The McCook knife set has close to 30,000 5-star reviews, and while the silver knife and walnut woodblock set is usually ...

The classic image of knife sharpening might be one of a chef artfully honing his blades on a whetstone, a water-soaked literal stone, and while that’s one way to handle the task, there are a ...

You can always have your knives professionally sharpened—usually less than $5 or $6 per knife. Or, if you prefer to DIY, buy a knife sharpener. There are several basic styles to choose from.

Included are five sharpening stones of different grits and colors, as well as guide rods and a knife clamp so you can sharpen to precision. This kit can accommodate continuous angle adjustments ...

A low grit in the 100 to 200 range will quickly clear your knife of small chips, but a mid-range grit between 1000 and 2000 is typically the best for sharpening knives.

The Basics of How to Sharpen a Knife with a Stone The easiest way to conceptualize sharpening a knife with a stone is to break it down into three steps: Get the blade prepped for sharpening. Start ...

By comparison, the knife required 10 times as many strokes on one of the sharpening stones we tested before it was usable. Credit the Trizor’s diamond abrasives, which shave the metal easily ...

Dissen says he looks for high-quality Japanese-style ceramic whetstones for sharpening his knives, and always has an 800 Grit, 1,000 grit, 4,000 grit, 8,000 grit, and a 10,000 grit stone, as well ...

Our stone was 1,000 grit on the coarser side and 6,000 on the finer side—perfect for sharpening and polishing a dull knife. But again, you’ll need something coarser to restore anything with a ...