A dull kitchen knife can be just as dangerous — if not more so — than a super sharp one. When a blade isn’t at maximum ...

The entire contents of the Work Sharp Professional Precision Adjust kit. (Photo/Travis Smola) ...

Knife sharpeners are designed to give blades a sharp ... Sharpening steels, those long rods which are included with many sets, are designed to hone, rather than sharpen a blade to lengthen the ...

Honing Rod/Belt/Steel: Pop culture would have you believe that honing rods and belts are the knife sharpeners of choice for most chefs, barbers and villains (the latter is especially the case in ...

Many tools make a kitchen, but none are as essential as a quality set of chef knives. Not only are they vital in cutting up ingredients for meal prep, but a great knife can cut your time in the ...

There are several methods that can be used for sharpening a knife with a honing rod, but we will walk through the one I use most commonly because it is the easiest for starting out. In my opinion, ...

The best pocket knife sharpener, this model has five separate stages, working from 200 grit and 600 grit diamond plates to the rough and smooth sides of the ceramic rod, then finally to the ...

usually include a long metal rod that is clearly not intended for cutting. Some call them knife sharpeners, and while they are used against the blades of knives, they are not sharpeners.

The sharpener's other function is via the tungsten carbide rods. These rods are excellent for restoring extremely dull or damaged blades. They remove a small amount of metal from the knife edge ...

Most kitchen knives are ideally sharpened at an angle between 15° to 20°. Keeping the angle consistent makes sure that the ...

When you use or sharpen a knife, you actually roll the very thin edge to one side slightly. This is called a micro-burr, and a honing rod can get rid of the burr without removing more material.

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from ...