7 Kitchen Knives Every Cook Needs - Once Upon a Chef

July 14,2024

Good knives make cooking easier and more enjoyable. These are the 7 essential kitchen knives (and the knife sharpener) every cook needs.

Easier to maneuver than a Chef’s Knife, and more versatile than a paring knife, the Utility Knife has just the right proportions to feel nimble in your hand for the small stuff (cocktail wedge, anyone?), but big enough to take on bigger jobs too (like breaking down your whole farmers’ market haul). Think of it as your new best friend in the kitchen.

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Impeccable Craftsmanship meets Artistic Mastery with our Tsunami Collection. The Tsunami Collection features individually forged Damascus kitchen knives made of 67-layer Japanese Damascus Steel with a HRC Rating of 62 for unparalleled hardiness and performance. 33-layers of Damascus on each side surround the Japanese VG10 Steel Core. Built to last and retain sharpness so that you will never need another set of knives again.

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Masterfully forged from Premium High-Carbon Stainless Steel, our Imperial Collection is built to last so that you will never need another set of kitchen knives again! Our knives are carefully heat-treated and sharpened to perfection for razor-sharp cutting and extreme durability. Each knife is laser-etched with a beautiful Damascus pattern. The knives boast a 15 cutting angle for superior cutting, as compared to a typical 25 edge angle found in most Western knives.