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If you don't love the blade you're currently wielding, keep reading to learn more about our hand-tested picks for the best chef's knives in 2024.

Electric knife sharpeners, which rely on a motor to shave dull blades, are prized for their ease of use and consistency. Manual models, on the other hand, are more affordable and precise.

Most notably, though, the knives are stamped (cut from one large sheet of steel) instead of forged (made from a single bar of steel that is heated and then pounded into shape either by hand or ...