Current sectionFoodShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYohai Nuriel's chef knife, characterized by a simple, raw aesthetic. Credit: Noam PreismanYohai Nuriel, a former chef turned blacksmith, meticulously crafts chef's knives one by one, drawing on different traditions and believing that a good tool should serve the cook, not be kept in a cabinet01:00 PM • August 09 2026 IDTFor bladesmith Yohai Nuriel, each knife he forges has its own unique character, with no two alike. "I work by eye and measure simply, without using precise engineering aids, which is why every knife always turns out a little different from the last," he says. In the NewsThe Israeli Bladesmith Who Elevated Kitchen Knife Forging to an Art Form'Lords of the Land': Soldiers Explain How Settlers Call the Shots in West BankPharma Giant Teva Seeks to Hide Israel Ties From Jury in Price-fixing TrialIsrael Elections for Dummies: How to Read the PollsIsrael Warns Citizens in Greece to Lie Low Ahead of pro-Palestinian ProtestsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Former Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company