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How to sharpen knives correctly on a machine and a kitchen bar
Working with a good sharp knife is certainly faster. However, buying a high-quality kitchen tool is not enough: over time, it still becomes dull and needs sharpening. How to sharpen knives correctly? What devices are needed for this and what is the best way to use it in domestic conditions – a grinding machine or a bar?
How to sharpen knives correctly on a machine?
How to sharpen knives with a bar correctly
In everyday life, bars are mainly used to sharpen kitchen knives. When choosing a suitable sharpening tool, pay attention to its grain size. To sharpen a knife with high quality, you will need several tools. At the roughing stage, a coarse bar is used. Next, a slightly sharpened knife is ground with fine-grained devices, gradually bringing the kitchen tool to the desired sharpness.
Sharpen the knife as follows:
1. Place a bar on the table. They put it vertically, and in the process of sharpening they make sure that the sharpener does not move.
2. The knife is taken with both hands: the handle is held with the right, and the edge of the blade is held with the left.
3. Then smoothly draw the blade over the bar. Move in the direction from the handle to the tip of the blade.
4. Having reached the edge of the bar, they return to their original position. Repeat the movements for 10 minutes.
5. The second side of the blade is sharpened in the same way.
Important: when passing along the bar, the blade is not held flat, but at an angle. The degree of sharpness of the knife depends on what the angle was between the cutting edge of the blade and the surface of the sharpener. The optimal angle is 25-30 degrees.
How to sharpen knives correctly on a machine
Professionals say that the best option to quickly restore the former sharpness of a knife is to sharpen it on a machine. As a rule, manufacturers use automatic appliances when preparing kitchen tools for sale. A person who has never dealt with grinding machines will find it difficult to perform the procedure accurately and accurately. In the process of processing a knife with such a sharpener, the steel of the blade heats up, becomes fragile and pliable.
It is better for beginners to use special electric sharpeners, which can be both household and professional. How to sharpen kitchen knives correctly on such a device? To get a sharp blade, it is enough to insert the blade into the slot of the included sharpener, and then slide it back and forth a couple of times. The device is extremely simple and easy to use, but it is designed only for a universal form of sharpening.
So, turning knives on a bar is a whole art that requires skill and time consuming. It is much faster and easier to sharpen a kitchen tool with an electric sharpener, although the result will be less impressive and durable.