Looking for a high-quality chef's knife but can't get over the hefty price? One chef reveals why these knives are so expensive - and what makes them worth it.

Watch how a western Gyuto chef's knife is made featuring a full tang design crafted from 1070 high carbon steel. The handle includes burlap micarta, ebony, and red hardwood, with red vulcanized fiber ...

The ultimate buying guide to the best Japanese kitchen knives and chef's knives to give your cooking the professional edge.

Belonging to the best knife set we’ve tested, it’s forged from a single piece of high-carbon stainless steel, with a wide, rounded blade that’s conducive to rock chopping. And despite ...

Blade Material All of the knives on this list have a stainless-steel blade, which are resistant to rust and stains (unlike a high-carbon steel blade, which will patina with age). When you see the ...

and bread knife, came out on top in all our tests. It’s made of high carbon steel, which means it is harder and will hold its edge better than a stainless steel blade. We found it easy to be ...

The Wüsthof Classic 8-inch Chef's Knife is crafted from a synthetic polyoxymethylene handle with a high-carbon stainless steel blade. A great model of the German style, this full-tang knife is as ...

Its blade was one of the sharpest we tested and combines the best qualities of Japanese and Western-style chef’s knives in both its material and shape. Made of molybdenum high-carbon steel ...

So I also tested the knives’ spines for their ability to scrape fat wood and produce a spark from a fire steel. There are more high-quality knives on the market today than ever before. From hand ...