As a former chef, I’ve long known the value of a sharp knife. So naturally I leapt at the chance to assess eight knife sharpeners in my own kitchen as part of Consumer Reports’ Outside the Labs ...

For when you can’t get to a professional. As Food & Wine's Testing Editor, Jennifer's work focuses on finding the best tools for all sorts of cooks. She's vetted hundreds of products, from can openers ...

Abbi Perets has been writing about technology and family and consumer issues for over ten years. Her work has been featured in print and on the Web, and she has taught courses on consumer and business ...

There’s no reason a kitchen can’t be as high-tech as, say, your entertainment system. Adding some special devices can make the time you spend in the kitchen easier and significantly more enjoyable.

If you don’t have a knife sharpener or if the one you got years ago is in the back of a drawer collecting dust, now’s the time to change that. Former Commerce Content Strategist If you’re like most ...

I’ve used hundreds of knives—in culinary school, in professional kitchens, and now at home as the resident chef—and I can tell you that the real magic isn’t always in the knife so much as in the ...

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from ...

Chef’s Choice makes terrific electric knife sharpeners that put an incredibly sharp edge on steel knives. The Pennsylvania company’s newest Model 700 sharpens both steel and ceramic blades. Ceramic ...

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The joy of a crisp, sharp cut from your brand new chef’s knife doesn’t have to wear away with time. Ina Garten’s recommendation for taking care of knives at home happens to be our top-tested knife ...