Food + Drinks

Upgrade Your Kitchen Arsenal

From all-purpose to specialized, handcrafted to high-tech, here are the knives to stock in your block, PLUS a lesson on knife maintenance and a glossary of slicing techniques.

May 2011 Issue

Utility Knife by Shun

Materials: This model has a cocobolo handle (a wood used in pool cues) and an easy-to-sharpen powdered-steel blade.
Purpose: Between a paring and a chef's knife, it can chop onions and debone a leg of lamb.
$313; williams-sonoma.com

Prop Styling by Rhoda Boone.

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