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From campfire to backyard grill

Summer means grilling, camping, and cooking outdoors. Check out our favorite tools for the season - locally crafted knives, folding chef knives, and boning knives built for the field. Whether you’re at the campsite or backyard BBQ, these essentials are made to handle fire-side prep with precision and style.

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Pamela Hennings

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I love 😃❤️❤️❤️ the Damascus Steel Japanese nikiri knife purchased one year ago from Element. Super sharp, durable, holds a sharpening a long time, plus Elan truly cares! I am a *super satisfied* return customer. Element is a fabulous, curated, top-shelf pro knife shop not to be missed and to be revisited often.

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Cannot recommend this place enough! Owner was incredibly generous with his time - didn’t try to oversell us (we are new to buying nice knives) and educated us at every step along the process! 10/10. Even his follow-up campaign after we bought the knife was fantastic. Sent us a heartfelt thank you. THANK YOU!

Derrick Wigglesworth

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Have you been searching for someone who will treat your knives with the love and care they deserve? Look no further -- Elan is your man. I'll be bringing my knives back again whenever they need sharpening, and I'm sure I'll end up buying a few new ones :)

Liam Shea

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Bought two knives, one chefs knife and a paring. Extremely sharp and can cut through about anything. Owner was very helpful at finding one at the right price point and giving care instructions.

Bill Lam

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Very helpful in helping me put together a set of knives for my home kitchen and answered all my questions about what to get, the differences and use cases. Showcased me type of knives I needed and found what I liked within budget easily.

Sweet Pea From The Lou

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Chef Elan knows knives, is passionate about them and his retail store shows that. Love the knife we just bought from him and plan on buying a new knife block in the near future. My significant other took a sharpening class from him and was very pleased with the knowledge he gained.

Justin Time

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The knife sharpening class was an outstanding experience. Chef Elan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, sharing it in a clear and engaging way. There was ample time to both learn and practice the fundamentals. By the end of the session, I felt confident in my sharpening skills...

Katherine D

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Owner was great- our knives were serviced quick & prices are very fair. They sell everything- stones, aprons, classes, and some gorgeous knives, of course.

Mike Aten

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We had a great experience at Element. Elan was very knowledgeable about every knife we looked at and was able to help us find something in our price range that fit our needs. Highly recommend!

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