Exposés

Sharpening Japanese Knives - what no one has ever told you. — Blade & Butler

Sharpening Japanese Knives - what no one has ev...

There is a wonderfully romantic image associated with sharpening Japanese knives: an elderly Japanese craftsman sitting patiently at a bench, working a blade across a succession of whetstones, gradually moving...

Sharpening Japanese Knives - what no one has ev...

There is a wonderfully romantic image associated with sharpening Japanese knives: an elderly Japanese craftsman sitting patiently at a bench, working a blade across a succession of whetstones, gradually moving...

Katto knives.But where do the blades REALLY come from? — Blade & Butler

Katto knives.But where do the blades REALLY com...

Katto is a British knife brand founded in 2018, with its workshop based in Sheffield. Katto claim they use AUS-10 high-carbon stainless steel sourced from Seki, Japan, with the knives...

Katto knives.But where do the blades REALLY com...

Katto is a British knife brand founded in 2018, with its workshop based in Sheffield. Katto claim they use AUS-10 high-carbon stainless steel sourced from Seki, Japan, with the knives...

Global Knives™ and their major hidden fault revealed — Blade & Butler

Global Knives™ and their major hidden fault rev...

GLOBAL™ knives are instantly recognisable and enormously popular. But there is one problem we encounter on a daily basis when servicing them at Blade & Butler: pit corrosion. Contrary to...

Global Knives™ and their major hidden fault rev...

GLOBAL™ knives are instantly recognisable and enormously popular. But there is one problem we encounter on a daily basis when servicing them at Blade & Butler: pit corrosion. Contrary to...

The Fake Damascus and Hand-Hammered Knife Scam Exposed — Blade & Butler

The Fake Damascus and Hand-Hammered Knife Scam ...

Damascus knives look expensive. The swirling patterns in the steel. The hammered dimples. The Japanese-inspired styling. The elaborate packaging. They look like they have been painstakingly forged by hand. But...

The Fake Damascus and Hand-Hammered Knife Scam ...

Damascus knives look expensive. The swirling patterns in the steel. The hammered dimples. The Japanese-inspired styling. The elaborate packaging. They look like they have been painstakingly forged by hand. But...

The truth behind Celebrity Chef endorsements and PLK's — Blade & Butler

The truth behind Celebrity Chef endorsements an...

What's a PLK? Private Label Knives. Browse Amazon and you could be forgiven for thinking there are thousands of completely independent knife brands. But many brands share something consumers rarely...

The truth behind Celebrity Chef endorsements an...

What's a PLK? Private Label Knives. Browse Amazon and you could be forgiven for thinking there are thousands of completely independent knife brands. But many brands share something consumers rarely...

Why it's time to ditch the plastic chopping board — Blade & Butler

Why it's time to ditch the plastic chopping board

For hundreds of years, cooks have prepared food on wooden chopping boards. At Blade & Butler, we think there are two very good reasons to continue doing so: your knives...

Why it's time to ditch the plastic chopping board

For hundreds of years, cooks have prepared food on wooden chopping boards. At Blade & Butler, we think there are two very good reasons to continue doing so: your knives...