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| How To Keep Your Knives Sharp |
There are many ways to keep your knives sharp. We believe regular maintenance with a honing steel, as well as intermittent sharpening on a stone to be the best. A few strokes on a steel, applied each time you use a knife, will keep the knife's edge properly aligned.
Occasionally, when steeling isn't enough and there is too much drag when cutting, sharpening is necessary. A sharpening stone provides you with total control over sharpness, and ensures a consistent edge from tip to heel. (Though not our first recommendation, an electric sharpener is a convenient alternative to stone. But not all electric sharpeners are created equal, and a poor model can damage the edge on good cutlery. Chef's Choice makes the best we have tested.)
There are many ways to use a steel and a stone. This guide offers just one method for each, the ones we find to be the easiest to learn. Regardless of the technique you use, what is most important is that you are consistent.
- Sharpening
- Maintaining Your Edge
- Using a Honing Steel
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