Professional kitchen knives, cookware, and sharpening tools
Knife Merchant has supplied home and professional cooks since 1996. Every knife, pan, and tool we carry is chosen for performance, durability, and value.
Get ready for Thanksgiving
Tools for the turkey, the sides, and the desserts; all in one place.
Shop Thanksgiving EssentialsDexter-Russell knives
American cutlery since 1818Working knives for commercial kitchens, meat processing, and the fishing dock. Most Dexter-Russell blades are high-carbon stainless steel, and the handles are designed for wet, demanding work.
- Dextreme fillet knives with DEXSTEEL blades and non-slip DEXGRIP handles
- Sani-Safe knives with textured, slip-resistant polypropylene handles
- Traditional knives with natural wood handles and brass rivets
- Oyster and clam knives
- Chinese cleavers
Shown: Dexter Dextreme fillet knife
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The knives and tools our customers order most. See all best sellers
Choose a knife by blade shape
Each blade shape suits particular tasks. Start with the cut you make most often, then compare steel, weight, and handle within that shape.
Chef’s knife
Also called gyuto
The most versatile blade. Its curved edge rocks through herbs and onions, and its length handles larger produce and proteins.
Shown: Miyabi Black 8-inch Chef’s Knife, with an MC66 (ZDP-189) powder steel core hardened to 66 Rockwell for long edge retention.
Shop chef’s knivesSantoku
Shorter, with a flatter edge
A compact blade with a blunt tip, suited to push cuts and thin slicing of vegetables, fish, and boneless meat.
Shown: Shun Classic 7-inch Granton Edge Santoku, handcrafted in Seki City, Japan, in at least 100 steps.
Shop santoku knivesNakiri
Japanese vegetable knife
A rectangular blade with a flat edge that meets the board along its full length, so each cut separates cleanly.
Shown: Made In 6.6-inch Japanese Damascus Nakiri, a VG-10 core clad in 66 layers of Damascus steel, made in Seki.
Shop nakiri knivesSlicer
Also called sujihiki
A long, narrow blade that carves roasts and portions fish in a single stroke, without sawing.
Shown: Miyabi Black 9.5-inch Sujihiki
Shop slicersParing knife
For work in the hand
A short blade for peeling, trimming, coring, and detail work where a larger knife is unwieldy.
Shown: Shun Classic 3.5-inch Paring Knife
Shop paring knivesBread knife
Serrated edge
Serrations cut through hard crusts and soft crumb without compressing the loaf; also useful for tomatoes and citrus.
Shown: Miyabi Black 9.4-inch Bread Knife
Shop bread knivesLooking for a cleaver, boning knife, or traditional single-bevel blade? Browse every blade shape or shop by brand.
Knife block sets
A block set pairs the core blades with matching storage, from Japanese and German makers. A set is the simplest way to equip a new kitchen or replace mismatched knives at once.
Shown: Miyabi Birchwood
Ateco baking and pastry tools
For professional pastry kitchens and home bakersAteco supplies the pastry bags, piping tips, icing spatulas, and turntables used in professional pastry kitchens, along with cutters, rolling pins, and brushes for dough work.
Stand mixers and food processors
Choose a stand mixer for bread dough and large batches, or a food processor for chopping, slicing, grating, and emulsifying.
Ankarsrum Assistent Original
Hand-assembled in Sweden since 1940The bowl rotates instead of the attachment, kneading dough in a motion similar to working it by hand. An offset arm leaves the bowl open, so ingredients go in while the mixer runs.
- 7-liter stainless steel bowl
- Kneads up to 5 kg (11 lb) of dough
- 7-year manufacturer’s motor warranty
“This is the mixer Chef David uses in his own kitchen. The ingredients need to be added in a different order than is typical, so there’s an adjustment period when learning to use the machine, but the improved performance is well worth the extra effort.”
Bosch Universal Plus
A belt-driven motor beneath the bowl gives the dough hook steady torque in stiff, whole grain doughs. Dual wire whips build volume down to a single egg white.
Magimix 4200XL
Three nested bowls run on one quiet induction motor, so herbs, sliced vegetables, and bread dough can be prepared in one session without stopping to wash.
Bread and pasta at home
Mill fresh flour, proof dough in a banneton, and roll pasta with mixer attachments.
Shop bread baking supplies
Harvest Grain Mill
Mills wheat berries and other whole grains into fresh flour on the countertop.
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10-inch Round Banneton
Supports the dough through its final rise for a taller loaf and a patterned crust.
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9.75-inch Exopan Bread Pan with Lid
A nonstick lidded pan for square-sided sandwich loaves.
View productMade In cookware
Chef-developed restaurant cookwareMade In grew out of a 100-year-old family-owned restaurant supply business. Its cookware is used in more than 2,000 professional kitchens, and chef customers take part in designing each line.
- 5-ply Stainless Clad, oven safe to 800°F
- Pre-seasoned carbon steel made in Sweden
- Lifetime warranty on Stainless Clad and Carbon Steel
Shown: Made In Stainless Clad
Cutting boards, mandolines, and graters
The tools that work beside a good knife: a board that protects its edge, a mandoline for uniform slices, and a grater for finishing.
TeakHaus cutting boards
Teak’s natural oil and silica content resists moisture, and its medium hardness is gentle on knife edges. On end-grain boards, the edge slides between the wood fibers rather than across them.
Börner mandolines
A V-shaped blade engages produce at two points at once, which reduces the force each stroke needs and slices soft tomatoes and peppers without crushing them.
Microplane graters
Photo-etched teeth slice rather than tear, so zest keeps its oils and hard cheese falls in fine, airy shreds.
Keep every edge sharp
A sharp knife is safer and more precise than a dull one. Three habits keep a knife in working condition.
Shop Idahone sharpeners-
Hone regularly
A fine ceramic rod realigns the edge and lightly refines it between sharpenings. Shown: Idahone 12-inch Fine Ceramic Rod. Or choose a steel: shop honing steels

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Sharpen when honing no longer works
A guided V-type sharpener holds coarse and fine ceramic rods at 15 degrees per side for Japanese knives or 22 for Western knives. Shown: Idahone CS-24 V-Type Sharpener. For freehand sharpening: shop waterstones

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Store the blade safely
A block, magnetic bar, or guard keeps the edge from contacting other tools. Shop knife storage

Specialty shops
Tools for specific tasks, from honing steels and Japanese knife sheaths to plating tools and butcher supplies.
Honing steelsRound, oval, and flat steels in regular, fine, and polishing cuts
Japanese knife sayasHo wood sheaths for yanagi, deba, and usuba knives
Edge guards and sheathsEdge guards, scabbards, knife safes, and leather sheaths
Honesuki and garasukiJapanese poultry boning knives, including left-handed models
MoribashiFine-tipped steel chopsticks for precise plating
Plating and presentationPlating tongs, saucing spoons, and ring molds
Butcher suppliesBone saws, hand hooks, rib pullers, and scabbards from F. Dick
Gift cardsEmail gift cards for any occasionAbout Knife Merchant
Knife Merchant is a family-owned store in Alcoa, Tennessee, run by Chef David Holly. Our team uses these tools and answers questions before and after the sale.
Sale and clearance
Markdowns and discontinued items, in limited quantities. See all sale items
Messermeister Meridian Elite 8-inch Offset Scalloped Bread Knife
Regular Price: $149.95
Special Price $119.96
Messermeister Meridian Elite 9-inch Scalloped Bread Knife
Regular Price: $149.95
Special Price $119.96


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