This is a Western Kitchen Chef Knife that Cuts like Japanese Knife What do you do with a knife like this? After hearing all the hype about Shun knives, and then hearing all the anti-hype people talk about what’s wrong with Shun knives, then watching a bunch of culinary YouTube influencers slap the Premier around …
Things Get Cool but Clunky When the Germans Make a Gyuto The Mizu is a pretty knife first, and a pretty good Japanese chef’s knife second. I want to be very clear about the cutting ability of this thing, because it looks like something that’s going to turn your kitchen into the setting for a …
The First Japanese Kitchen Knife with Some Western Toughness This is the knife that brought Japanese cutlery into western kitchens. It was also one of the best arguments that stamped blades aren’t worse than forged blades by default. The G-2 was groundbreaking in the 80’s, and it still holds its own pretty well today, although …
A Lightweight, Versatile Fixed Blade That Punches Well Above Its Price Tag After spending a few weeks with the Waxahachie, I am still not sure how to pronounce it, but I am sure this knife will become one of my most recommended budget fixed blades of all time. The excellent design of this knife results …
A Good Budget K Tip Kitchen Knife from a Fresh EDC Company I like Vosteed quite a bit. The owners have a good long history in the knife world, and they seem to design their products with an enthusiast’s eye. But I was skeptical about them making a decent chef’s knife. Something about a K-tip …
A Surprisingly Comfortable, Surprisingly Tactical Budget Knife Design This is a good hard use tactical knife with a nifty steel and great ergonomics all around. It has a lot of function as a camping knife (which is how I mostly used it), but the really impressive talking point is the drawing ergos with the sheath …
The Buck 250 Saunter Slip Joint Knife is Fun, Practical and Temporary The Buck 250 Saunter is a limited release slip joint knife. Buck says it will only manufacture this knife in 2022. Once those knives sell out there will be no more. From a collectors standpoint this is kind of cool, but I have …
This is a Pricey Hard Use Folder Wearing Tactical Clothes The Vision XR is a revision of an older design with a few changes based on user feedback. Supposedly this one is built more effectively for “professional use case situations, with a focus on general purpose utility and combative use” according to SOG’s description of …
A Hands On Review and Photo Gallery of the Civivi Conspirator Button Lock Pocket Knife The Conspirator is another well designed folding knife from Civivi that is hard to categorize. It has a classic non-tactical look that makes me want to call it a gentleman’s folder, but its relatively tall blade and large hand-friendly handle …
Our Photo Gallery Review of the New Ken Onion Design from CRKT The Facet is the latest Ken Onion-designed folding knife from CRKT. It is also one of the best designs to come out of this collaboration. The overall fit and finish of this knife seems to be a step above a lot of CRKT’s …
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