home cooking

Shopping for someone whose favorite room of the house is the kitchen? Wrap up any of these fantastic gifts for cooking lovers—maybe pick up a few things for yourself while you’re at it—and consider your holiday to-do list complete.

Any way you slice it, you need a few types of kitchen knives in your arsenal. We look at five common options—paring, mini santoku, serrated utility, bread knife and chef’s knife—and break down when to reach for them to make