Comments on: An Ode to [Sharp] Knives

By: muckrake

muckrake — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:29:59 +0000

I have high carbon steel knives and I use a whet stone to sharpen them. Really gives them a good sharp edge.
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By: Alexïïs

Alexïïs — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:27:59 +0000

http://www.altonbrown.com/shun/shun_edge.html

watch the little video. he’s talking about a specific knife, but there’s a lot of good general info about knife care in there.
why blades go dull, what the steel (sharpening stick) is for, how and when to use.

if they’re good quality knives you should have them professially sharpened. i remember i tried to do it myself once…wow, i didn’t cut anything after that, i just clubbed it to a pulp.

!Alexiis
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By: DoH

DoH — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:25:59 +0000

I have several things I use.

My knives are Henckles "S" knives. I use a Chef’s Choice 3 stage electric sharpener when/if they get really dull. I also have a Henckles two position sharpener – this one is manual that you pull the blade towards yourself. I also have a steel.

90% of the time I use the two position sharpener and the steel.
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By: chefgrille

chefgrille — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:23:59 +0000

At my old place I had a magnet bar for hanging them on the wall. Unfortunately I moved and this house doesn't have wall space for another magnet bar. So mine get dull too from being in the drawer. There's a supermarket here that will sharpen them free while you shop. You just drop them off at the meat counter. Check out any kitchen shop too. They charge me $3 a knife and return them in plastic sleeves. Good luck!
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By: jimmy d.

jimmy d. — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:21:59 +0000

I have a sharpening tool that you draw the knife through it several times to hone the edges. The sharpening stick you mention is only to remove any burrs from the knife after sharpening and for a touch up job.
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By: Christopher K

Christopher K — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:19:59 +0000

I take my knives (which cost a fortune!!!) to a guy that professionally sharpens them…..nothing worse than a dull knife……Sharp is supposed to be sharp ALL the time…….We have a joke here in the neighborhood, a lady friend went to cut a lime for her Gin and Tonic the other day, and said "will you cut this, your knives are like weapons…….." Get them professionally sharpened…..not too pricey, I pay probably 20 bucks, but I use all my knives a lot……….Enjoy!!!

Christopher
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I was trained at Le Cordon Bleu…….

By: Bill Pardue--Librarian

Bill Pardue--Librarian — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:17:59 +0000

You may want to check this out from ehow.com:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2282_sharpen-kitchen-knives.html

Or this:
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/lib2/knife.htm

Hope these are helpful!

–Bill Pardue
Arlington Heights Memorial Library http://www.ahml.info
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http://www.ehow.com
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/lib2/knife.htm

By: good girl

good girl — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:15:59 +0000

You can buy an electric knife sharpener. I can't imagine it would cost over 20 dollars at Walmart.
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By: jonni_hayes

jonni_hayes — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:13:59 +0000

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=26036

go to the site listed above…it is very informative….and interesting reading about knives, steel hardness, sharpening, angle etc etc…….
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By: Kris G

Kris G — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:11:16 +0000

How do you keep kitchen knives sharp?
I have a good German knife set, but it is getting dull and when I try to use the sharpening stick, I seldom make them sharper, and when I do, they don’t stay sharp. Do I need to have them done by a professional, or is there a better way?