A good chef’s knife is a central player in your kitchen lineup. Most chefs will tell you that you should have a Western blade for methodical chopping and a Japanese-style knife for more delicate prep.

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A high-quality chef’s knife is a kitchen must, right alongside a neat little paring knife and a serrated bread knife. No matter your culinary skill level, if you plan to chop an onion, slice an apple, ...

Each kitchen knife serves a distinct purpose. Paring knives and boning knives are used to achieve very different ends, as are bread knives and steak knives. But beyond silhouette, the steel from which ...