The 9 Best Chef's Knives

Ask any professional chef if they were stranded on a desert island and could only bring one kitchen tool, and they'd probably pick a chef's knife. While other kitchen knives, like serrated knives and paring knives, have more individualized uses, a good chef's knife can do it all, from slicing and dicing to more complicated tasks, like carving a chicken and cutting a pineapple. We rounded up the top-tested knives that we think are universally appealing for everyone's needs — here are the ones that made the cut!