How-to
How to Sharpen a Knife
Sharpening is not a craft skill you need years to acquire. It is three ideas — angle, burr, and deburring — and about fifteen minutes with a stone.
Care & Maintenance
Sharpening, honing, storage and rust prevention. The part that decides how long a knife lasts.
How-to
How to Use a Whetstone
The stone is the easy part. Most whetstone frustration comes from the wrong grit, a dished surface, or soaking a stone that was never meant to be soaked.
Explainer
What Angle Should You Sharpen Kitchen Knives To
Between 15 and 20 degrees per side covers almost every kitchen knife. Holding whatever angle you pick matters far more than picking the perfect one.
Explainer
How Often Should You Sharpen Your Knives
Every guide gives a number. The number is wrong, because how fast an edge goes depends on the steel, the board, and what you cut — not on the calendar.
How-to
How to Store Kitchen Knives Properly
A knife spends far more time in storage than in your hand. Where it sits between meals decides how often you have to sharpen it.
How-to
How to Care for Carbon Steel Knives (Prevent Rust)
Carbon steel takes a finer edge than any stainless and rusts if you look at it wrong. The routine that prevents that takes about fifteen seconds a day.
How-to
How to Remove Rust From a Knife
Rust comes off easily if you catch it early and gently. The damage people do is almost always from the abrasive they reached for, not the rust itself.
Explainer
Can You Sharpen Serrated Knives
Yes. Not on a flat stone, and not in a pull-through sharpener — one scallop at a time with a tapered rod, on the bevelled side only.