Category "sharpening"

Do plastic cutting boards dull knives faster than wood boards?

I've heard on numerous occasions that plastic cutting boards dull knives faster than wood boards. I use a large wooden cutting board often, but recently I've be

Why am I failing to sharpen my WÜSTHOF Classic Ikon 8" Cook's Knife, on my Shapton Glass Stone 1000 Grit 5mm?

Please see this video clip with sound. What's my grandpa flubbing? What can he improve? If you know how to upload that .mp4 here to spare readers from clicking

With which of these 9 cheap dull knives ought you practice sharpening on Shapton Glass Stone 1000 Grit 5mm?

My grandpa needs to practice how to sharpen knives with his Shapton Glass Stone 1000 Grit 5mm. So he compiled these 9 dull, but cheap and fully expendable, kniv

What "paring knife" best sharpens a fruit Y peeler?

At 0:22 of this Oct. 5 2009 video, Douglas Jones (sous-chef of LA's Lucques) proclaimed that he "just bought a three-dollar paring knife". But his hand covers i

What's wrong with if you only sharpen, and never hone, your knives?

Pretend that whenever a knife feels dull (even if it isn't), you sharpen it on a whetstone, and never hone it. What do you squander if you only sharpen, and nev

I'm not looking to learn a new skill; how do I make my knives better at cutting?

I am a reasonably proficient casual kitchen user and I have a set of kitchen knives I bought from a (British) supermarket a few years ago. Recently I've noticed

Sharpening scissors with microserrations

I own Sabatier Proffessional scissors (like those). One of the blades has microserrations along the edge (see the picture below). How should I sharpen them? I p

Does this tool where a knife edge is dragged between two angled abrasive pieces hone or sharpen?

A few weeks ago I bought an awesome Global knife. I ordered this tool from Amazon: My question: Does this tool hone the knife, or does it sharpen it?

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