What you'll need to get this done are a sharpening stone, a cutting steel, oil, and a cutting board. The kind of oil you use is up to you; plant-based oils work well, but there are also oils ...

Sharpening knives at home may seem daunting ... The ring's surface is rough, and it's harder than steel. Use it as you would a whetstone. But be aware that if things go badly, you might scrape ...

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Regular use of a handheld sharpener is fine. This Wusthof sharpener costs $20 and works great. Other brands may work equally well, but we haven't tried them. This sharpener has carbide steel rods ...

A whetstone is much harder to use. To get a good result, you need skill and practice, plus considerable patience. A honing steel, sometimes also called a honing rod or a sharpening steel, doesn't ...