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Curious about the knives our kitchen team uses? Just want to get inside their drawers? You have come to the right place. Here, our chefs—Grant, Nick, and Ben—share their favorite knives. This is the steel that supports them day in and day out, whether they’re cooking up <a href="/recipes/tasting-menu-spring">super-fancy dinners</a>, <a href="/recipes/pacific-northwest-clambake">clambaking on the beach</a>, or just <a href="/recipes/behind-the-scenes-waffle-iron-frenzy">doing weird stuff with a waffle iron</a>.Knives are the most important tools we use in the kitchen. And you don’t need a suite of blades to get started. Just invest in one or two good ones and be sure to keep them <a href="/guides-tools/honing">well honed</a> and <a href="/guides-tools/basic-knife-sharpening">sharp</a>. And that’s it, kitchen ninjas. Buy quality tools and take good care of them, and we guarantee they’ll serve you like strong and loyal soldiers.