How to Sharpen a Knife

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[KokorkoJr]

Thank you for creating such a great video. It is exactly what a person looking for help needs. It is short, helpfull and no one can enterprate it the wrong way. I watched once to get the idea, then watched it again, as I repeated what I saw. Now my Smith&Wesson is sharp enough to practically be able to shave myself with it.

I tip my hat to you, sir!

[thecoolcook]

@KokorkoJr Thank you very much for taking the trouble to let me know how well it worked for you. You will find that this method, which is my own development, has an inbuilt bonus - you will experience much less wear on your blades than with those methods taught in catering colleges. You are also much less likely to cut yourself :0)

[billcavazos]

Great idea using the butcher steel. Except for one thing, your doing incorrectly. You have to keep the angle of the blade the same while drawing the blade across the steel. Also its best to run the knife towards the cutting edge and not away. Good luck

[thecoolcook]

@billcavazos Yes, I've been hearing this for thirty years, sometimes from young chefs I was training. Here's what I suggest, follow my method exactly with one knife, then do it your way with another. I can assure you that you will not be able to tell the difference. The trouble is, once one method has been taught widely it somehow becomes folklore and nothing else works, apparently. My method is safe, simple and foolproof. Try it :0)

[MTATHband]

hmmmm i work as a butcher in australia, ive been taught the traditional way and a few pretty "out there" methods, including the laying the knife down on angle and rubbing the steel on each side. i will have to give this one a go.

Have to get my knives on the stone first, pretty dull...

[thecoolcook]

@MTATHband I'm an Aussie too :0) You'll find the method works fine as long as the knives have been properly sharpened in the first place, as I say in the video. So yep, get the stone out first!

[MzJaxin]

I love how short this was. I tried to watch another video on sharpening a knife and it was horribly long for no reason. I thought he was going to bring out graphs and charts.

Thank you for this video.

[metube2222]

You are a true gangsta.

[xfiveonefour]

@MzJaxin you don't like graphs or charts?

[swrcool]

Pseudonym is right well Ive heard it called honing or straightening the edge. But it doesn't sharpen.. It's just mis titled. He says in the video how to keep sharp assuming it's been sharpened professionally.

[Pseudonym003]

This is not sharpening, it's honing. And you're not doing it very well, either.

[oyeslolz]

Does this work on pocket knifes to I have one of those steel rod thingys but will it work on my pocket knife

[308dan308]

Something worth mentioning here; I agree that either method works—blade away or towards yourself. However, this method is inherently more dangerous. When you increase your speed, drawing the sharp edge toward the base of the steel can become hard on the knuckles if you're moving quickly.

[MrSonicdreamz]

OMG this is also wrong!! fucking hell hes destroying it wtf!!

[tpis469]

41 people like dull knives.

[Cocotte123321]

"Yours may not as big as this but that's not the point."

Trust an Aussie