My Four Favorite Steak Knives for the Holiday Season
Steak knives not only look great on the dinner table, but they are also an essential tool for slicing all types of roasts. So why spend another year displaying the useless Ikea butter knives that are part of your everyday cutlery set? Now is the time to arm yourself with a selection as beautiful as the turkey, ham or chicken you’ll be serving.
I’ve spent the last month testing a variety of blades for skill and sensitivity—cutting them through beef cartilage, using them to cut pieces of smoked turkey, and putting them through the daily grind of the sink and dryer—and the four below passed all my tests.
Here’s a breakdown of what each knife is best used for, so you can decide which one is worthy of a spot on your desk.