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Best Kitchen Knives Made in the USA

Finding a set of good quality kitchen knives that have been made in the USA is getting a lot more difficult these days. Most of the kitchen knives in today’s market are made in China, there is nothing wrong with these knives from China but you just

How Many Kitchen Knives Do You Really Need?

This is a great question; the selection of kitchen knives you will need really depends on what you do most in the kitchen. The average home Chef can probably accomplish everyday kitchen tasks with a bare minimum of 3 kitchen knives; a Chef’s Knife, a Serrated Knife,

How to Slice and Dice Onions like a Pro

Nearly all popular dishes in the kitchen start with a base of sliced, chopped, or diced onions – but do you know how to correctly cut an onion? Many who have been through catering college (including me) have been taught how to cut an onion in the

What is the Best Knife for Cutting Tomatoes?

I love tomatoes and you’ll find me prepping tomatoes daily for sandwiches or for an ingredient in a dish. One of the problems when slicing tomatoes is finding a knife in the kitchen that can slice the tomatoes easily, thinly, and without squashing them. There’s nothing worse

Best Kitchen Knives for the Money – My Top Picks

There are hundreds if not thousands of kinds of kitchen knives, but there are only really a handful of knives that every kitchen should have. A basic set of kitchen knives should be enough for any chef to complete each and every task in the kitchen. One

Best Electric Knife Sharpener

In a previous article “Best Way to Sharpen a Knife” I talked about how to sharpen your knife using traditional tools like a Whetstone and utilizing a Honing steel, however in today’s modern kitchen more and more chefs are now moving towards electric knife sharpeners for sharpening

What is the Best Cutting Board?

Traditionally, cutting boards have been made from hardwoods like Maple however over the past few years new cutting boards have emerged onto the market that are made from various materials like: wood, plastic, marble, and even bamboo cutting boards; they all have a place in the modern

Best Way to Sharpen a Knife

So you’ve got your nice new set of shiny Chefs Knives and have being using them for a while now and you start to notice that they are not as sharp as they used to be – it’s time to sharpen your knives! So just what is

Are Magnetic Knife Racks Good? The Pros and Cons

This is a question that often pops up in conversation “are magnetic knife racks any good?” To be honest there are pros and cons to using a magnetic knife rack and I will go through some of those further on down. The main benefit however of having