| It's a fact, no matter how nice your knives are, at some point they will start to dull. When this occurs, if you have good quality knives, you don't want to simply throw away the knives and start over with fresh ones. You want to sharpen them. As most have a steel composition, you are able to resharpen them relatively easy, putting them back to the tip-top shape they used to be. To do this, you simply need to invest in a sharpening stone and go from there.
When you do get your sharpening steel, there is a certain way to use it and here's the proper steps to take: |
| 1) Hold the sharpening steel in your non-dominant hand by the handle. You'll want to rest the opposite end on a cutting board. One that is wood would be best as it can grip better than a slick surface like a glass cutting board. During this process, you don't want anything to slip. |
| 2) Then, hold the knife that needs sharpening in your dominant hand at about a 20 degree angle against the blade. At this point, you want to make sure that your sharpening steel is the same length as your knife. You'll be running it along the whole length of the sharpening steel horizontally and downwards so it needs to be the same length to ensure that it sharpens evenly. |
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| 3) To actual begin the sharpening process, you'll want to ensure you're holding it at that angle, start at the top of the sharpening steel with the heel of the blade on the steel, and drag the knife downward along the length of the steel all while pulling it towards you. Because you're going in both directions, you're ensuring that you're sharpening the entire length of the blade down to a point in one stroke. |
| 4) Repeat this motion approximately 10 times and then turn the blade over and repeat the process. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that you want to try and perform this task evenly. If it's not done completely exact it's not the end of the world, but it does help prolong the life of your knife as well as provides cleaner cuts if you can. |
| That's all there is to it. Once you've finished this process you'll end up with a freshly sharpened knife that is ready to do its job. Keep in mind that you need to choose the right sharpening steel for your knife as there are multiple kinds to choose from. For example, there's diamond or round shaped and 10 or 12 inches and both have their place with the appropriate knife. With the quick task of sharpening knives, you won't be wasting money tossing perfectly good, but dull, knives in the trash. |
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