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Sharpening kitchen knives is a must if you want them to effectively chop, dice, and slice. Find out how a whetstone can help you improve your blades.
Keeping kitchen knives sharp makes food prep faster, easier, and practically painless—itactuallylessens the chance you’ll cut yourself by eliminating the struggle to slice with a dull blade. Stay tuned to learn about whetstones, also known assharpening stones, which the pros use for keeping their cutlery keen.
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Whetstones are long, rectangular blocks made from composite stone. Generally, one of the flat surfaces of the stone has a coarse grit, while the reverse side is a bit finer to use for different rounds of sanding.
Before using the stone, soak it in water for 15 minutes, then lay it coarse-side-up on a towel. Holding the handle of your knife at a 20-degree angle to the whetstone with the edge facing away, pull the knife toward you, sliding the blade across the stone. Each time make sure the entire blade—from the tip, back to the handle—makes contact with the stone. Repeat that motion a dozen times on each side of the blade. Then flip the stone over to the fine-grit side and repeat the process.
You’ll probably need a little time to perfect the technique. But, once you have it mastered, your knives will only need sharpening a few times a year!
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