Tips caring kitchen knife stay sharp

The knife is the main furniture in the kitchen, besides cooking utensils and stoves. Unfortunately, most people only see the kitchen set as the main thing in the kitchen, so the knife care is often overlooked. As a result, when you want to use the knife can not function optimally. A dull knife, dirty, rusty, this common problem that occurs on the blades that are not cared for properly. How could this happen?

1. The knife used is not its function

Often when cooking, because it is too busy, take a knife without seeing the original function, for example, when cutting meat, use a knife to slice meat, or fruit knife. This is what causes the blades dull quickly. Because each blade has been designed according to his needs.

2. Cutting / slicing on the table

Avoid cutting food materials on the table. This method will make the blades dull quickly, also damaging your table. Before cooking, prepare a special place for cutting / slicing, which is softer than the knife, so that the knife "not defeated", if you cut / slice over the place "harder" than the knife, the blade will quickly dull or damaged.

3. Caring for a knife regularly

How do I? Clean the blade after use. Wash your knives immediately after use, do not soak knives with dirty dishes, because it is dangerous. In addition, if the blade is too long soaked in dirty water, will be hard when cleaning, especially if the wood-handled. Use soap and warm water. Before storing, make sure the blades are completely dry so as not easily corroded. Avoid storing knives in a wooden box, given the wood can absorb water. Humid air can cause deterioration of the blade.

Sharpening a knife on a regular basis. Sharpening using a sharpener, press gently with the motion as being cut. Hone on both sides of a sharp knife, in order to obtain a uniform sharpness. Clean knives and sharpness tests. If it is still not sharp, repeat again until the knife is really sharp.

Keep the blade with a special sheath for a knife in the drawer. If no special holster for a knife, you can use paper, wrap the blade with a hard paper. This is to avoid a collision with other objects that may cause damage.