Sharpening stones, or whetstones, have a steeper learning curve than other sharpening options, but the payoff is huge. They offer more control and precision over the sharpness of your knives.

—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 ...

A dull knife is a useless tool. While electric sharpeners offer convenience, speed and power, manual sharpening stones, called whetstones, offer greater control over the angle of an edge. They’ve been ...

In addition to being safer, sharp tools also help you up your culinary game, whether you're butterflying chicken breasts or assembling a mirepoix for a stew. "Keeping the knife sharp will improve your ...

In the long list of skills grandpa knew better than us, there’s the ancient art of knife sharpening. It takes more than a honing steel and a couple swift swipes of the blade to tighten an edge: ...

The task of sharpening your kitchen knives can be a lot more challenging than it looks, but this Sharpie hack helps to ensure ...

Learning to use a water stone is the best thing you can do for your knives, especially nice ones, but learning how can be tricky. Luckily, this (very detailed) guide from KnifePlanet teaches you how, ...

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Need to sharpen your knives? You may be able to save some time and get that edge really sharp if you have access to one of ...