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For a long time it didn’t matter how dull our old Wusthof bread knife got, we used it anyway. Condensing loaves of bread to half of their intended height. Chewing tomatoes into pulp. Although I can ...

Your kitchen knives have been bearing the brunt of your pandemic culinary pursuits. And if you haven’t given them some TLC over the past few months—or ever—you might notice that it takes some effort ...