A sharp knife is a safe knife, as the saying goes. Even though some of us boasting kitchen war wounds might not appreciate the counterintuitive phrase, a sharp knife can cut with ease and precision in skilled hands. Many assume the rod or knife “steel” that comes with most knife blocks is a sharpener, but knife experts actually contest that it should be used that way. In a YouTube video, knife maker Walter Sorrells says the knife steel is more of a “tune up” tool between sharpenings that can make a knife cut better by scratching up the edge and raising “microscopic teeth” along the blade. Use a piece of printer paper to test the sharpness of the knife to ensure the blade can cut with ease.

Source: thestar February 15, 2018 15:56 UTC