I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!

  • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Knife sharpener.

    Your knives aren’t bad, they’re dull. A knife sharpener will make every knife you own good as new (and it’s cheaper than any single knife as well)

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      I also recommend a honing rod; a good ceramic one will run you 40 dollars or so. Takes some skill to use, but it will change your life. Your blades need to be realigned.

      It differs from a sharpener in that a sharpener takes material off the knife. You should hone every few weeks; sharpening should come once or twice a year. Sharpening too frequently will a noticeable reduction in the knife’s physical size relatively quickly (not that it still wont cut).

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          1 year ago

          I would be interested in seeing what kind it is. A lot of sharpeners have both coarse and rough whetstones.

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        1 year ago

        Get a sharpening stone, brand doesn’t matter imo. I have one with 1000 grid for rough sharpening and 6000 grid for making it really sharp. It does require some learning tho.

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      If you’re willing to learn, whetstones are a lot better for your knives and remove less material!

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      As other comments have alluded to, a sharpening stone is a far better investment and only takes a half hour to learn.

      Even if you do a bad job it’ll likely be a better result and better for your knives. Most sharpeners absolutely destroy knives and take far too much material off.

      1000 grit is a good place to start.