Knife sharpening repair
Opps. Sorry to hear it's broken. Let's see what we can do to fix it. In general, a knife repair for a chip or a broken or bent tip is simply about reprofiling. That is the act of removing a bunch of material to create a totally new cutting edge on your knife. In the case of a chip, the edge on the whole knife needs to be removed to equal the depth of a chip. In a bent tip situation, attempts can be made to straighten the tip. In most cases a new tip and profile will be cut...
How sharp can my IKEA knives be?
Entry level, cheap, knives can be made sharp too. They'll likely dull faster than other knives constructed with different techniques and materials but they'll be sharp after sharpening.
Supremes • Here's to Grapefruit!
Since having (really) sharp knives in the house on a predictable basis, I've found that I'm eating differently and so are the kids. One of those changes are supremes. As I've shared these cuts with friends they've largely not been introduced to the Supreme cut. Straight up, think of a citrus fruit that has the pith and membrane removed from it, via cutting. It's easy after you know how: Cut a flat bottom (I cut on the non-stem side first) Set the fruit on that flat bottom and cut off the peel (all the parts you don't want to eat)...
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