55 experts share their knife sharpening tips

[steff]

Hello,

First of all, sorry if I've posted this in the wrong section of the forum.

 

I spent the last 3 weeks collecting the opinions of 55 different professional knife sharpeners, asking them:

"What's your best tip to a beginner that's just starting out sharpening knives?"

I thought you could be interested in reading the final results.

 

>You can read all the opinions here: http://www.knifeplanet.net/55-experts-share-knife-sharpening-tips/

 

I've also created an infographic that summarizes the results:

 

I'd love to know your opinions!

[Hassouni]

That's pretty helpful, thanks. The thing about watching too many Youtube videos is true to an extent - there seem to be a few prevailing styles and at this point I'm just confused on which way to go!

[Toliver]

You could also start with the eGCI class "Knife Maintenance and Sharpening" (click)

 

The class instructor, eGullet member Chad Ward, went on to write a well-reviewed book about the subject: "An Edge in the Kitchen"

 

 

[Hassouni]

Toliver, I must add that as good as Chad's class is, having a ton of videos now (11 years later) is just as, if not more helpful - at least to get a basic understanding of what's going on - Chad's class might be better read after seeing a few videos by people that know what they're doing - to provide further detail and background.

[steff]

You could also start with the eGCI class "Knife Maintenance and Sharpening" (click)

 

The class instructor, eGullet member Chad Ward, went on to write a well-reviewed book about the subject: "An Edge in the Kitchen"

True. It's one of the best free resources I read about knife sharpening.

[Porthos]

I used Chad Ward's class to get started, learning to hand-sharpen. I then moved on to using an EdgePro Acme and have never looked back. It came with a video that can also be viewed on the EdgePro website.

[weedy]

anybody here use the (mentioned) spyderco sharpmaker?

 

 

 opinions?