Useful Tips

Choose a knife that is fully forged – this means it has been made from a single piece of metal, providing superior strength and rigidity. A good knife should feel balanced and comfortable in your hand. Cook’s knives vary in size from 15-35cm, but for women’s smaller hands, 20cm is usually a good size. Wash your knife by hand and towel dry DO NOT PUT THEM IN THE DISHWASHER and learn to use a steel to keep it sharp. Store in a knife block, on a magnetic strip, or covered by a knife sleeve. There will come a time when

Once you have had an edge put on your knives it is now very important to maintain that edge and keep it better than new, so this is where a sharpening steel comes into play.Contrary to popular belief, a sharpening steel does not sharpen a knife. The purpose of a steel is to hone the edge of the knife. Through regular use, the edge of a knife will begin to lose its original sharpness,and shape by creating a fine burr, which is when the knifes edge rolls over and becomes dull. The sharpening steel will straighten or re-align the edge