Writer and former cook, Tamar Adler, recently undertook the mission of finding "the perfect chef's knife" for Vogue Magazine. She read, she chatted, she tested and consulted, feeling her way through a wide variety of knives. About the Maumasi Fire Arts knife she said it "shredded whatever crossed its path with barely a touch on its Indonesian amboyna burl handle." She learned that you should never use a knife sharpener and what the difference is between a full tang or partial tang. Read more here:  Finding the Perfect Chef's Knife