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

At Korin, the Japanese knife and kitchenware emporium where Lau does his work, you won’t find him using some automatic, industrial sharpener. Instead, Lau favors the time-tested techniques of ...

Arkansas or Japanese stones are the traditional tool ... That's pretty blunt compared with the 25- or 30-degree angle used for knife sharpening. Next on the list: Learn how to sharpen garden ...

Sharpening knives can be an intimidating ... "The metal honing rod is not recommended for Damascus or Japanese knives, as improper use can quickly result in chips or damage to the edge," he ...

Because of this single bevel, Japanese knives are not inherently ambidextrous ... sharpen your knives — and we’ve tested quite a few sharpening implements. The frequency with which you sharpen ...

Joling's trip to Japan was also a cultural experience ... s real interest lies as she owns Moleta: Artisanal Sharpening, a knife sharpening business in Brookfield. The knifemaking process from ...

Slowly, sharpening became more and more of his ... including a Moritaka knife that started his journey into Japanese knives, Silverman said. “I kinda kicked myself. For like $100, I sold it ...

For a Japanese knife, run the blade against the stone at 12-15 degrees. Specialist blocks like this require some YouTube study, but once done, you'll speed through the sharpening process in minutes.