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Buying Guides·Knives

Knives buying guides

23 guides, each comparing five products on the makers' published numbers.

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Knives Best Chef Knives for Clearly Listed Dimensions A full published set of length, width and height, rather than a single blade figure, decides the order here. Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards for Clearly Listed Dimensions The deciding specification is whether a published figure says which board in the set it measures and which direction it… Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards for a Family Food Cabinet The deciding specification is what each maker says the handle is for, because three of these five call it a… Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards for Small Batch Preserving The deciding specification is what each maker publishes about heat, because one board states a range of 176 to 196… Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards Color Coded for Raw and Cooked The deciding specification is whether the maker publishes which food each board is for, because one names a color for… Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards With Real Washing Instructions The deciding specification is what each maker says beyond the words dishwasher safe: a rack, a temperature, a drying cycle,… Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards With Features You Use Daily The deciding specification is which published feature removes a step from a daily routine: a juice groove, non slip feet,… Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards That Fit a Shallow Cabinet The deciding specification is the published board footprint set against whether the board rolls, folds or stays rigid, because a… Read the comparison
Knives Best Food Safe Cutting Boards With a Named Material The deciding specification is the polymer each maker actually names, because not one listing in this group publishes silicone and… Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Board Sets for a Home Cooking Kit The deciding specification is the thickness each maker publishes, because a kit needs a board you can lean on and… Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards With a Lid or a Deep Groove The deciding specification is what each maker publishes about holding liquid in, because only two of these five publish a… Read the comparison
Knives Best Whetstones for Sharpening Kitchen Knives by Hand The deciding specification is grit, but the figure that separates a professional stone from a kit stone is the length… Read the comparison
Knives Best Paring Knives for Peeling and Detail Work The deciding specification is blade length, because it is the only figure every one of these listings publishes. Read the comparison
Knives Best Butcher Blocks for Carving and Everyday Prep The deciding specification is the wood itself, and one of these five listings never names its species at all. Read the comparison
Knives Best Cutting Boards for Plastic and Titanium Sets The deciding specification is the published weight of each set, from 1.4 pounds to 4.53 pounds. Read the comparison
Knives Best Honing Steels for Daily Knife Maintenance The deciding specification is the published rod hardness, which ranges from 58 to 68 HRC across these five. Read the comparison
Knives Best Chef Knives for Five Kitchen Roles The deciding specification is each knife's published blade steel and hardness, which set its sharpening routine and what it can… Read the comparison
Knives Best Santoku Knives for Five Kitchen Roles The deciding specification is blade length, from 5.5 inches to 8 inches, and what each maker publishes about the blade. Read the comparison
Knives Best Knife Sharpeners for Home Kitchens The deciding specification is the published sharpening angle range, which varies from fixed 15 and 20 degrees to adjustable 12… Read the comparison
Knives Best Kitchen Knife Sets for Five Distinct Kitchen Needs The deciding specification is the published blade steel and edge angle, which set the sharpening routine and rust resistance. Read the comparison
Knives Best Boning Knives for Meat and Fish Prep Blade length and flexibility decide the cut, and published lengths run from 6 to 7 inches. Read the comparison
Knives Best Carving Knives for Brisket and Roasts Blade length and steel hardness are the two published figures that decide which of these five carving knives suits a… Read the comparison
Knives Best Bread Knives for Slicing Homemade Loaves The deciding specification is blade length, which ranges from 8 to 10 inches across these five models. Read the comparison