Knife Skills —

a kitchen guide to using the right knife the right way

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.

How to Choose and Use Your Knives

How to Choose and Use Your Knives

How to Buy a Knife

How to Buy a Knife

Caring for Your Knives

Caring for Your Knives

Nonknife, Nonmotorized Sharp Kitchen Tools

Nonknife, Nonmotorized Sharp Kitchen Tools


A child who fears beating, would never admit that he played with a missing knife. Nigerian proverb

A child who fears beating, would never admit that he played with a missing knife.

Nigerian proverb


One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat. Italian proverb

One knife will not cut another knife; one cheat will not cheat another cheat.

Italian proverb


When the ox just stumbles, they all sharpen their knives. Bahamian proverb

When the ox just stumbles, they all sharpen their knives.

Bahamian proverb

Sam Snead

If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they’d starve to death.

Hilary J. Bader

The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.

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