A Chinese vegetable cleaver can not only do everything a typical Western chef’s knife can do, but it can also easily scoop up chopped ingredients and peel vegetables with its square-tipped, thin blade ...

While a lot of holidays seem to hit us before we’re quite ready, this year Thanksgiving has cut us some slack, coming as it does at the very end of the month. The huge amount of clearance between the ...

If you’re a well-versed home cook, you’ve likely heard of a Chinese vegetable cleaver before. Perhaps, you even have one in your cutlery drawer. But you may not be as familiar with the nakiri bōchō.

A meat cleaver is often touted as the heavy-duty tool of the kitchen. And with its ability to make literal mincemeat of chicken and pork, there’s no question that it’s deserving of this title. But ...

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In the last 20 years, Japanese knives have become more and more popular with home cooks. While French food prepared with German steel was the standard of fine dining in the United States for many ...

Knives are one of the most used items in our kitchens and are used every time we need to chop fruits, vegetables or other food items. Even though the knives we have in our kitchens are the common ...