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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A good knife can last for decades if properly maintained. But there’s one problem that’s more common than any other, rust. Let’s take a look at why knives go rusty in the dishwasher, what you can do to prevent it and I’ll give a recommendation of knives that won’t go rusty in a dishwasher. Rust
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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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Rust, the ultimate enemy of the kitchen utensils. It’s a true tragedy to see perfectly good knives being left to rust away but it is easily avoidable In this article, I’m going to tell you why knives rust and how to prevent it. The key to preventing rust is to minimize the knife’s exposure to
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Sharpening steels are one of your most important utensils for maintaining your knives. As the name suggests sharpening steels will help you keep a knife sharp, and prevent it from wearing out. But how about the other way round, if your steel prevents your knife from wearing out, how long does it take for your
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Ceramic knives have some particular benefits over steel knives. They are lightweight, stay sharper for long and don’t bruise soft fruit and vegetables. But we all know, with great cooking comes a great (but not very fun) responsibility, cleaning. For this task, the dishwasher can often be our savior, removing the need for endless scrubbing
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We’ve all seen TV chefs furiously honing away their knife on a honing steel. And there is a good reason for it, honing your knife is an important part of keeping your knife well maintained and helps them to last as long as possible. Honing a knife is often overlooked by home cooks and typically
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Whether you are a professional chef or a home cook a honing steel is a vital member of your kitchen toolset. Honing steels are extremely resilient pieces of kit, and if treated in the right way a honing steel could last the home cook decades. But you do actually need to clean them from time
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No one wants to use a blunt knife in the kitchen. It turns cooking from being a pleasure into a chore and is actually a lot more dangerous as the knife can easily slip. If you’re reading this, you’re probably in a situation where you don’t seem to have any alternative, all your knives have
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