For anyone who has a treasured collection of knives, this site offers some useful advice on caring for your set. They tell you how to store your knives, when to sharpen them and even explain the difference between ceramic knives and metal knives.
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For anyone who has a treasured collection of knives, this site offers some useful advice on caring for your set. They tell you how to store your knives, when to sharpen them and even explain the difference between ceramic knives and metal knives.
Safety is a big concern when you’re working with knives and if you have the uncanny knack of cutting yourself by mistake every now and then, you would do well to read this feature. The site gives you basic safety tips to follow while handling knives and ways to make them last longer through better care.
To really care for your knives and make the most of them, a good place to start is knowing what the different parts of the knife actually are! Learn the right names for what you may have been referring to as ‘that stubby part’ or the ‘lower edge’. Also learn how to keep your knives safe and daily care that will make them last longer.
This is a great newsletter that all foodies will love-with unusual things like a clever culinary alphabet to little anecdotes on food, this is a real treasure. This page has a well written witty first person account of a man and his knives! I especially like the bit where the writer insists that you must know your music when working with knives!
Here’s a really amazing page on knives, it tells you how many kinds there are. A good read of this page did away with my constant confusion over what to do with which knife and my arguments with people on how many knives one person needs! They’ve smartly linked up with sites that sell knives, good for you and good for them!
