When it comes to ordering a new knife online, it can be a challenge to navigate through the sea of options and identify the bad knives from the good and the truly exceptional. In-person shopping ...

In order to understand exactly why dishwashing is bad for knives, I reached out to Ann MacDonald, Blades Expert & Director of Product at Victorinox North America, for some professional insight.

Browse here. “A lot of people don’t value the idea of a good knife,” he says. “But try to cook with a bad pan, a bad cutting board and a bad knife, and it takes all the joy out of it.

“A lot of people don’t value the idea of a good knife,” he says. “But try to cook with a bad pan, a bad cutting board and a bad knife, and it takes all the joy out of it. When a knife actually cuts ...