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What tools and techniques do you use to keep your knives and cutlery sharp?
There is nothing quite as nice as chopping or cutting with a very sharp knife. I have a honing steel and a manual knife sharpener, but it still seems that my knives get dull after even just some moderate usage. What are some good tips to keep my knives sharp? Should I consider an electric sharpener or should I take them somewhere to get professionally sharpened? If so, what are the best options?
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First bring any dull knife up to a good usable blade to start with. You should have a knife sharpner like the ones from Wusthof with the ceramic for fine sharpening. Also you need two types of steels-a honing steel and a diamond steel will remove material to sharpen. When using steels keep the knives at a 20 degree angle and pull towards you. F. M. Dick makes the best steels. Always use your honing steel before using the knife as this keeps it in shape with a light touch. Honing steels do not remove material only realign the blade edge. And thats it.
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