Many of us own at least one decent kitchen knife and know the pleasure of being able to slice through all food like butter.

Unlike a great big butcher knife or a heavy cleaver ... higher quality steak knives will just stand up better to lifelong sharpening; we'd add this Wüsthof steak knife set to our own wishlist.

Many chefs prefer a water stone to an oil stone – water is more convenient and facilitates a faster knife sharpening. For ...