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 mountain of knives and a sea of fire.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off your lips.

The butcher looked for his knife and it was in his mouth.
Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house.
Put a knife to thy throat, if you’re a man given to appetite.