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 ...

Whether you’re a home cook or a world-class chef, a knife is one of the most important tools in the kitchen. Blenheim Forge has been tapped by culinary elites such as Gordon Ramsay and Francis ...

“The heat, the hammering, creating something out of nothing, it’s absolutely addicting.” That is how knife smith Sergio Menchaca describes forging a hand-crafted knife and his passion for the forge ...

Steel and fire forged Erich Orris’s future before he was 10 years old.By Susan Alexander | Photography by Ethan SmithAppeared ...

Going from passion to viable business is the first hurdle for a new entrepreneur. When a project is just a pipe dream or a hobby on the side, it’s easy to only see the positives. After all, those ...

The relationship between home cooks and their knives is a funny thing. Every home cook needs them. But few bother to invest in quality and maintenance. Indeed, the manufacturers of quality knives ...

A blacksmith and a specialty knife retailer joined forces to launch a Portland business that makes and sells hand-forged knives designed and crafted in small batches. Kiran Chapman of Soma Metalwork ...