The Coolest Pieces of Gear We Tested This Week

There aren’t too many tools in a cooking arsenal that outshine your trusty chef’s knife—From slicing into juicy tri-tip, to fileting salmon in the field, to chopping your herbs and veggies to garnish, you need something that’ll perform. A badass blade is key when getting your food prepped and served in proper fashion. And we haven’t used a finer blade this year than the brand-new Benchmade Station Knife.

Handmade in Oregon City, this knife has all the bells and whistles wrapped into a handsome and humble designed. Utilizing Benchmade’s proprietary SelectEdge technology, this knife cuts through most culinary staples with impressive ease. (Seriously… this thing is such a pleasure to cook/prepare/serve food with.)

Available with either a CPM-154 steel blade or a 440C steel blade, you can customize not only the blade material but also the handle (with even a carbon fiber option). This knife holds up not only in the kitchen, but it also shines in the backcountry or beach bonfire BBQ. It will serve you in every facet of your culinary life, and we’re ceratin that you’ll likely never use another knife in this category again. It really is that good.

Save yourself some time and energy scouring the internet, and just pull the trigger on the Station Knife from Benchmade. It’s not gonna disappoint you.—Jon Perino, senior editor

[$280-$425; benchmade.com]

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