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Zorak of Michigan
Jun 10, 2006

Ror posted:

If you're a knife fan most people will probably recommend learning how to sharpen eventually, but I would just start with a single knife you don't mind ruining when you're beginning to learn. You might have a knack for it, but it usually takes a bit of doing it wrong before you figure out some proper technique.

This is very good advice. I kind of got carried away with the coarse stone on my Henckels chef's knife and created a small spot about an inch and a half from the base where I took too much material away, so if I don't use a full stroke when cutting, it can't cut all the way through. If that was a knife I really cared about, I'd have cried.

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Zorak of Michigan
Jun 10, 2006

Conclusion: the message is not "stainless knives do not stick to magnets," but, "if your knife is not sticking to a magnet, it is probably made from the wrong type of stainless steel, and you should replace it with a good knife."

Zorak of Michigan
Jun 10, 2006

I am confused. I though the point of honing rods was that they didn't take material off.

Zorak of Michigan
Jun 10, 2006

bird with big dick posted:

I wouldn't put knives there just because they'd get covered in grease, at least in my house.

Mine too. The stuff I wipe off our range hood is nothing I'd want to see on my knives.

Zorak of Michigan
Jun 10, 2006

I am a clutz of significant magnitude, and the Edge Pro still lets me get my knives sharp.

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