Sharpening or Honing Your Knife Video

[matthk]

You need to change the title of this video, as 'honing' is NOT 'sharpening'.

Honing straightens an already sharp, but folded edge, while sharpening (using a whetstone) removes metal and actually 'sharpens' the knife.

[rouxbe]

@matthk This is only one small video in a much larger lesson of the same name on Rouxbe where we do go into much greater detail of sharpening on a whetstone. Honing as you know is what you do once you have a sharp knife so it stays sharp.

[matthk]

@rouxbe Ah, now I see. Perhaps then the video title could be Part X of X to clarify, and to let people know there are more related videos?

[rouxbe]

@matthk We're actually just going to remove them all soon enough. This is not the best forum to display what we really do.

[RandomCoked]

i think this is quite an expensive knife brand!

[rouxbe]

@RandomCoked It's not the most expensive by a long stretch but anything well built with a good steel blade that can hold an edge usually costs a couple bucks.

[Rakward]

I just watched a Gordon Ramsey video as well on honing your knife, and I noticed he moved his knife in the oppesite direction, so the back-side towards the front and the cutting-edge away from the steel rod instead of into it.

Is there a significant difference in wich one is better?

[rouxbe]

@Rakward It's just a matter of preference and what works best for you. In the full lesson on Rouxbe we do show the exact same method Mr. Ramsey uses.

[Briancl25]

I have Kasumi knives, but I don't hone it as much as I would with a German blade since the blade is stronger, etc.

[rouxbe]

@Briancl25 Honing is just a good practice to get into to reduce having to take the time to sharpen them on a whetstone but we have a video for that too.

[billcavazos]

Tired of hearing that honing will not sharpen a knife. Of course it will...Good video though. One of the few that really show the proper styles to hone your knife using the butcher steel. 

[rouxbe]

@billcavazos Honing will not removing significant quantities of metal so you can't properly sharpen a dull knife by honing. When you sharpen a knife on a stone you do remove metal to create that sharp edge and with a very dull knife this is a long process. Trying to sharpen a dull knife by honing would not give you a tapered sharp edge that will last.

[BALDMAXXX]

Each of your videos are the best produced on YouTube. Very good job with the reasons, explanation, and demonstrations of the subject.

[rouxbe]

@BALDMAXXX Thanks very much for your kind observation. I hope you'll have a look at what we're all about on Rouxbe.com as that's where we keep the best user experience with quizzes and practice recipes.

[vision2sound]

Blooming good video.

[rouxbe]

@vision2sound Thanks very much. We also walk you through how to sharpen a knife properly on Rouxbe. Honing will not sharpen a blade but just help keep an already sharp knife sharp.

[PHOENIXBEAST11]

use a thirty degree angle it keeps its sharper for a longer period of time

[Briancl25]

@PHOENIXBEAST11 If you honed a Kasumi knife at a 30 degree angle you would destroy the edge of the blade rendering it useless.

[majorpainful]

i was in the butcher shop for 10 minutes and i didn't hear that sound. i should have heard it 2x. i wonder what happened.

[DRTMaverick]

That's a nice knife...

[canadasb1]

best video i seen on this.. thanks

[wolpack1116]

Speed and rhythm don't really matter much. No matter how often you hone the knife, it will eventually need to be sharpened.

[artistsComplex]

the different angles are quite useful - thank you!

[wrxpilot]

Great video, thank you!

[hojomitty02]

this is a great video but one thing they might have left out is that you need to start with the back of the blade to keep the original shape of the knife.

[zwaps]

Probably the best all around honing video, thank you!

[piout1]

great and very usefull

[tiagoinka]

Thanks for the tip! Very useful

[DC180]

thanks!

[pietzeekoe]

for what?

[Bellybeard]

No you!

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