Keeping your knife sharp is the best way to ensure consistent and safe cutting. A dull knife is not only frustrating to use, but it can also be dangerous since it will require more force to do the same amount of work as a sharper blade. But don’t be afraid of sharpening! The truth...
My 10” chef’s knife is my go to blade when I need to slice, dice, mince, julienne or batonnet, but it becomes a little arduous when fabricating meat or performing more delicate cuts. Although at first it may seem a little awkward using a utility knife in place of a pairing knife, ...
The chef’s knife—also called a French knife, very traditional—is the fundamental kitchen tool for classic cooking. It has a curved, rigid blade designed for a smooth rocking motion, employing the tip as a stationary pivot. The blade spine is used to scrape foods from the board, and the...
counterfeit knives are everywhere. While I recently wrote a guide onhow to spot a counterfeit knife, it didn’t address another popular question — is my Damascus knife a fake?
7 Do's & Don'ts to make any quality kitchen knife last a lifetime. A quality kitchen knife should last a LONG time, but just like a car, you need to take care of it to make it last. Take care of your knives and they will take care of you.
A dull knife will usually cut, but it requires much more force and energy than if you’re cutting with a truly sharp knife. So how can you tell if a knife is truly sharp? Here are a few ways to determine the sharpness of a blade. ...
How to Sell Custom Knives: Thanks for clicking in! First of all - Disclaimer and warnings: 1. I'm a lucky, amateur knife maker - This is not THE way to make and sell knives for profit. It is only my way. 2. I stumbled on this by accident. 3. Monetizing y
While you’re honing your technique and choosing high-quality, fresh ingredients to cook with at home, we are putting that same effort into the tools we make from world-renowned artisans. Crafting bakeware has been a multi-year endeavor for us at Made In but has been a 200-year-old tradi...
How to Build a Wood Sailboat: I've been wanting to combine my two favorite hobbies - woodworking and sailing for a long time, so I thought I'd build a boat. It's got classic lines and looks so dazzling in the sunshine that people constantly stop me at t
every retailer was drooling to get their hands on a GoPro display so that they could bring people into their store. People wanted to buy GoPro, and now retailers had an accessory that they could upsell to all of those GoPro users, a different story to tell. We basically rode the coa...