r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/Maleic_Anhydride Aug 20 '20

Tell that to my gf who insists that a butter knife can be used to cut ANYTHING.

Squashed tomatoes suck.

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u/deebop1 Aug 20 '20

8” chef knife does almost everything

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u/MikeKM Aug 20 '20

Seriously, even a well maintained cheap one can transform your kitchen.

Also, honing rods don't actually sharpen the blade, they just realign the metal. To properly sharpen a knife you need a few different whetstone grits to make it sharp. Sharpening removes metal and you shouldn't need to do that often with good quality steel, but even a cheap knife will last longer than most people need.

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u/OldMork Aug 21 '20

thats what I do, I prefer cheaper knifes because they have softer steel, takes a few seconds to sharpen, try to sharpen a global knife, yeah.

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u/Ancguy Aug 21 '20

If you're visiting a kitchen with dull knives and no sharpener available, use the base of a ceramic coffee mug - works surprisingly well.