Last year I bought a knife sharpening set for the first time and it made a world of difference. This year I'm trying to establish an annual sharpening to keep them nice and sharp.
Last year I bought a knife sharpening set for the first time and it made a world of difference. This year I'm trying to establish an annual sharpening to keep them nice and sharp.
7 Comments
jayk@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 1y
calm down, this ain't the sharp men's club
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Congrats! Sharp knives are one of my favorite "little joys" in life, so satisfying
Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 1y
This is a skill that is easy to learn but almost impossible to master in my experience. I can get a knife pretty sharp...but I can never get them "perfectly" sharp
shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol · 4 pts · 1y
Consider a quick sharpening once every six weeks instead.
DScratch@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
An old leather belt and some stropping compound off Amazon to polish the edge from time to time really extends the life of the edge.
DantesFreezer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
What kind of set you use? I've had a whetstone but got tired of it cause it takes a while to set up and soak, and it was hard to make a good edge on my curved kitchen knives.
Now I use a 3 stage coarseness "drag the blade through the V groove" sharpener, usually only use the 2 finer settings, but it seems to wear out and get a less fine edge over time.
BanjoShepard@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I have the Lansky 5 stone system. I like it because it gets the angles right with little fuss and without breaking the bank. You can buy a stand to hold it up on, but I've been satisfied just using a squeeze clamp to hold the included Lansky knife clamp to the counter top.