How to Sharpen Kitchen Knife - 7 Steps for Beginners

To describe all the nuances of how to sharpen knives in one article is simply impossible, but it is not always necessary. Especially if you need to sharpen an ordinary kitchen knife, or you are just a beginner who needs to start somewhere. In this article we will try to simply and clearly describe how to properly sharpen a knife with knife sharpening stone. After all, this method is not only a basic and accessible to everyone, but also the most effective.

Step 1: stone rinsed with water, and then hold on it, for example, a sponge with liquid dishwashing drop. But be careful that, the sharpening stone couldn’t be used to ceramic knife set.

Step 2: next, sit down at the table and set the stone on a wooden board, for example, cutting. It can be put under the stone and towel. To some it is more convenient to set the bar at right angles to itself, and to someone at an angle of about 45 degrees. Over time you will understand how it is more convenient to work for you.

Step 3: Now you need to decide with an angle and fix the position of the knife. What should be the corner? The general principle - it is less than, the sharper the blade is obtained, and the higher it is - the longer the blade retains sharpness.

Step 4: Put the knife across the bar so that the top edge of the handle located above the lower edge of the stone. Hold the handle with one hand, and the other - the blade begins to slide along the bar on my own path.

Step 5: Now, burrs were now it’s time for the final design. To do this, we repeat the same manipulation in stone with half the grain. An alternative way of finishing.

Step 6: If you wish, you can bring your knife to a razor sharpness. To do this, take any skin or leather strap, handle his abrasive paste GOI, Dialux or whatever, and then perform all the same actions, but only in the direction from the cutting edge.