5 November 2011 - 0:00Three Knife Sharpeners to Consider

There is nothing worse than starting a major cooking project and discovering your main tool, your cooking knives, are dull. There are three types of manual knife sharpeners to consider. Electric sharpeners are easy but they can take the temper out of a good steel knife.

The first sharpener is the traditional sharpening steel. This is simply a fine round file with a simple handle. You can buy them ready made or put one together from two simple parts found at any hardware store. Sharpening steels are quick and will put a nice edge on