Andrew North
A Surprisingly Good Fixed Blade Camp Knife from a Folding Knife Company It’s weird to see a knife this big come from the same company that makes the Elementum, but here we are. Civivi made a big camp knife, and it oddly looks and feels exactly like you would expect a big, fixed-blade Civivi knife …
Dalstrong’s Sort of Japanese Style Western Chef Knife Is A Good Option For Home Cooks There’s a lot of flash in this knife: It has a fancy looking pin in the handle, the Damascus blade has a mirror polish and a hammer finish, there’s a big Dalstrong logo etched into the butt of the handle, …
This Knife is the Only Good Pocket Bowie Out Right Now The Caiman is the kind of brilliant but simple design that makes you wonder why no one has made this a hundred times before. Not to say there aren’t folding knives with vague allusions to a bowie style, but I’ve never held a well …
So Now There’s a Good 8 Inch Chef Knife that Cuts like a Good Skinning Knife I don’t think anyone was on the edge of their seats for Buck to start making kitchen cutlery, but they did it anyway, and they actually did a pretty chef knife. There are a lot of things different about …
Andrew Demko’s Flagship Knife is the Hard Use Tool We All Expected It to Be This knife doesn’t hold any surprises for anyone who’s used a Demko knife before. Especially for people who already own the Cold Steel AD20. This is basically the same thick-bladed slicer with robust edge geometry and a grippy handle. It’s …
This is a German Chef Knife In Shape And Function, But Born And Bred On US Soil. Lamson is a Massachusetts based company that’s been making knives and tools since around the mid 19th century. They’ve pulled in their focus over the centuries from frontier equipment to kitchen cutlery, and the kitchen knife world is …
It’s a Good Outdoor Design in OD Green, but Just Okay in Silver The CRKT Bona Fide is easily one of my favorite designs to come out in early 2021. Not only does it look original outside, it has a functional mechanic inside that makes it stand out from everything else coming out in a …
A Reliable Western Kitchen Knife on the Lighter Side In the world of mid range chef knives, the Zwilling Professional S doesn’t exactly stand out in looks. It doesn’t even have shocking performance for anyone who’s used a Wusthof or a Shun. But it does offer a great combination of long-lasting functionality, easy maintenance, and …
The Hybrid Japanese Knife Power Cutter We usually associate the term “Japanese cutlery” with delicacy, but the Enso HD Santoku pushes that assumption a little. Enso knives are part of the Yaxell brand. There’s something about the name Enso being specific to some vendor or other. I don’t completely understand the distinction, but I do …
A Great Japanese Kitchen Knife for People Who Normally Use Western Style Cutlery Shun’s Classic series sits in a good spot cushioned by mostly approachable prices and a trustworthy name recognition. It’s also the last stop in Shun’s whole line up of knife sets before things start getting expensive. This seven inch Santoku is nothing …
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