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Uploaded by on Apr 3, 2007

A Food Network minute with Alton Brown. Watch Alton Brown as he shows us basic blade maintenance.

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  • Alton Brown is my hero.

  • sharpening is simple in theory and realatively easy in practice yes but...no, no it is not. not everyone has the patience or the endurance to learn how to sharpen, and one little cut can discourage them from ever trying again, and for beginners its incredibly confusing, just take a look at the choices out there and the lack of clear instruction and information. no, hes right, unless you have the time to invest in learning to sharpen the right let the pros take care of them.

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  • I love Alton Brown - He's a culinary God to me

  • @sabian1hhx1only If you can't do something as simple as cook a great steak, you should eat out.

  • @uncleluck I agree with a little practice anyone can put a a new edge on a knife, the sad thing is, to many people today rely on the Internet to learn and not every web site has the proper info. The best way to learn is do it and find out what works for you

  • @Natedawg422 No, you have it all wrong what you are refering to is over honing by dulling the blade. The feathers you are talking about are the scratches which are caused by rough stones that need to be polished out with a good 6000 or 8000 water stone. Feather is just another name for the scratches on the edge. If you look at them under a microscope they kind of look like feathers.

  • @Santi2c I didn't say "Serrated knife", I said that a knifes edge has "Microscopic teeth which are "LIKE" serrated knives." You misunderstood my statement.

  • He forgot to mention the feathers on the knife's edge which are like microscopic teeth or serrations. By running the knife downwards against the steel in the way he was can bend or remove the feathering which leads to a duller knife.

  • no, but it's easy to screw up

  • if you can cook your own steak why go out to a restaurant to eat one...because its better than you can do at home.

  • I agree, i mastered the whetstone after about 4 months of practice and almost losing my right pinky

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