Opinel No. 8 Stainless Steel Pocket Knife

Opinel No. 8 Stainless Steel Pocket KnifeOur food editor, Matt Card, has a thing for folding knives. He brings them everywhere in case he has to do a bit of impromptu cooking. This knife has a beech wood handle and stainless steel blade, which quickly locks into place for safe use and into a closed position for safe transport in your pocket. Stainless steel Sandvik 12C27 modified stainless steel Anti corrosive thanks to the addition of chrome and requires no special maintenance. Carbon

You’ll think of countless other uses

soups or stews

you can just spread it on toast for a midday snack

pressed by one of Japan’s top sesame growers

It’s complex but doesn’t back down from the heat

8-ounce glasses from Kinto manage to do both with a remarkably simple

Or try as a counterpoint to sweet berries or vanilla ice cream

one that is sized for a kitchen timer and two generous waist-side pockets for a phone and whatever else you might need to keep handy while cooking

garlic and honey

) Made from stainless steel

my particular annoyance is poultry shears

not the kitchen