Knives

At OakStreet Man, we love The Art of Manliness. Filled with tips, tricks, and discussions on the skills and knowledge that every man should have, it's a quality online resource. A perfect example is this recent guide to knives you need to have in your kitchen and how to keep them performing on the cutting edge. The author thinks that having a top-quality chef knife is essential to making great meals, and we couldn't agree more. It's a sharp idea. Continue Reading

Sharpening knives should be a simple task, but for many, it’s daunting. That apparently was not the case for our ancestors. Some of the earliest known humans, “Bog Men” as anthropologists call them, were found to have worn sharpening tools — stone pendants — around their necks. Continue Reading

Ken Onion is one of the foremost knife designers in the world and a man whose creations I’m proud to offer at the OakStreet Man Culinary shop. His work for Shun knives has produced the Shun Ken Onion Chef 8” Knife with Stand, the Shun 11 Piece Deluxe Block Set, and the Shun 7 Piece Essential Block Set. Behind these exceptional designs is a man who has amassed some 36 patents working with the Shun corporation alone… Continue Reading