For our cheaper knives I just use the butt of a ceramic mug, works in a pinch when I'm too lazy to take out the knife sharpener. For our more expensive knives we take them to Sur La Table to get sharpened.

Yes, I have a sharpening stone that I use once every 3-6 months on the knives that I use most regularly. Annually or less for the knives I don't use as often, whenever they feel less sharp. I also have a honing rod that I use for quick touch-ups on a regular basis, probably every week or two.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you use a knife sharpener for your cooking knives?

How often do you sharpen?
How much does it help?

Of course on straight edge meat cutting knifes. DUH!

Not on serrated knives for vegetables though.

If you have a sharp knife you don't need a serrated knife, except for fluffy things like sandwiches that will get crushed before they cut.

You have much to learn cata-pillah!

Our personal chef uses one. I can look at the brand later.

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Anonymous wrote:I just get new knives TBH.

You throw away a perfectly good knife because you are too lazy to make it sharp again?

Yep, order in 1 minute. Easy. Give away old on buy nothing.

So inconvenient to have to wait for new knives rather than taking a few minutes to sharpen the ones you have. Do you not know how to sharpen your knives?

Not inconvenient if I’m not using it. My God can you not survive a day without a knife?

Are you a toddler? You sound like one.

I’m not sure why this is so triggering to you.

Says someone who responded with "My God can you not..."

Again, you sound like a toddler. And it is impactful on all of us when people throw away perfectly good things from their homes and contribute to the mountains of waste.

Name-calling and poor reading comprehension. I said I give them away on buy nothing.

All that extra effort because you don’t know how to sharpen a knife.

lol. Never seen someone so haughty about sharpening a knife

Never seen anyone so helpless.

You know what might actually help? Post a you-approved YouTube tutorial on knife sharpening, since you seem to think this is an essential skill. Try teaching people instead of mocking them while showing your whole ass.

Christ, I pity your kid(s).

Not the pp you're responding to, but I liked and followed this one:

You'll get a feel for it over time. Don't get frustrated the first few times when it isn't perfect. Keep doing it once a month and you'll get good.

Still not interested in wasting my time. I’d rather order a new one and get takeout.

And no one gives a sh!t.

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Anonymous wrote:I just get new knives TBH.

You throw away a perfectly good knife because you are too lazy to make it sharp again?

Yep, order in 1 minute. Easy. Give away old on buy nothing.

So inconvenient to have to wait for new knives rather than taking a few minutes to sharpen the ones you have. Do you not know how to sharpen your knives?

Not inconvenient if I’m not using it. My God can you not survive a day without a knife?

Are you a toddler? You sound like one.

I’m not sure why this is so triggering to you.

Says someone who responded with "My God can you not..."

Again, you sound like a toddler. And it is impactful on all of us when people throw away perfectly good things from their homes and contribute to the mountains of waste.

Name-calling and poor reading comprehension. I said I give them away on buy nothing.

All that extra effort because you don’t know how to sharpen a knife.

lol. Never seen someone so haughty about sharpening a knife

Never seen anyone so helpless.

You know what might actually help? Post a you-approved YouTube tutorial on knife sharpening, since you seem to think this is an essential skill. Try teaching people instead of mocking them while showing your whole ass.

Christ, I pity your kid(s).

Not the pp you're responding to, but I liked and followed this one:

You'll get a feel for it over time. Don't get frustrated the first few times when it isn't perfect. Keep doing it once a month and you'll get good.

Still not interested in wasting my time. I’d rather order a new one and get takeout.

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Anonymous wrote:I just get new knives TBH.

You throw away a perfectly good knife because you are too lazy to make it sharp again?

Yep, order in 1 minute. Easy. Give away old on buy nothing.

So inconvenient to have to wait for new knives rather than taking a few minutes to sharpen the ones you have. Do you not know how to sharpen your knives?

Not inconvenient if I’m not using it. My God can you not survive a day without a knife?

Are you a toddler? You sound like one.

I’m not sure why this is so triggering to you.

Says someone who responded with "My God can you not..."

Again, you sound like a toddler. And it is impactful on all of us when people throw away perfectly good things from their homes and contribute to the mountains of waste.

Name-calling and poor reading comprehension. I said I give them away on buy nothing.

All that extra effort because you don’t know how to sharpen a knife.

lol. Never seen someone so haughty about sharpening a knife

Never seen anyone so helpless.

You know what might actually help? Post a you-approved YouTube tutorial on knife sharpening, since you seem to think this is an essential skill. Try teaching people instead of mocking them while showing your whole ass.

Christ, I pity your kid(s).

Not the pp you're responding to, but I liked and followed this one:



You'll get a feel for it over time. Don't get frustrated the first few times when it isn't perfect. Keep doing it once a month and you'll get good.

Guess I'm the only one on DCUMland that doesn't.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you use a knife sharpener for your cooking knives?

How often do you sharpen?
How much does it help?

Of course on straight edge meat cutting knifes. DUH!

Not on serrated knives for vegetables though.

If you have a sharp knife you don't need a serrated knife, except for fluffy things like sandwiches that will get crushed before they cut.

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Anonymous wrote:If you invest in good quality knives, you should learn how sharpen on a stone or let a pro do it. Cheapo sharpening gadgets are not good for your knives.

+1 I have a bunch of pricey Japanese knives. I send them out to a pro about once a year.

So most of the time your fancy knives are not sharp. Why even bother having them?

A good knife sharpener is not cheap and I would rather have consistently sharp knives I replace every 10 years than expensive knives than are sharp one month out of 12.

I have over 30 knives for different purposes. They remain sharp a lot longer than a month.

How many knives per meal?

Anonymous wrote:I use cheap knives, but I also sharpen them regularly. Some cheap knives are excellent. I sharpen as soon as I notice I can’t slice through a tomato easily.

Red pepper for me.

I have a Work Sharp that I use when the knives get too dull. I only use two knives, paring and chef. In between I will sometimes steel a knife on the back of another knife.

If I need a razor edge, I will use diamond whetstones. That's a super pain in the a$$ and never necessary.

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Anonymous wrote:I just get new knives TBH.

You throw away a perfectly good knife because you are too lazy to make it sharp again?

Yep, order in 1 minute. Easy. Give away old on buy nothing.

So inconvenient to have to wait for new knives rather than taking a few minutes to sharpen the ones you have. Do you not know how to sharpen your knives?

Not inconvenient if I’m not using it. My God can you not survive a day without a knife?

Are you a toddler? You sound like one.

I’m not sure why this is so triggering to you.

Says someone who responded with "My God can you not..."

Again, you sound like a toddler. And it is impactful on all of us when people throw away perfectly good things from their homes and contribute to the mountains of waste.

Name-calling and poor reading comprehension. I said I give them away on buy nothing.

All that extra effort because you don’t know how to sharpen a knife.

lol. Never seen someone so haughty about sharpening a knife

Never seen anyone so helpless.

You know what might actually help? Post a you-approved YouTube tutorial on knife sharpening, since you seem to think this is an essential skill. Try teaching people instead of mocking them while showing your whole ass.

Christ, I pity your kid(s).

You seem to like telling people what to do and how to do it. Perhaps you could help.

Anonymous wrote:Do you use a knife sharpener for your cooking knives?

How often do you sharpen?
How much does it help?

Of course on straight edge meat cutting knifes. DUH!

Not on serrated knives for vegetables though.

Yes. I sharpen mine every few months, depending on how often I use my knives. I have this sharpener:

https://www.worksharptools.com/products/rolling-knife-sharpener