Baku to MelbourneEnglish · 7 days agoDaily Discussion Thread: 🌚 Wednesday, 15 January, 2025message-squaremessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1message-squareDaily Discussion Thread: 🌚 Wednesday, 15 January, 2025Baku to MelbourneEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square126fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareMeanElevatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoIf you can, get some sharpening whetstones (cheap ones work fine). Takes a bit of practice to use them, but once you learn, your knives will be the best tool in your kitchen.
minus-squareBakuOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWhat about something like this? Sorry if that’s a silly question and the differences are obvious
minus-squareMeanElevatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoThose are okay, but they’re not great at making a good edge. The best ones to use are these type There’s a bit of an art to using them, but there’s plenty of tutorials on YouTube. Once you get the hang of it, it’s a very relaxing process. You also don’t need the dual block set. I’ve got one with one double sided block, and it works great. These will work on all quality knives and can make shitty ones into very sharp ones.
If you can, get some sharpening whetstones (cheap ones work fine). Takes a bit of practice to use them, but once you learn, your knives will be the best tool in your kitchen.
What about something like this? Sorry if that’s a silly question and the differences are obvious
Those are okay, but they’re not great at making a good edge.
The best ones to use are these type
There’s a bit of an art to using them, but there’s plenty of tutorials on YouTube. Once you get the hang of it, it’s a very relaxing process.
You also don’t need the dual block set. I’ve got one with one double sided block, and it works great.
These will work on all quality knives and can make shitty ones into very sharp ones.
Thanks! I’ll have a look