Margaret Ellison is Editor-in-Chief, with a remit covering Japanese knife imports, blade metallurgy, and kitchen tool testing. They personally oversee the edge-retention protocol, run the reference knife set, and check each tester's cutting sequence. Steel hardness claims are compared with the desk's digital Rockwell tester, while any batch that feels different from the previous run is flagged. Margaret signs off on every score and writes the final score after a team roundtable, bringing the test sequence, batch observations, and editorial decision into the same review process.
Trayectoria
- 2008
- Began covering kitchen tools for a regional food magazine
- 2014
- Managed a cutlery buying desk for a Northwest kitchen retailer
- 2019
- Founded kako-us in Portland, Oregon
- 2023
- Expanded testing lab to include stone sharpening stations
| Certified Cutlery Tester | American Kitchen Tool Institute |
|---|---|
| Japanese Knife Sharpening Certificate | Portland Culinary Guild |
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Margaret Ellison runs the reference knife set and checks each tester's cutting sequence. They compare steel hardness claims with results from the desk's digital Rockwell tester and flag any batch that feels different from the previous run. They write the final score after a team roundtable.
