Prime Cuts TV: How to Properly Use a Knife Sharpening Steel

Today on Prime Cuts TV we show how to properly use a knife sharpening steel. You know, that steel rod thing that came with your knife block...yeah that thing :-)

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Howto & Style

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• caminito
• cuts
• knife
• prime
• sharpening
• techniques
• tips
• tv

[glambuster]

Incredible - 0 to hospital in under 5 seconds.

[jezzandjo]

I hope hes gonna wash that knife after "shaving his fingernail" at the end lol

[reghanlee]

That fingernail just ended up in your salad!

[xxxxREDDAWNxxxx]

@mrkiky it all depends on the type of steel the blades are made of, harder medals hold their edge longer but are harder or take longer the get their edge back when sharpening

[djpheeze]

I'm going to have to go ahead and ask you to never say "shave your fingernail" ever again. Brrr.

[beckiebobs]

Aren't you meant to sharpen away from your hand at all times? Surprised we didn't find a Prime Cut of his finger in the julienne carrots

[vels8888]

That direction (towards the hand holding the honing steel) is how they teach it in culinary school. Don't stab other chefs.

[flydaddyA]

@yakyakyak69 That is the right direction. Sweeping the blade against the steel in a few strokes each side will keep the blade true

[yakyakyak69]

Wong direction.

When you sharpen a blade, the stone cuts small fissures in the knife edge on a microscopic scale making it serrated with little hills & valleys or "feathers". When you use a knife these tiny "feathers" on the blade edge are folded over and sometimes back widening the edge thus dulling the blade.

Honing from blade heel to toe, back to front pulls the "feathers" forward back toward the front edge of the blade, straightens and realigns them thus honing the knife.

[lechatrouge2]

Thanks a million for posting!!! :) :) You are amazing!

[scottsworth36]

cut whatever it is you need to cut, but if you're cutting paper or cardboard use a utility knife with replaceable blades.