Knife Maintenance

How often should knives be professionally sharpened?

Keeping knives clean, sharp and ready to use will make your time in the kitchen easier and more fun. Hone your knives often, sharpen them when blunt, and consider using a professional sharpening service a couple of times each year for optimum performance. Knives should be sharpened when they become blunt and their performance cannot …

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Honing Steel vs Sharpener – Here’s the Difference

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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How To Sharpen A Serrated Knife – Bread Knife Sharpening

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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