Explainer
Single Bevel vs Double Bevel Knives Explained
Single-bevel knives are specialist tools that are handed, steer sideways in the cut, and take real skill to sharpen. Here is how to tell whether you have one.
Japanese Knives
Gyuto, santoku, nakiri and the steel that makes Japanese knives different.
Explainer
Knife Steel Explained: VG-10, X50CrMoV15 and HRC
Steel names look like part numbers because they are. Once you can read one, the marketing on a knife box stops working on you.
Comparison
Gyuto vs Santoku: What's the Difference
Both are Japanese all-purpose knives. The difference is the profile, and the profile decides which cutting motion feels natural.