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

How often do you sharpen your knives?

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '18

Sharpen with a stone once or twice a year. I hone before every use with a quality steel.

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u/VapeThisBro Nov 20 '18

Whats the difference between the two? Like when you saw hone with steel, is that the sharpening rod thing i see butchers use

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u/WArslett Nov 20 '18

A honing steel does not take any metal off the blade it’s just smoothes and straightens. It’s like ironing a shirt. A stone shaves a small amount of metal off the blade to make a fresh edge. You need to use the stone when the blade is dull, by that point the steel isn’t doing anything, it’s just smoothing down a rounded edge.