Our picks for the sharpest tools in the kitchen, no matter your budget or style preference, plus a few extras for the knife nerds among us.

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We Tested 9 Universal Knife Blocks to See If Any Were Worth the Countertop Space
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Honing Versus Sharpening a Knife: What's the Difference?
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Why a Mighty, Magnetic Knife Strip Is One of the Best Ways to Store Your Knives
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We Tested 13 Nakiri Knives—Three Sliced Through the Competition
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What's the Difference Between Western and Japanese Chef's Knives?
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We Tested 9 Magnetic Knife Holders to Find the Best, Most Secure Ones
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We Tested 10 Petty Knives—Our Favorites Made Food Prep Easy
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We Tested 18 Sets of Steak Knives—Here Are Our Four Favorites
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We Tested 30 Chef’s Knives to Find Our Favorite Multitaskers
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We Reviewed 10 Chinese Cleavers—Our Favorites Were All Under $100
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A Japanese Poultry Knife Butchers Chicken With Ease
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The Best Serrated Bread Knives, According to Our Tests
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This Tiny Tool Makes Knife Sharpening Way Easier
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Here's What You Need to Sharpen Your Knives at Home
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The Best Honing Steel (Not Sharpening Steel!) for Your Knife
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The Best Inexpensive Mandoline Slicers, According to Our Tests
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Why Serious Cooks Use Carbon Steel Knives
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How to Sharpen a Knife With a Whetstone
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The Essential Knives Every Home Cook Needs
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The Best Way to Store Your Knives
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We Tested 12 Kitchen Shears—Three Were a Cut Above the Competition
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The Tourné Knife: A Paring Knife That Turns Heads, and Why You Need It
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How to Hone a Dull Knife
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The 4 Best Carving and Slicing Knives for Large Roasts
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We Tested 16 Santoku Knives—Here Are Our Three Favorites
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Why You Should Own a Pair of Good Kitchen Shears
The Misen Chef's Knife on a wooden cutting board
An Affordable Chef's Knife That Punches Above Its Weight Class
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We Tested Paring Knives—Here Are Our Favorites
A ground Japanese knife blank, ready to be fitted with a handle, sharpened, and polished.
How Japanese Knives Are Made
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9 Ways You Might Be Ruining Your Knives
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The 18 Knives Kenji's Collected Over the Years
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In Praise of Cheap Knives
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The New Shape of Paring Knives
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Utility Knives: The Non-Kitchen Blades Your Kitchen Needs
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How to Carve a Roast Chicken (Whole and Spatchcocked)
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How to Cut a Pomegranate (With Much Less Mess)
Side view of dicing carrots
How to Cut Carrots
Overhead view of cauliflower cut in half
How to Cut Cauliflower
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How to Hold a Knife
Side angle view of how to cut a cantalope
How to Cut a Cantaloupe
Side view of peaches on a cutting board
How to Cut a Peach
Two hands dicing an onion on a wooden cutting board
How to Slice and Dice an Onion
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How to Open a Coconut
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How to Debone a Chicken Thigh
Overhead view of cutting chicken cutlets
How to Cut Chicken Breasts Into Cutlets
Overhead view of cucumbers cut in a bunch of different ways
How to Cut a Cucumber
The Best Way to Mince Garlic
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How to Cut Fennel
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How to Cut Celery
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How to Break Down Whole Ducks Like a Pro
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Slicing Meat Against the Grain | The Food Lab
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How to Clean Shiitake, Portobello, and Oyster Mushrooms | Knife Skills
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How to Cut an Airline Chicken Breast
White button mushrooms piled on a wooden cutting board.
How to Clean and Prepare Mushrooms | Knife Skills
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How to Clean, Trim, and Prepare Artichokes
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How to Cut French Fries
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Oh Snap! The Better Way to Trim Asparagus Stalks
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How to Carve a Rack of Lamb the Right Way