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Sharpening a knife email template

A skill taught with the misconception corrected first.

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A sharp knife goes where you point it. A blunt one needs force and skids off skin and vegetables alike, which is when hands get cut.

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Ickleton Instructional
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A sharp knife is safer, not more dangerous
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Blunt knives slip. That is how people get cut.

Skills guide

Blunt knives cause most kitchen injuries

A sharp knife goes where you point it. A blunt one needs force and skids off skin and vegetables alike, which is when hands get cut.

The angle

About fifteen degrees a side for a kitchen knife, which is roughly two stacked coins under the spine. Consistency matters more than precision.

The burr

Work one side until you can feel a slight lip along the whole edge, then do the other side. Feeling for the burr is the actual skill.

Finishing

A few very light passes alternating sides, then strop on a leather belt. Ten strokes is plenty and more is worse.

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