How often do you sharpen your kitchen knives ?

[presta]

What I'd like to know is how do the celeb chefs manage to chop fast and slick: chopchopchopchopchopchop.

When I do it, I have to remove each slice that's stuck to the blade one at a time, otherwise each successive slice pushes the previous ones up the blade until the top one falls off and rolls onto the floor. Courgettes are particularly bad: chop...pickitofftheknife....chop...pickitofftheknife....chop...pickitofftheknife....chop...pickitofftheknife....chop...pickitofftheknife....

 

[MontyVeda]

almost never. I have my 'good' knives which are rarely used and my standard knives that do most of the chopping. Not sure why.

 

[MichaelW2]

Sharpening, honing and stropping are different processes in maintaining an edge.

 

[TheDoctor]

Ceramic knives are so cheap I just use them. I get a few years use out of each one. The one I left in NZ in 2020 is still getting daily use! Just as well, because I don't think you can sharpen them at home.

 

[Drago]

We've some posh Sabatier knives to assist with Mrs D's weak hands, and the holder sharpens them as theyre withdrawn for use.

 

[Tenkaykev]

This has reminded me that I need to sharpen my/ replace our bread knife. I occasionally buy a granary sourdough from a small local baker. It's delicious but my arm gets a real workout cutting a slice.

 

[Gillstay]

My sharpest knives are carbon steel ie Tina of Germany and rarely need much more than a swipe on the whet stone.
Others like Sabatier get a go over the stone every couple of months.
Serrate knives I have small round wetstones for.
My Dad had a victorian bread knife from Sheffield that almost fell through a large loaf it was so sharp. It stayed sharp as well. Amazing thing.

 

[figbat]

I sharpen my beloved Robert Welch chef’s knife every 2nd or 3rd use, depending on how it was used. It’s a few years old now and still cuts meat and veg cleanly and easily. I have three Robert Welch knives and love them all. The utility knife doesn’t get much use but when it does it’s invaluable. The bread knife makes short shrift of sourdough crusts. The chef’s knife is used frequently.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Roughly as often as I replace the patio.😱🤣

 

[Drago]

I sharpen my beloved Robert Welch chef’s knife every 2nd or 3rd use...

I used to love hum in the Shadows.

 

[Electric_Andy]

can't remember what brand but it's a suction cup one in the worktop, very good. I sharpen mine I guess once every couple of months

 

[Dogtrousers]

This has reminded me that I need to sharpen my/ replace our bread knife. I occasionally buy a granary sourdough from a small local baker. It's delicious but my arm gets a real workout cutting a slice.

Interesting you should mention that. My wife and I were discussing the bread knife recently (exciting lives we lead), I've had it as long as she's known me, and I'm not sure where it came from. I think I probably got it from my grandparents' stuff. So I'm guessing it's at least 50 years old.

No wonder it's crap.