Planning to use a whetstone to sharpen your knives? We approve. It's a great way to keep your knife blades sharp and well-maintained. It's also less likely to damage your dull blade than an aggressive ...

Learn how to tell if your scissors are dull or damaged—and the simple sharpening techniques that can bring them back to life.

The angle with which you sharpen a knife blade can determine the effectiveness and sharpness of the knife. No matter the type ...

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Keep your knives on the cutting edge with regular honing and sharpening.

Bon Appétit’s Brad Leone helps show viewers the correct method for transforming your dull kitchen knives into pro-ready tools by using a sharpening whetstone. Check out the video “Brad Teaches You How ...

How do you sharpen a knife? Any professional chef or seasoned home cook will tell you that a sharp knife is the most important tool in the kitchen. Plus, a dull knife can be dangerous: It can easily ...

A dull knife is a dangerous knife.

—it’s a dull knife. Once that blade is dull, it forces a person to misuse a knife, resulting in problems. Traps don’t get carved right. Meat doesn’t come off the bone of your deer right. And, in ...

If you’re known to abuse kitchen knives and make other knife-related kitchen mistakes, you need to know how to sharpen a knife at home. You don’t want to dispose of kitchen knives regularly or risk a ...