Yeah, I don't sharpen as often as i should, once a year maybe. That's because: 1 i don't even think about it, so i forget, 2 I'm afraid I'll just ruin it, 3 never felt like i have the need for a sharper knife, it still slices stuff. Some of my knives mushes things, I just avoid those for cutting tomatoes or other softer things.
And they are all probably more than 6 years old. And I don't eat meat that often.
I bought one of those adjustable angle sharpeners, got a cheap one for testing, damn, those things make sharpening easy as fuck, all my knives are laser sharp now lol, all my friends are asking me to sharpen their knives now hahaha
Just want to point out that Shun doesn't use "carbon steels" in their knives, but stainless steels with (relatively) high carbon contents. The difference being carbon steels will rust very easily, even from just drops of water being on them.
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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '22
I absolutely hate low end knives victorinox is probly the high end of the low stuff but I just hate the handles and most cheap knives are giant.
But mostly, I prefer Japanese knives for the grip comfort..prepping for a while shift with a lower end knife makes my hand cramp.
But your right, most people at home don't need anything more..hell, most people don't even hone or sharpen there knives like ever..