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"The truth is, the STEELPORT is one of the best chef’s knives we’ve ever used."
July 2025
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"Best Made-in-USA Kitchen Knife… The knife’s design is meat to encourage a pinch grip, the best way to hold a knife. As a sign of respect to the state it’s made in, the handle is made of Oregon Big Leaf Maple…Bob Kramer, looks like you’ve got some competition."
December 2021
"The Best Chef’s Knife of 2025, Reviewed by Our Experts: With its carbon steel edge and proprietary heat treatment, Steelport’s chef’s knife is razor-sharp and sliced its way through our tests with flying colors."
January 2025
"A rising star in the culinary world, the company’s 6-inch boning knife is going to wind up in many big-game butcher’s kits."
"STEELPORT 8″ Chef Knife is a straight up showpiece with a gorgeous burl wood handle, distinctive shape, and a razor-sharp carbon steel edge. Steelport uses a proprietary heat treatment that they claim extends the sharpness of the carbon-steel cutting edge, and feels incredibly balanced and durable through the full-tang construction. The blade shape is also interesting, with a finger groove at the heel that provides protection during a pinch grip and lengthens the blade a bit…. it’s a very special knife if you’re looking for one to invest in and care for."
April 2024
"The American-made chef’s knife is one of the sharpest we’ve ever tested…In the past few years of testing this knife, we’ve yet to find any reason to not call this one of the best knives in the business. STEELPORT is the kind of blade you gift to a chef who just graduated from Le Cordon Bleu."
July 2024
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"Robb Recommends: This New American-Made Chef’s Knife Will Become the Most Versatile Blade in Your Kitchen…Time and again, it proved to be the versatile chef knife I’ve been looking for. And for $400, it performs as well as a knife twice its price"
May 2021
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"Portland, as a city that loves both hand-made crafts and food, is home to a number of fantastic bladesmiths and knife shops, but STEELPORT draws crowds in thanks to its Oregon Big Leaf Maple handle, comfortable hold, and sturdy, wear-resistant blade."
November 2021
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"They are offering a competitive and accessible option to auction-only Bob Kramer knives, and an American handcrafted alternative to the generic, broadly available Shun, Wusthof, Henckels, and other kitchen knives made en masse abroad."
November 2021
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"Here are some of our favorite kitchen tools, all made right here in the West…Handcrafted in Portland, the 8-inch STEELPORT Knife Co. Chef Knife is made with a natural Oregon Big Leaf Maple burl wood handle and American-forged carbon steel blade."
November 2021
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"Steelport Knife Co. carves out niche with American-made chef quality blades…Premium knives at national chains are typically from Germany, China, or Japan. The homegrown domestic factor has become much more important since the rise of supply chain issues that continue to bedevil the competition…. Local legends like Bonnie Morales, Elias Cairo, and Doug Adams have delivered positive feedback, as have noteworthy chefs from around the country like Chris Bianco and Aaron Franklin."
December 2021
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"…The recent global supply chain disruptions have highlighted one great advantage of building close to home, which is the access and availability of parts. At STEELPORT, as with another all-American made company Khormaei co-founded, FINEX Cast Iron Cookware, the majority of parts are from companies near their Northeast Portland factory."
December 2021
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"2021 Men’s Journal Holiday Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Men…This wickedly sharp, carbon steel 8-inch Chef Knife from STEELPORT should be in your arsenal. Highlights include a drop-forged full-tang blade, a half-octagonal maple burl handle, and an integral bolster."
December 2021
"American-forged carbon steel cutlery handcrafted right here in Portland."
June 2021
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"This might be the ideal present for the chef in the family. The Portland, Oregon-based STEELPORT Knife Co. has reintroduced a modern American heirloom forged of carbon steel. This chef’s knife is the ultimate piece of cutlery."
December 2021
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