Sharpening knives: The best sharpening tools for knives
Grind your knives regularly, cut well with them over the long term. This kitchen tip will tell you which of the grinding tools are particularly well suited for this task.
Knife sharpening with knife grinder
A knife sharpener is a practical kitchen utensil.
- A simple pull-through grinder enables the knife to be sharpened quickly. The application is very simple and not a problem even for inexperienced users.
- The disadvantage of these inexpensive devices is that the sharpness is usually short-lived. In addition, you can hardly really sharpen very hard blades with it.
- A slightly more expensive variant is the electric knife sharpener. With such a device, grinding is even faster. The result is better than with a pull-through grinder.
- We have tested the best knife sharpener among the electrical and manual grinding devices for you. You can read all the information in the associated test report.
Grinding rod for sharpening in between
The sharpening rod is the further development of the well-known sharpening steel. Form and application are the same. However, a sharpening rod is much finer in grain.
- These grinding tools are ideally suited for quick regrinding in between.
- This type of grinding protects the blade and the result is far better than that of a pull-through grinder.
- However, this method is not suitable for blunt kitchen or pocket knives. You won't get them sharp with the sharpening rod.
Best results with the whetstone
You should only sharpen particularly high-quality knives with a whetstone.
- There are grindstones with different grits. So you can sharpen your knives in several phases and get them really sharp.
- When it comes to fine-tuning, the so-called "Belgian chunk" is very popular and an excellent tool for it.
- With sharpening stones you achieve the best result by far when it comes to sharpening knives. However, handling these grinding tools requires some practice.
The sharper a knife, the easier it is for you to injure yourself. For this reason, in our next article we will show you what you should do if you cut your finger.