If you’re going to invest in a good knife, you’ll want to hone it frequently. The sharpening steel is a maintenance tool that, if used correctly, will restore your blade’s tiny teeth. A steel doesn’t ...

Even the best-quality knives do not stay sharp forever. Contact with food and work surfaces will dull the finest stainless or carbon and steel blades. However, you can keep your knives in prime ...

Mark Sagun at The Dubai Mall branch of Zwilling J A Henckels, shows us how to get our blades in tip-top condition. A sharpening (or honing) steel is the simplest way to sharpen a knife. They come in ...

Answer: First, buy an AnySharp sharpener (anysharp.com). Start with heavier strokes, then lighter ones to get an edge back on your knife. Once you have that, you can go back to the steel. Angle the ...

Knife sets, particularly those that come with a countertop block, usually include a long metal rod that is clearly not intended for cutting. Some call them knife sharpeners, and while they are used ...

The next step is attending to the blades on hand tools like pruners and loppers. I like to keep mine clean throughout the growing season by wiping them down with cleaning wipes and occasionally hosing ...