Sharpening knives

mattt44

intel wrote:

I have one of theese they are brilliant :beer:

@matt44 Mmmm the picture kinda explains it :rotfl:

Just drag the knife back and forth over the wheel its non-electric you know.

I realise that, but are you supposed to pull the knife towards you only, or push and pull the knife across it? and do you then have to turn the sharpener round, or does it do both sides at once?

This may sound a bit think, but every time I try to sharpen a knife with it, it seems to turn out differently.

intel

mattt44 wrote:

I realise that, but are you supposed to pull the knife towards you only, or push and pull the knife across it? and do you then have to turn the sharpener round, or does it do both sides at once?

This may sound a bit think, but every time I try to sharpen a knife with it, it seems to turn out differently.

Im not even gonna answer that I mean C'mon.. :rotfl: :rotfl:

ben500

researcher wrote:

Knife against knife at an angle od 45 o works too.

Although it might be best to practice with a steel first in order to avoid dismemberment!

elisebutt65

I use my steel, once a week get all the knives out and give them a going over.

Never really bothered about brands etc. Just get the ones that sit nicely in my hand and aren't too thin.

foreverskint

I bought a knife sharpener jsut before christmas that Is absolutley brill. It cost me a fiver, but it works a treat. So much so that I sliced right through one of my fingers on christmas day lol. I was trying to cut through a plastic tie thingy on a toy. The knife was so sharp I hardly felt a thing! Nearly ended up in casualty on Christmas day, but adter a bit of strapping and firm pressure I managed to avoid it. It's healing well but I have no feeling in it.

It beats my steel any day, but I can't remember what it;s called as I threw the packaging away. I will try to find out and post back later.

megsykins

chrislee765 wrote:

I have a nice (non-mse) set of Global knives (10 of them :P), i hope they dont need sharpening for a little while yet!

My OH has Globals, he won't let anyone else at work use them! I'm too scared to use thme when he brings them home - they're sharp and scary!! Do chop brilliantly though!
Did you get a steel with yours? OH paid extra for a ceramic one but it works amazingly well!

chrislee765

megsykins wrote:

My OH has Globals, he won't let anyone else at work use them! I'm too scared to use thme when he brings them home - they're sharp and scary!! Do chop brilliantly though!
Did you get a steel with yours? OH paid extra for a ceramic one but it works amazingly well!

I havn't got a steel, id be worried id be blunting rather than sharpening them!

Careful_with_that_Axe

I'm a recent convert to Old Style in many areas, but one thing I have always used is an old fashioned kitchen steel to sharpen my knives.

I've always been of the opinion that a sharp knife is the most useful kitchen implement, but I seem to be alone among my friends in sharpening this way.

Anyone else do this?

gemini12

I do. I have tried sharpeners but they never seem to work properly.
I actually use my OH Grandmothers steel. Hows that for MSE:money:

Careful_with_that_Axe

My Dad has always sharpened knives with a steel and gave me my first steel when I left home to live on my own. I still use it.