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What's the Best Japanese Knife for Filleting Fish?

What's the Best Japanese Knife for Filleting Fish?

Slicing up a fish can be tricky. They’re cold, they’re full of bones, they smell, and they’re slippery! But boy oh boy, are they delicious. One of my absolute, all...

What's the Best Japanese Knife for Filleting Fish?

Slicing up a fish can be tricky. They’re cold, they’re full of bones, they smell, and they’re slippery! But boy oh boy, are they delicious. One of my absolute, all...

What's a K-Tip? Kiritsuke v.s. Bunka v.s. Hakata

What's a K-Tip? Kiritsuke v.s. Bunka v.s. Hakata

If you’ve spent any time researching Japanese knives online lately, chances are you’ve heard the term “K-tip” or “reverse-tanto” thrown around in reference to knives with badass cut-off tips like...

What's a K-Tip? Kiritsuke v.s. Bunka v.s. Hakata

If you’ve spent any time researching Japanese knives online lately, chances are you’ve heard the term “K-tip” or “reverse-tanto” thrown around in reference to knives with badass cut-off tips like...

How Can I Stop My Carbon Steel Knife From Rusting?

How Can I Stop My Carbon Steel Knife From Rusting?

  Lire la version française ici Carbon steel knives can be a beautiful pain in the ass sometimes. They are usually sharper than stainless knives, a dream to sharpen, and...

How Can I Stop My Carbon Steel Knife From Rusting?

  Lire la version française ici Carbon steel knives can be a beautiful pain in the ass sometimes. They are usually sharper than stainless knives, a dream to sharpen, and...

How to Sharpen Kitchen Knives with Japanese Whetstones

How to Sharpen Kitchen Knives with Japanese Whe...

So there you are, getting ready for an epic taco Tuesday.  Iceberg lettuce? Check! Shredded Cheeses? Check! Leftover pulled pork? Double-check! Now it’s time for the star of those tacos;...

How to Sharpen Kitchen Knives with Japanese Whe...

So there you are, getting ready for an epic taco Tuesday.  Iceberg lettuce? Check! Shredded Cheeses? Check! Leftover pulled pork? Double-check! Now it’s time for the star of those tacos;...

3 Tips for Seasoning & Searing Steak Like a Chef

3 Tips for Seasoning & Searing Steak Like a Chef

Good meat doesn’t come cheap, so let’s not screw it up. Our man Mike spent over 18 years slinging hash and jockeying pans in the best of Canada’s eateries—he knows...

3 Tips for Seasoning & Searing Steak Like a Chef

Good meat doesn’t come cheap, so let’s not screw it up. Our man Mike spent over 18 years slinging hash and jockeying pans in the best of Canada’s eateries—he knows...

Sharpening for Kapwa Strong Fund, May 5-11

Sharpening for Kapwa Strong Fund, May 5-11

On Saturday April 26, the Filipino community was shaken by the heartbreaking events at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver. May 5th to 11th, 100% of knife sharpening proceeds will...

Sharpening for Kapwa Strong Fund, May 5-11

On Saturday April 26, the Filipino community was shaken by the heartbreaking events at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver. May 5th to 11th, 100% of knife sharpening proceeds will...