As long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of a sharp knife. My dad, a former butcher, taught me to sharpen knives, starting around age 6. We used his sharpening stone on weekend ...

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 ...

An electric knife sharpener is a nice tool to have when you're at home in the kitchen, but what do you do when you're camping out? Try the Chef's Choice Pronto Manual Diamond Hone Sharpener 464. It's ...

A dull knife is a dangerous knife.

SAN ANTONIO – If your cutting boards and kitchen knives have seen better days, listen up! Consumer Reports’ latest tests reveal some affordable upgrades to make meal prep and cleanup fast and easy. An ...

You know that feeling when you break out a new chef's knife that's razor-sharp and cuts through everything like it's angel food cake? Ah yes. I love it, too ... but it only lasts so long. Eventually, ...

A sharp knife is safer, faster, and far more satisfying to use—but only if you maintain it properly. After testing electric and manual knife sharpeners on everything from chef’s knives to pocket ...

Not too long ago, my editor asked me to test the best knife sharpeners so that we could help home cooks choose one that makes their lives easier. Down the rabbit hole I went, comparing at least 100 ...