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A veteran chef’s guide to picking the right chef’s knife — what to look for, and the best picks by category for home cooks.
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I was in my early twenties, freshly out of culinary school in Alsace, working as one of the chefs in the culinary team to the U.S. Ambassador to France. It was, by a wide margin, the most pressure I had ever been under in a kitchen. And then one day, that pressure got a lot…
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Onion Goggles Are Not the Answer
Every year, some version of the same gadget resurfaces on social media: a pair of oversized, bug-eyed goggles that seal against your face, sold specifically…
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The One Pot I’d Keep If I Could Only Keep One
If a kitchen fire ever forced me to grab exactly one piece of cookware on my way out, it wouldn’t be a knife, and it…
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Why the Tool Matters More Than the Recipe
Forty-five years ago, on my first line, an old chef watched me struggle through a shift with a knife that wouldn’t hold an edge. He…
The Seasoned Bench 