes running with their knives.

Javier Perez De Cuellar

I am like a doctor. I have written a prescription to help the patient. If the patient doesn’t want all the pills I’ve recommended, that’s up to him. But I must warn that next time I will have to come as a surgeon with a knife.

Stanislaw Lem

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?

Knife Skills —

a kitchen guide to using the right knife the right way

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Javier Perez De Cuellar

Stanislaw Lem