After all, mistakes are never the fault of thetool, but of the one wielding it.

If you want to test your knives for sharpness, try cutting a piece of copy paper.

Clean cut = good to go; torn edges = serious need of sharpening.

Chef holding knife in teeth

Other knife no-nos

Using a dull knife isn’t the only thing you might be doing wrong.

One more thing you should do to up yourkitchenknife game involvesusing the right knife for the right task.

Machetes, of course, should be restricted togoing on horror-movie rampagesslicing opencoconutsorwatermelons.

Chef cutting celery with knife