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Chef's Kitchen: Professional Knives, Copperware & Cookware Sets
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items Cooking dinner for family and friends is so much more rewarding when you work with professional quality cookware and sharp knives. A well balanced chef knife, heavy copper pots, and stainless steel pans make every recipe turn out better. These are th...
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Professional Chef Knives
Copperware & Clad Cookware
Kitchen Tools & Prep Essentials
Professional Chef Knives
Forged Japanese and German knives with precision edges.
In our home, slicing ripe heirlooms and boneless ribeyes with our Shun Classic eight inch chef knife feels effortless on busy weeknights. The hammered Damascus blade glides through dense root vegetables without wedging, and my partner loves how the c...
Shun Classic 8 inch chef knife
At my counter, chopping mirepoix for Sunday stews became my favorite kitchen task once we added the Wusthof Classic chef knife to our magnetic block. The full bolster balances the forged German steel blade in my grip, and we appreciate how well the e...
Wusthof Classic 8 inch chef knife
For our family, rocking the curved blade of our Zwilling Pro chef knife across fresh herbs gives me uniform minces in seconds flat. The sloped bolster encourages a natural pinch grip that keeps my wrist relaxed, and my partner reaches for this depend...
Zwilling Pro 8 inch chef knife
Around our house, unwrapping the Miyabi Birchwood chef knife felt like bringing a piece of functional art into our kitchen. The powdered steel core stays scalpel sharp when I slice raw salmon for homemade sushi rolls, and we love admiring the warm Ka...
Miyabi Birchwood SG2 8 inch chef knife
Professional chef friends told my partner and me about the Mac Mighty chef knife, and it immediately earned the top slot on our knife strip. The thin profile and dimpled blade glide through sticky potatoes without clinging, making our weekend dinner ...
MAC Mighty MTH 80 chef knife
Throughout my week, carving roasted poultry and paper thin cucumber ribbons is a joy with our Yoshihiro sixteen layer chef knife. The hammered finish releases sliced vegetables cleanly off the bevel, and I love how lightweight the traditional octagon...
Yoshihiro VG10 16 layer chef knife
When friends ask me for a genuine Japanese gyuto that works hard every night, I always show them our Tojiro chef knife. The stain resistant cladding protects the super sharp core from acidic citrus juices, and my family relies on it daily for everyth...
Tojiro DP Gyuto 8.2 inch chef knife
Thinly julienning bell peppers and ginger with our Dalstrong Shogun chef knife makes weeknight stir fries come together in half the time. The textured handle never slips when my hands are damp at the sink, and my partner and I love the striking coppe...
Dalstrong Shogun Series 8 inch chef knife
Copperware & Clad Cookware
Copper and multi ply stainless steel pans for superior heat control.
Along our shelf, whisking pastry cream and lemon curd in our tri ply copper three quart saucepan stopped my sauces from scorching around the bottom edges. The flared pouring rim lets me drizzle warm caramel cleanly without drips, and we love how the ...
Berghoff Vintage Tri Ply Copper Saucepan with Lid
Inside our space, searing scallops and reducing white wine pan sauces in our Mauviel copper skillet gives my home cooking true French bistro control. The heavy tin lined copper reacts the instant I lower our burner flame, preventing scorched butter a...
Mauviel M'heritage 150b copper skillet
Beside my partner, upgrading our mismatched pots to the All Clad five ply stainless cookware set transformed how my partner and I cook together. The alternating steel and aluminum layers eliminate hot spots across our gas grates, and we love moving t...
All Clad D5 stainless 10 piece cookware
Across our table, browning thick pork chops in our Demeyere five ply stainless fry pan produces the deepest golden fond I have ever achieved at home. The rivetless interior means food residue never traps around handle joints, saving my partner and me...
Demeyere Industry 5 ply stainless fry pan
Slow braising short ribs on snowy Sundays in our Le Creuset enameled cast iron Dutch oven fills our whole house with rich aromas. The tight fitting lid circulates steam right back into the broth, and my family loves bringing the vibrant enameled pot ...
Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron 5.5qt Dutch
Within our routine, simmering beef bourguignon under the self basting spikes of our Staub cast iron cocotte keeps lean cuts remarkably tender for us. The matte black enamel interior browns meat beautifully without sticking, and I love how the brass k...
Staub Enameled Cast Iron 5.5qt Cocotte
After seasoning our Matfer Bourgeat black carbon steel skillet with grapeseed oil, it became more nonstick than any coated pan we used to own. Fried eggs slide right onto my breakfast plate, and my partner loves searing ribeyes at high heat without w...
Matfer Bourgeat black carbon steel skillet
Near my doorway, flipping crepes and crisping duck skin in our De Buyer Mineral carbon steel frying pan feels like cooking in a Parisian kitchen. The beeswax protected iron builds a dark natural patina over time, and my partner and I reach for it eve...
De Buyer Mineral B carbon steel frying pan
Kitchen Tools & Prep Essentials
Heavy end grain cutting boards, shears, and professional tools.
Before our guests, setting our dinner table with the Classic Cuisine Laguiole Steak Knives Set makes weekend ribeye nights feel like a French bistro. The weighted handles balance nicely in my grip while the blades slice cleanly through steak, which m...
Classic Cuisine Laguiole Steak Knives Set
Anchored on our kitchen island, the John Boos maple end grain cutting board gives me a massive, rock solid prep station every evening. The vertical wood fibers self heal against sharp Japanese blades so our knives stay keen longer, and my partner lov...
John Boos Block maple end grain cutting board
With our family, chopping vegetables on our Larch Wood Canada end grain board feels gentle on my wrists and remarkably kind to our fine knife edges. The rich circular grain pattern looks stunning on our countertop, and we appreciate how naturally moi...
Larch Wood Canada end grain cutting board
Whenever my partner and I trim raw chicken or fish, we grab a board from our Epicurean Gourmet cutting board set. The nonporous wood fiber composite goes straight into our dishwasher for sanitizing, and the integrated juice groove keeps meat dripping...
Epicurean Gourmet Series cutting board set
To protect the delicate edges of our Japanese knives, I always slice proteins and produce on our Shun hinoki cypress cutting board. The aromatic softwood yields gently under the blade edge, and my partner loves how thin and lightweight it is to carry...
Shun hinoki cypress wood cutting board
Through my week, restoring a factory edge to our kitchen cutlery takes me just a few minutes with the Work Sharp Culinary electric sharpener. The flexible abrasive belts sharpen smoothly without overheating our steel blades, giving us razor sharp kni...
Work Sharp Culinary E5 electric knife sharpener
Once a month, my partner and I rub our wooden butcher blocks down with the John Boos mystery oil and beeswax board cream kit. The food safe mineral oil penetrates deep into dry maple grain to prevent splitting, leaving a silky beeswax barrier that ke...
John Boos mystery oil board cream care kit
From our first day, snipping twine, trimming woody asparagus stems, and cutting parchment paper is effortless with our Zwilling Twin Select kitchen shears. The forged stainless steel micro serrations grip slippery herb stems firmly, and my partner an...
Zwilling Twin Select kitchen shears scissors