Dull Blades are Dangerous Ya'll!

When the tomato requires me to saw - it’s time for a sharpen! Many people are intimidated by the idea of sharpening their own knives but there’s so many products available to make this an easy task. Sharpening your knives is very important and you will probably only need to do it 1-2 times a year. Let me share some tidbits with you!

Honing Steel - likely came with your knife set! Honing a knife re-aligns the teeth in the blade but doesn’t remove the steel - helping to keep the blade sharp for prep tasks. Hone stainless steel knives every 2-4 uses and carbon steel knives after each use.

3 Choices for Knife Sharpening:

If your knife is quite dull, you’ll need to reshape it’s edge - removing far more metal than you could with a steel..

• Electric or manual sharpener

• Learn to use a whetstone

• Send them to be sharpened by a professional