Grill Maestro

You know that bar that’s included in your knife set? That’s called a honing steel and it should be the first, or second, item you pull from your knife block every time you turn to it. There are two things you must do to keep your knives as sharp, and as safe, as possible. The [...]

If you’ve ever bought a knife, you’ve probably heard that it was a “forged steel” knife. Or the manufacturer may have called it “stamped” knife. So what’s the difference between a forged knife versus a stamped knife? Quite a lot and you’ll understand the price difference after the description of how each is made. Forged [...]

Did you know they make knives with ceramic blades? I had no idea until the other day but ceramic blades are very hard, wear resistant, and chemically inert. The downside is they must be professional sharpened or you risk significant damage (can’t just put it in a blade sharpener designed for metal!!). Besides ceramic blades, [...]

You can go out and buy a knife set or you can buy one piece by piece, it’s really up to you. If you buy a set, you get a whole lot of knives that you may or may not need, resulting in added expense for blades you probably will never use except by accident. [...]