There is a lot of confusion surrounding honing steels and sharpeners and exactly what the difference is. I often see honing steels mistakenly labeled as sharpening rods even when they are being sold, especially online. The truth is that honing steels and sharpeners are different tools for very different jobs. If you’re not sure what […]
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A good quality chef’s knife is one of the most important tools in your kitchen. A chef’s knife is by far the most used knife in most home kitchens. That’s why it’s important to take care of your chef’s knife, to keep it sharp and to make it last as long as possible. A well-kept
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There is a huge range of kitchen knife types, from peeling an apple to butchering a chicken, there are tens of specific knives for specific jobs. But as a home cook, do we really need to own a ‘salmon knife’, for all those times when we want to fillet and skin a salmon to perfection?
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Cutting boards come in a huge array of different shapes, sizes and materials. You probably use a cutting board every time you cook, they are a vital component of the kitchen. There are so many types of cutting boards, it can often be really confusing to understand which to use and when. In this article
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When it comes to sharpening our knives, there is one in particular that often gets forgotten, the serrated knife. It’s no immediately obvious that serrated knives can be sharpened, but they can. In fact, serrated knives can be sharpened to a razor-sharp edge, and you don’t even need any super-specialized tools. In this article we’ll
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Your kitchen knives are hands down the most important tool in your kitchen. There probably isn’t a single meal you make where a knife isn’t used during its preparation (we’re not taking ready meals here! … Although you still usually need to pierce the plastic cover, so even then..). Most of us use a knife
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Ceramic knives have many benefits, they don’t rust, are extremely sharp and keep their sharp cutting edge for far longer than steel knives. We all know that a normal steel knife will need to be sharpened from time to time, but how about their harder ceramic counterparts. In this article, I’m going to take a
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When buying a knife, you need to pay attention to the length. Different lengths of knives suit different people, and there are uniform ways in which knife lengths are measured which you need to understand. It’s a pretty important question, especially for your main kitchen knife, or chef’s knife, where buying a knife too large
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