If you’ve ever walked in to your local butcher’s and seen first hand a professional cutting away at an entire carcass, you know that it can look quite brutal. The knives are sharp, the cuts (after years of practice) come swift and clean. There’s often
Whether your a fisherman, a fish monger or a cook that enjoys preparing fish for the plate, the fillet knife will be one of your most important tools. (Head here to see our number one fillet knife for 2016). With this being the case, you
Every kitchen needs a good paring knife. Its versatility for a number of small culinary tasks, makes the paring knife one of those understated work-horses. Essential, yet too easily overlooked. So how do you go about selecting the best paring knife? Well, by consulting our
An electric carving knife is an essential purchase around Thanksgiving, however there are many other uses for an electric knife beyond carving up the turkey, which make it a good tool to have in the kitchen all year around. So, in true Sharpen-up form we
If you’re dealing with meat in the kitchen there’s a number of knives you will want within easy reach. And while most cooks will have a chef’s knife as the go to tool, the grillmaster will want to have a butcher knife. However, with the
When you have guests over for dinner and the main meal is finished, there is nothing better than breaking out the cheeses, popping open another bottle of red and putting the world to rights with some (hopefully) decent conversation. If in the past you have
Last Updated on 3rd April 2019The Nakiri knife is a specialist tool in the kitchen and is mostly used for cutting vegetables, especially when precision and finesse are required. A good Nakiri knife will have a hollow ground carbon steel blade and will be designed
Like most ingredients in the kitchen, there are specific ways you can cut a tomato. In fact the way you cut or slice will have an impact on the way the flavours are released, the texture of the food and of course the aesthetic result
Whether you’re fisherman requiring a fish fillet knife to properly prepare the day’s catch, or you’ve bought some fresh fish from the market and you need the right tool to make sure the meat is cleaned and cut properly, we have dove right in to
All good kitchens should have a decent meat cleaver in the rack. After all, they are definitely the best knife for cutting meat, (hacking into a whole chicken with your chefs knife is one quick way of ruining your tools). And while it is quite
Welcome to the ultimate article for meat slicer reviews. Whether you’re looking into something for the home or for commercial use, you will find all you need to know on this page. Below you can view our top 5 best meat slicers in each category,
It’s Thanksgiving. You’ve just pulled your turkey out of the oven and your friends and family are starving. You pick up your electric knife, (head to our top 5 electric knife choices for more on that), look down at the delicious bird on your table…and then
Poultry shears, kitchen shears or scissors – no matter your preferred name for these handy cutting devices, the fact is every kitchen should have a pair. They are ideal when it comes to breaking down chickens, (hence the name poultry shears) but are also excellent
While surfing the net looking for some interesting content to bring you guys, we’ve come across this rather neat little idea from a small blog called ‘Another Bright Idea‘. The post basically shows you how to create a safe kitchen knife storage block from any
The Mezzaluna knife is a handy little tool that is finding its way into more and more home kitchens in recent years. Mezzaluna actually means “half-moon” in Italian. Featuring a curved blade with handles each end it is easy to see why the knife got
In a follow up to our recent look at the best butcher knives on the market, we are going to discuss another very handy tool you will find in both the kitchen and the butcher’s shop: the trusty boning knife. So, what is a Boning
Whether you’re a professional chef or handy in the kitchen at home, your chef’s knife is going to see regular action. As the workhorse of the kitchen it is very important that you keep your knife clean. This of course is vital for hygiene reasons,
Fresh oysters are tasty, however they can also be tough to open. The normal tool is the good old shucking knife, (and even then opening oysters can be a little awkward if you don’t know what you are doing). However, what if you don’t have
Here at Sharpen-up we fully endorse sharp tools. In the quest for ultimate sharpness, we like to keep an eye out on the Internet to see just how crazy sharp some are able to hone their knives. Take this little video that we came across
So what are the best steak knives you can buy? This question, like so many when it comes to purchasing quality cutlery, actually depends on a few variables. The main one being, how much money have you got to spend? This list could be made
Yoshihiro cutlery quite rightly boast that they manufacturer the ultimate Japanese kitchen knives. The company has a fantastic reputation and is very much in a league of their own when it comes to the high quality handcrafted Japanese kitchen knives that they produce. In fact
How to use a knife like a Chef With so many cooking shows on television these days, we’ve all seen professional chef’s chop and slice ingredients like a boss. Whether it’s the rapid slice of a cucumber, or the fancy looking rock chop with that
Western Style Knives The fundamental difference between Western style knives and their Japanese counterparts, is the fact that the Western knife is sharpened on both sides of the blade. They therefore have what is called a symmetrical bevel. This obviously has an impact on the
We here at Sharpen-Up obviously like to review knife sharpeners. We are here to help you choose the right one. However, there is more to owning a decent set of kitchen knives than just ensuring they are sharp when you use them. Sure this is
Now there’s no denying that the Cuisinart Advantage 12-Piece Knife Set is a little different. Just look at those colours! If contemporary technicolor styling is your thing, then you are in the right place. Not only are these knives nice to look at, they are pretty
We want you guys to know the best that’s out there as well as the worst. However, right now there are some really good products that in short it would be rude not to cover them. So here we have a highly regarded Asian style knife
The Wusthof range of knives generally come in at the more expensive end of the consumer market, however there is good reason for this. Precision made in Germany, Whustof is a company with a fantastic reputation for manufacturing high quality knives that are built to
So Amazon have released a Premium 18-Piece Knife Block Set and it has to be said, the kit is doing a roaring trade. Of course, being an Amazon product it does have the benefit of having a prominent position in the shop window. However, having
Chicago Cutlery have been around since the 1930’s and they certainly know a thing or two about forging kitchen knives. Unfortunately the manufacturing process is carried out in China, meaning the company can’t claim to be fully U.S made, however that hasn’t stopped Chicago from