How to Sharpen a Knife and Other Skills
Jacques Pépin demonstrates essential knife skills, from sharpening to chopping.
In this Article
How to Sharpen a Knife
A sharp knife makes prep work easy. Here’s how to sharpen a knife with a sharpening stone or an electric knife sharpener.
How to Chop
Jacques Pépin reveals the best chopping techniques for speed and safety.
How to Prep Fruit
How to peel and prep oranges, lemons, apples and more.
How to Prep Vegetables
Jacques Pépin demonstrates proper technique for prepping leeks, potatoes, peppers and other vegetables.
Slideshow: Choosing the Best Kitchen Knives
F&W recommends sturdy and sharp kitchen knives—including an excellent, well-balanced $10 blade.
Tips on How to Sharpen a Knife and More
A Knife Skills Primer
Step-by-step illustrations of basic knife skills.
Chef Tips on Sharpening a Knife
Sotohiro Kosugi of New York City’s Soto shares how he keeps his sushi blades perfectly honed.
Japanese Knife Guide
American cooks have gone mad for lightweight, supersharp Japanese chef’s knives. F&W tested more than 100 widely available ones to find the best.
Knives 101
Tips on buying and caring for knives.
