How to Use a Honing Steel - Two Different Methods

hi i'm andre from house of knives the honey steel is the best method to maintain that factory sharp edge out of the box on your knives we're going to show you two effective methods of how to hone your knives [Music] now the most common method of stealing is what we call the freehand method you'll see all the chefs at the buffets all the celebrity guys on tv doing it now the problem with that is it goes so quick you have no idea what's going on except it looks pretty cool and it sounds neat now the easier and safer method we recommend is simply hold your steel vertically upright on the countertop now most knife factory set angles are between 15 to 20 degrees so if you follow along with me that's your 90 degrees half of that again is your 45 half of that is your 22 and a half so you just want to bring it in ever so slightly from there always make sure you start right at the heel finish right at the tip of the knife starting at the top moderate pressure bring it down as if you're slicing a part of the steel off and finish at the tip and you want to alternate your sides and make sure you get that even consistent angle on both sides now we recommend typically four to six times on each side and stealing it's not something that you can overdo it's like brushing your teeth now for those of you who want a free hand it's all about angle regardless of which technique you use starting at the heel with a knife finishing at the tip you want to maintain that same 15 to 20 degree angle as you draw down the steel on one side you want to do the same on the underside of the steel and you're always cutting the knife blade into the steel you never want to draw away from the steel but if you give it too much angle which is difficult to judge when you're free-handing you actually roll that edge right over and thus doing more harm than good my name is andre from house of knives don't forget to like comment and subscribe and remember a sharp knife is a safe knife

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Id: Y4F7kFCNjnI

Length: 2min 5sec (125 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 29 2016