“A dull knife is a dangerous knife.” If you have never heard that saying before I can confirm its validity for you. It’s true because a dull knife requires you to work harder. When your knife is sharp ...

Before you sharpen your knife, it’s important to know its material, its unique shape, and the angle in which to sharpen it. The material determines how often you have to sharpen a knife, the ...

CHELSEA MARKET (WABC) -- For Margery Cohen, life can be on the cutting edge, literally. Better known as the "Knife Lady of Chelsea Market," she has been sharpening and restructuring kitchen cutlery ...

Whether you're cooking at home or in a professional kitchen, a good knife is every cook's best friend. Few things are more frustrating than working with a dull blade - it not only slows you down but ...

We've all been there, trying to slice a tomato and instead of cutting through cleanly, you're squashing it into a pulpy mess.

The sharpness of your knife can really make or break your experience in the kitchen. Slicing and dicing tomatoes or cleaning the silver skin off a big hunk of meat are chores that can be made daunting ...

We've shown you how to use a sharpening stone to keep your knives in top condition before, but sharpening flat can make it tricky to get the right angle. This stand-up jig, however, keeps the stone in ...

Andee Gosnell is a San Francisco born, Birmingham-based food photographer, writer, and recipe developer with five years experience who loves cooking and sharing her love of food through photographs.

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