Cutluxe Artisan Chef’s Knife Review

The Cutluxe Artisan 8 inch chef knife is well designed with good fit and finish.

A Big Handled Kitchen Knife that Cuts Above Its Price Tag The Artisan Chef’s knife is the purebred Western knife in Cutluxe’s modest line up. Currently their other offerings are a more thin handled series with Swedish steel (the Olivery series), and a heavier-set series featuring harder Japanese steel (the Shinobi series). The key difference …

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Bradford Chef’s Knife Review

Header image for our hands on review of the Bradford 8 inch chef's knife.

When an American Outdoor Knife Company Goes Japanese Hybrid The Bradford chef’s knife is technically a gyuto. The blade certainly cuts like one. You could work it next to the Tojiro DP and watch it perform in roughly the same way. It’s very thin behind the edge and the edge has a subtle curvature that …

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Shun Premier Chef’s Knife Review

Header image for our in-depth review of the Shun Premier 8 inch chef knife covering performance, edge retention, handle ergonomics and alternative chef knife options.

This is a Western Kitchen Chef Knife that Cuts like Japanese Knife What do you do with a knife like this? After hearing all the hype about Shun knives, and then hearing all the anti-hype people talk about what’s wrong with Shun knives, then watching a bunch of culinary YouTube influencers slap the Premier around …

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