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The Essential Knife Guide for Dedicated Home Cooks

How many different styles of knives do you really need to own? Spoiler alert: not as many as you might think.

Chef's Knife
Paring Knife
Yanagiba Slicing Knife
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Michael A. Gardiner

How many different styles of knives do you really need to own? Spoiler alert: not as many as you might think.

"Ultimately, which knives you buy should depend on your budget, what you cook, and what knife feels good to you. After all, the relationship between chefs and their knives is a personal one."
"The knives of a high-end sushi chef in Tokyo would not likely be the knives of choice for a Carolina whole hog pit-master, a New England clam shack owner, or a San Francisco Michelin-starred chef. "