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Best At Home Knife Sharpening Tools

A professional sharpening service will always give you the best results when sharpening your knives, however, there are a few tools and techniques that can be applied at home in between those sessions.  Stropping   The safest way to maintain a kn...
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How To Use A Honing Steel

Why you should use a honing steel A honing steel (or rod) will help keep your knives sharp and well aligned in between professional sharpening treatments. Honing doesn’t replace professional sharpening - but it will prolong the sharpness of the cu...
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How To Maintain Your Knives

SHARPENING Depending on how much you use your knives, they need professional sharpening every 6 to 12 months. A professional knife smith will determine the correct angle for your knife’s beveled edge. They will reinstate its original angle by taki...
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What's the difference between honed and sharpened knives?

Honing vs. sharpening knives - what's the difference? What most people consider sharpening or home sharpening a knife is actually a process called honing. In most cases, the tool frequently referred to as sharpening steel is a honing steel. So h...