With the onslaught of celebrity chefs, reality-TV cooking competitions and a cable network dedicated to everything edible, the popularity of cooking has heated up. Cooking has been transformed from ...

We put eight 8-inch chef’s knives through a battery of tricky tasks, both in the lab and at home. Here's how Henckels, Wüsthof, and other top brands measured up. By Paul Hope Ask any chef about the ...

A chef’s knife might be the most critical tool in your kitchen. Any old knife can get the job done, but a sharp blade will make your work speedier and more precise. Plus, a dull knife requires a ...

The most important thing in your kitchen is also the simplest. It’s the knife. Increasingly, many foods come prepared for the home cook (frozen chopped onions, say, or diced canned tomatoes) and bless ...

In the video above, chef Travis Kirkley demonstrates essential knife skills for the home cook. There are few meals I can think of — other than perhaps a can of soup — that can be prepared without a ...

A good chef’s knife isn’t just a nice-to-have -- it’s the MVP of your kitchen lineup. Most pro chefs will tell you that you should have not one but two quality chef's knives -- one Western for ...

Brunoise cut, which is a fancy word for a nice dice, best practiced with a carrot. First, cut the core off the tip, and get a workable size of three to four inches. When you're cutting, make sure this ...

Once the turkey or ham is on the table with loved ones gathered for Thanksgiving or Christmas, there's nothing worse than ...

Purchasing a quality chef knife is a great first step for a beginner home cook, but the quality of the knife soon won’t matter if it isn’t cared for. Luckily it only requires a few habits and ...

Jennifer Garner uses the Amazon Basics knife block set, which comes with a range of kitchen knives, steak knives, scissors, ...