Sharpening knives

Learn how to sharpen knives using effective techniques that will enhance their cutting performance. Discover the best tools and methods for achieving razor-sharp edges and effortless slicing.
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Tips for keeping your carving tools razor sharp by John Mignone and Roger Schroeder. This article was first published in issue 32 of Woodcarving Illustrated. Ask ten carvers how to sharpen a tool and you are bound to get ten different answers. But what is the right way to sharpen a …

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Kristi Sierra
If you watch food competition shows, you'll probably see a competitor or chef expertly running their knives over that steel tool pictured above. In fact, you might even own one of those steels if you have a big knife set or knife block. So do you know what that tool is? It sharpens knives, right? But here's where you're wrong: That tool, no matter what it is labeled, is decidedly not a sharpening steel. Essen, Sharpening Knives, Big Knife, Food Competition, Best Knife Sharpener, Electric Knife Sharpener, Knife Skills, Knife Making Tools, Electric Knife

If you watch food competition shows, you’ll probably see a competitor or chef expertly running their knives over that steel tool pictured above. In fact, you might even own one of those steels if you have a big knife set or knife block. So do you know what that tool is? It sharpens knives, right? But here’s where you’re wrong: That tool, no matter what it is labeled, is decidedly not a sharpening steel. The tool many think of as a sharpening steel is actually a honing steel.

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Brian Roney