About Our Tests. We tested 24 magnetic knife holders—14 wall-mounted and 10 countertop models—over a several-week period. After installing or assembling each in our kitchen, we attached a ...

A honing steel is great for daily use to keep a straight edge on your knife, and an electric or pull-through sharpener will help you maintain the sharp edge on your knives throughout the year.

How to hone a kitchen knife A honing steel, relied on by many professional chefs and cooks, is a common tool for honing kitchen blades. Using a steel properly takes practice, so don't be ...

Your knife needs to be sharpened, and for the sake of convenience—soup waits for no one!—you might want to break out a honing rod. To be clear, honing is not the same thing as sharpening (more ...

On removing pot stains, magnetic knife holders and more. Gholam Rahman. I was washing the stainless-steel pot that my wife Kaisari had cooked some curry in and had a hard time getting it clean.

If your knife set didn’t come with a honing steel, you can buy one for $40 to $100 (try Amazon, Home Depot, Target, or Sur La Table).Look for one that’s at least 9 inches long with fine ...

The Chef's Choice $180 Diamond Hone Knife Sharpener 700 is a marvel of compact engineering. It sharpens and hones ordinary steel knives, whether they are carbon or stainless, as well as ceramic ...

Take your kitchen knife, point it at the rim of your plate at a 20-degree angle, and slide it along the entire length of the blade in one direction.

Hone a Knife on the Rough Edge of a Vehicle Window. Patrick Allan. December 19, 2014 If you're out fishing, hunting, or camping, a decent knife is a good thing to have on hand.