. The instructor I had for knife skills recommended a 10" and I have found that, once you (quickly) get used to the size, it is incredibly versatile. Make sure you get a steel, too, and use it religiously.

I received a new Henckels chef’s knife as a Holiday gift and I absolutely love it. My question is about keeping it as sharp as possible for as long as possible. I’m not very confident in my honing skills, and fear...

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I worked in kitchens with “kids” under 30 and they all cooked at home and had excellent knife skills, were interested in fresh ingredients, and knew how important a clean kitchen is! They will be great chefs by the...

Central Market will do knife sharpening-have never gotten it done there, but they do hold a knife skills class there at times so there may be people there who you could trust with your knife...worth a try to ask at least!

I don’t know about his presidential heritage, but his knife sharpening skills are first rate.

Cambridge Culinary Institute offers a knife skills class. I don’t know if it includes sharpening.

I haven’t done it yet, but I took a knife skills class at the International Culinary Institute in NYC, and the instructor recommended BP as one of the best/most reliable places to get knives sharpened. (In fact, only found...

I used the Wusthof 8" for almost a decade, and then after a knife skills class at ICE in NYC I was introduced to the 10". For me, the 10" is much more comfortable and productive. It’s a workhorse, naturally, but the extra...

I posted about how the guys in the green truck ruined my knives. NEVER ever use them if you value your equipment. I mentioned that I had used them when I took the ICE knife skills class and the teacher concurred...they use a...

a nice device for doing this at home and use it from time to time—but I knew all along that only a skilled knife sharpener with years of experience could do the job correctly. I have about half a dozen decent knives...

I had been looking for someone to sharpen my Japanese knives for quite a while. I live near Toronto but couldn’t find anyone in the area who could be trusted to do a good job and knife-sharpening is just not a skill...

Does anyone know of a good knife sharpener in Orlando (a skilled human, not a cooking store device)? We have been having a very difficult time finding one....

According to the chef who teaches the knife skills class at ICE....the bigger the better. But for my personal taste, I like a 6 or 7 inch knife. The 9 inch I have now is just too unwieldy.