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The Power of Honing a Knife

On August 7, 2013   /   Hones-steels   /   3 Comments
Tags: chef knife, Henckels, honing, honing/steeling
The Power of Honing a Knife

Hear ye, hear ye—there is nothing sweeter than the power of honing a knife! (Read What’s a Honing Steel? if you’re not sure what the heck I’m talking about.) We have a Henckel’s Pro S chef knife that we have been using in our kitchen to chop and slice, and everything in between, for almost three years.

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