Most people have seen a knife butchered (pun intended) by someone using a power tool to sharpen a knife. That’s because most tools that get pressed into service as an electric knife sharpener are ...

My most-used chef’s knife, a no frills, entry-level model from Hampton Forge that gets shared among three roommates, went nearly three years without a single swipe on a whetstone or sharpening belt.

Not all edges are sharpened equally, but all neglected edges are pretty equally useless. A folding saw that can’t cut firewood, a hatchet that can’t split sticks, and a filet knife that can’t prep the ...

A deep, hands-on dive into the different types of sharpeners, their benefits and drawbacks, and much more. If nothing else, every knife owner — be that in the realm of EDC, culinary, survival or ...

Your kitchen knives have been bearing the brunt of your pandemic culinary pursuits. And if you haven’t given them some TLC over the past few months—or ever—you might notice that it takes some effort ...

Choosing the best knife sharpener can be difficult, given the myriad of choices. However, being able to properly maintain the edge on your cutting tools—whether it’s a pocket knife or a fillet ...

There are a wide variety of knife sharpeners out there, but not everyone knows how to properly use a knife sharpener in order to get the best performance out of their blade. If you’re trying to figure ...

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 to salad spinners and tortilla presses, ...