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!
I have one simple rule for caring for knives: if you treat them well, they’ll treat you well. And by treating you well, that means that they’ll last for many years. My primary knives are over 20 years old, and should be going strong for many more years. You can get the same mileage out of yours by paying attention to how you wash, store, and use your knives.


A mountain of knives and a sea of fire.

The blessed knife eats of the meat of the “kinandu”.

The calf isn’t even born yet and there he is sharpening his carving knife.
Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.