A sharp kitchen knife is a good deal safer and less difficult to handle than a dull one. Before each use of your kitchen knife, it ought to be honed (aka steeled), which is the process of realigning micro-sized bends along the knife's edge on or after its last use. On the other hand, honing must not be confused with sharpening the blade. Sharpening actually removes metal from the edge to make a new edge.
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