Ultra-sharp and precise, the best Japanese knives are known for their premium craftsmanship. Compared to their Western or German-style counterparts, Japanese blades are lighter, thinner and harder, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. At a sushi restaurant, you might have seen the chef behind the counter ...

It's all about understanding how they're different from Western knives.

Even amateur home cooks know that there can be a significant difference in performance from one knife to another. This can be ...

Learn the best methods for sharpening your kitchen knives including using a whetstone or electric hand sharpener with these ...

Our editors swear by these blades, including a super versatile gyuto knife. Knife nerds (like us!) go ham over the minutiae of blades: bevel angles, carbon percentage, carbon type, esoteric blade ...

Not so long ago, I was delighted with my knife block filled with European daggers. A lifelong passionate cook, I would grab one or the other of my collection of 11 Wüsthofs at least once a day. Since ...

Petty knives, on the other hand, have the more useful and elegant design of a Japanese gyuto (the Japanese version of a chef’s knife), just in smaller proportions. Thought to have originated in the ...