Cutlery & Knives

best in class 10/31/2023

The 12 Very Best Knife Sets The key is to make sure you don’t end up with a ton of blades and accessories you won’t use.

By Emma Wartzman

best in class 9/21/2023

The 6 Very Best Knife Sharpeners Knowing how to maintain your knives is as important as knowing which knife to buy in the first place.

By Chris Stokel-Walker

painless shopping 1/25/2023

31 Cheap (But Expensive-Looking) Dining-Room Décor Accents From cloth napkins to silverware to design-y salt and pepper shakers.

ingenious design 7/20/2020

I Found an Even Better Butter-Spreading Knife It transforms even straight-from-the-fridge butter into delicate curlicues.

By Collier Meyerson

painless shopping 11/4/2019

29 Cheap (But Expensive-Looking) Things for the Thanksgiving Table Your guests will think you’re very “together.”

please advise 9/24/2019

Ask Chris Black: Ideas for Colorful (Wearable) Clothes to Brighten Up My Closet? Plus, Chris’s pal Jason Stewart, a home cook, weighs in on staple cookware and other items no kitchen should be without.

strat investigates 5/9/2019

3 Chefs on the Food Scissors (Some) People Can’t Help Stealing “I know Carbone uses really nice ones for the mozzarella, but the waiter uses it and walks away, they don’t need to worry about it getting stolen.”

recommended by experts 2/21/2019

How to Clean Wooden Cutting Boards, According to Experts Including chefs’ favorite oils and a sponge made from walnut shells.

By Karen Iorio Adelson

year in review 12/12/2018

Strat Haul: This Supersharp Japanese Knife Is the Best Thing I Bought in 2018 It slices, dices, butterflies, chops, and cuts like a dream.

recommended by experts 9/6/2018

The Best Apple Peelers, According to Pastry Chefs and Bakers Including chef Dominique Ansel’s high-powered apple-peeling technique.

By Maxine Builder