When you’re looking for a gift for someone, the ability to personalise that gift makes it extra special – it’s pretty much the exact opposite of giving a gift voucher. Many gift companies offer personalised versions of their products featuring well, whatever words you want to appear, often simply the…
So far we've covered a range of common types of knives defined by what they cut, for example the bread knife, the cheese knife and the butter knife, but now we're into the realms of more esoteric knives that are out there, but probably not in everyone's kitchen drawer (don't…
Knife sharpening has been around as long as knives have been around and – depending on your definition of what a knife is – knives and things to sharpen them have been around for more than 3 million years, or at least these are the oldest artefacts discovered by archaeologists…
What's seven years, apart from the time between itches? That was the last time we wrote about knives as works of art. So it's probably about time we looked again at the burgeoning world of knives as works of art - the custom made kitchen knife. In the beginning all…
Browsing a bookshop the other day we came across a new title called “Who ate the first oyster?” and no further explanation was required – no need to check the back cover to see what it was about. Do you ever find yourself wondering who was the first person to…
Anyone over the age of 40 knows that up until perhaps 25 years ago, every suburb had its own hardware store where you could go for all of those bits and pieces you needed around the house…
Whether you are an enthusiastic amateur cook or a celebrity chef or somewhere in between, you probably already know why it’s important to keep your knives sharp…
OK, so first off we’ll be upfront and say that – of course – we are biased…
Last month we looked forward to a few trends we thought would be coming along in 2020. This article is all about the opposite…
Next time somebody tells you they’re on a knife edge, maybe don’t ask them what type.