New West KnifeWorks Knives Are 20 Percent off Right Now (2025)

As a home cook, I spent most of my life using dull, cheap knives. It wasn’t until I started testing chef’s knives earlier this year that I realized how important it is to invest a little bit in the tool you’ll most likely be using every day for years (or even decades if you keep up with maintenance).

I didn’t realize that using a cheap, very dull knife as my daily driver was slowing down my cooking process, making less effective cuts, and even putting me at risk of injury, as the blade was dull and…