Are You Sharpening Your Knives?

August 30, 2010 by Gordon Attard
Filed under Food with Benefits

Start Sharpening Your Knives so you don’t get hurt!

Do you usually cook or watch someone cooking? You might be thrilled by those guys who cook on TV or in restaurants as how fast they can go with their chopping knifes.

Let me tell you this, apart from the skill required with long experience its all about the knife sharpness. 80% sharp knife 20% skill are the essentials to prepare nice cuts and in rapid way. Many brands to choose from are out in the market many are just fake knives but there are some good ones that will long last for years. I recommend you to choose and invest wisely when selecting your knives, as it is not the appearance which is most important but the knife endurance and quality. My knives that I bought 10 years ago are still in excellent shape as I take care of them since I left the knife shop.

When it comes to care for you knives it is a vital point to do as you do care for anything else. Sharp you knives frequently before use. It will help inject a habit before getting ready to prepare for your meal. Invest in a good diamond sharpening steel which will do an excellent job in sharpening your knives.

When chopping or cutting use wood or polyethylene cutting boards. Marble, glass, stone, ceramic and other hard surfaces will damage your knives. They can dull, blunt or nick a blade. To clean knives, wipe the knife quickly with a nonabrasive cloth or sponge, dry it and put it away.

If you have a dull knives make sure that you will go to a specialized craftsmen that sharpens you knives. Dull knives could be harmful as they cut easily slip from your ingredient and harm your hand. From my experience I saw manypeople getting injured by a dull knife.

As my old lecturer used to say “A dull knife is more harmful then a sharp knife”

Tips to choose your knives