The Gluten-Free Homemaker

In my Tools of the Trade posts I often highlight kitchen tools that I find very useful, but not essential.  A knife sharpener, however, is essential for me.  A lot of cutting goes on in the kitchen, and that task is so much easier and in some ways safer with a sharp knife. 

I have not invested in an expensive knife set.  I understand the importance of good quality tools, but high quality always comes with a high price.  Instead, I have decent knives that work well when they are sharp.  But they do get dull. 

I have a diamond hone sharpener like the one in the picture ($30.90 from Amazon), but there are others to choose from.  In fact there are many more choices than there were when I bought mine years ago.  I’m not an expert on knives or sharpeners, and I can’t go into explanations about different features.  What I do know is that mine works.  It doesn’t take long to sharpen a knife, and cutting with a sharp knife makes a task easy.

Just remember to be careful when working with sharp knives.  I had one mishap a number of years ago that required a few stitches in my finger, and I will never forget it. 

How do you sharpen your knives?

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