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Think about any knife, not just kitchen knives, and certain parts will always come to mind. One such part that is common to all knives is the point. Take a moment to think about just how much you have used your kitchen knife points, though. Not so much, right? So, should kitchen knives have points,…
When I talked about preventing and cleaning knife rust, one of the recurring pieces of advice in that piece was oiling your knife. Like honing a knife or any other thing, though, there has to be a frequency to this so that you don’t overdo things or not do it enough. So, how much is…
Once you go through a knife sharpening guide, everything looks spelled out well enough that anyone can sharpen their knives in no time. One of the smallest points that you’d tend to face once you are at the whetstone is what direction to sharpen your knife in. The literature that comes with sharpening materials tends…
Have you ever looked at your knife and wondered when you would have to change it? An important consideration in the knife buying decision should be how long you can expect to use that knife. Given that you follow the proper knife care and storage tips, you should expect your knives to last longer than…
You know that you need a knife in the kitchen, during your favorite BBQ sessions and maybe an EDC that will come in handy every day. However, do you need a knife for hiking? You don’t have to wait for that answer: yes, you do! The next time you plan on going backpacking across the…
Have you also wondered what a Stanley knife could cut through? Many of us are not new to the Stanley knife. Before you ask if it should even be called a knife at all, yes, it should. With that out of the way, what else can the Stanley knife cut besides paper in your office?…
There is a huge focus on using knives for different things these days. While we have the paring knife, there is also the butcher’s knife and BBQ knives, among other kinds of knives. But what if you could buy a single piece of knife that could do it all? Of course, it might not excel…
The butterfly knife is one of the most contested knives around today. Maybe that is why they have such a cool factor to them whenever we see them. You already know that they are illegal in most places, so make sure you know what you are doing before you are caught with one. In the…
Trust me when I say there are a lot of little things that confuse me about knives. From why a tomato knife has two points to reasons for the holes on a cheese knife, I have gone in search of them all. Of recent, I discovered that I started calling knife handles “scales,” cos I’ve…
In one of my guides to the differences between honing and sharpening, I maintained that you should hone your knives way more than you sharpen them. I still stand by that. However, how often should you take your knife through the honing steel? The frequency of knife honing will depend on factors such as how…
