The best chef’s knives can break down whole chickens, chop herbs without bruising them, dice hard vegetables and more. Here are our favorite blades.

According to James Beard Award-winning chef Tony Messina, “At a minimum, a home cook should own three to four knives, ...

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Easy, cozy dishes that lean into winter. “Oh, this is a knife kind of dinner.” That’s what we say at my home when dinner is a ...

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Whether you want a Japanese stainless-steel knife that can make razor-thin cuts or an everyday workhorse with a colorful ...

Food Editor Daniel Hernandez makes the case for subtracting tomatoes and onions from guacamole recipes. L.A. Times readers ...

White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair. Several species of fungus that live in soil or dirty water can cause it. Piedra is the Spanish word for stone. White piedra appears as ...

I cut over 380 feet of cardboard in addition to 1, 292 cuts through oak dowels, apples, wire ties, rope, paracord, utility cuts, and water bottles while testing 38 EDC knives. And I have just enough ...

My chef’s-knife collection is substantial ... more expensive doesn’t necessarily mean better. It’s like a white T-shirt: The ultimate one to somebody else may not be the ultimate one ...

I’ve been lucky enough to own and handle many of the best pocket knives, including production and custom blades. Now, the Fifth Amendment protects me from self-incrimination, so I won’t say how many ...