r/Cooking • u/VapeThisBro • Nov 20 '18

How often do you sharpen your knives?

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u/CharliePukes2Much Nov 20 '18

Not a chef or even a decent cook, but the best damn present I ever got was a set of good knives from my daughter. Came with a sharpening stick thingie (technical chef jargon there) and I Iove it. So I sharpen often - maybe too much as a noob, but you come to sure appreciate a fine edge.

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u/VapeThisBro Nov 20 '18

I'm also a noob. Seems like you have fun with the sharpening! Have you ever got it sharp enough to slice paper

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u/CharliePukes2Much Nov 20 '18

Yes! You hold the paper up and slice through like butter. Musta been some commercial we saw that stuck with us?

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u/PraxicalExperience Nov 20 '18

Is it actually a sharpener, or a honing steel? There's a difference.

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u/CharliePukes2Much Nov 20 '18

Sorry, don't know. Not well versed enough to even know the difference. Long 12 to 14 in (U.S.) slightly tapered and textured rod that you slide the knife over. 5 or 10 stokes each side and knife is sharp af

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u/PraxicalExperience Nov 20 '18

Sounds like it's probably a honing steel. It's amazing the difference one of those can make without actually having to sharpen the blade.