Sharpening Your Knives

Keep your knives sharp. It is one of the most important things you can do to make life in the kitchen easier. A knife quickly loses its edge because in chopping, microscopic dents are created on the blade. It does not mean the knife needs grinding, however. A honing steel is all that’s needed to make the edge smooth and straight again, and the knife will regain its original sharpness. Some honing steels have a ridged steel rod and some have a fine diamond coating. I have found the latter to be the most effective. Everyday use of a steel will not shorten the life of the knife. In fact, it lengthens it because you won’t need to have your knives sharpened and ground as often.