How to sharpen a knife

Learn how to sharpen your kitchen knives with this step-by-step tutorial from Home-Ec101. Our easy-to-follow guide will help you keep your knives sharp and ready

This simple, sure technique for how to sharpen a knife requires only two inexpensive tools

Are your kitchen knives dull? A dull knife is a dangerous knife! Buy a whetstone — it’s time to learn knife sharpening 101.

Do you know how to sharpen a knife without a sharpener? Now is the time to learn. Don't get caught with a dull knife!

A knife’s functionality is only as good as its maintenance. Although there are dozens of ways to sharpen knives, this basic technique goes a long way toward keeping your blade keen enough to do most jobs with ease. Sharp blades mean smoother cuts, which are safer because they require less force. You can find more […]

Join Chef Sean as he walks us through How to Sharpen a Knife Like a Ninja, well more like a chef really.

A question that has perplexed many newcomers to knife sharpening is the frustration of a knife not getting sharp. The disappointment of dragging a knife through a tomato only to squash it or attempting to achieve a fine chop and being met with uneven slices due to a dull knife is an annoyance. What is ...

Some might find my predilection for sharp knives bordering on extreme. When I was a chef, I’d break out the hulking, multi-gritted whetstone at the start of every workweek and sharpen my knives until each shaved the hair off my arm.

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