The Beginner's Guide to Kitchen Knife Sharpening
Knives are probably the most important tool that a cook has in the kitchen. There’s no doubt about it that learning to use AND care for a quality chef's knife is an ESSENTIAL cooking skill. Working with a sharp knife is safer, more efficient, more fun and, as many professional food people will tell you, the first step towards producing high-quality food. Remember, if the knife is dull, you’re gonna have a bad time, mmkay? 🤘🏻 Adam
Listen to Justin and I’s full conversation on knife sharpening here: • Knife Sharpening Fundamentals & Misconcept...
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MY MAIN KNIVES:
Stainless Steel Gyuto - Misono UX10 240mm
“Cladded” Gyuto - Masakage Koishi AS Gyuto 210mm
Santoku - Custom, Japan
Petty - Misono EU Carbon Steel 5.1 inch
Paring - Wusthof Classic 3.5 inch
Slicer - Suisin Molybden Inox 270mm
Bread - Suisin Molybden Inox 250mm
Boning - Zwilling Pro 5.5 inch
ALL SHARPENING GEAR:
220 grit whetstone - Knifewear 220 Grit Sharpening Stone
1000/6000 grit whetstone - King KDS 1000/6000 Combination Whetstone - https://amzn.to/2MZpKz1
4000 grit whetstone - Town Cutler 4000 grit whetstone
Stone Fixer - Knifewear Truing Stone
Honing Rod - Mac Black Ceramic Honing Rod
Rust Eraser - https://amzn.to/3v65MUt
Plastic 3rd pan - https://amzn.to/3v9dEVu
Stone Holder - https://amzn.to/2N08ny4
Camellia Oil (for High-Carbon knives) - https://amzn.to/38pUFfw
BEGINNER SHARPENING SETUP:
Budget “practice” Knife for sharpening - https://amzn.to/395czof
Stainless Gyuto - Misono UX10 240mm (my recommendation for somebody looking for a high-quality first knife)
1000/6000 grit whetstone - King KDS 1000/6000 Combination Whetstone - https://amzn.to/2MZpKz1
*I decided to share the names of the knives rather than direct links. If you’re looking to purchase any of the above gear, check out my list of trusted sources below.
***The one exception is my 1000/6000 grit stone which I did purchase on Amazon. It’s a great starter stone to buy and I’ve never seen it “sold out” on Amazon.
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TRUSTED SOURCES TO PURCHASE KNIVES/SHARPENING GEAR (non-affiliate links):
https://knifewear.com/
https://www.korin.com/
https://www.japaneseknifeimports.com/
https://www.jbprince.com/
https://www.zwilling.com/us/cutlery/
https://www.chuboknives.com/
https://towncutler.com/
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Intro (0:00)
Anatomy of a Knife (1:16)
Importance of a Bevel (5:12)
Sharpening Theory (6:07)
About whetstones (7:00)
4 Aspects of Sharpening (8:09)
Sharpening Demo (9:43)
A bit about Honing (20:03)
Beginner Gear Recs (22:00)
Final thoughts (23:30)