Burrs are minute amounts of steel that sometimes remain partially attached to the blade. You can use the sharpening rod or stone to remove the burr, simply running it up and down the edge of the blade from end to end.
Easy peasy. Learn more about where Dalstrong Knives are manufactured here! Serrated knife sharpening is much easier than you thought. The sharpening method described above works for any knife with a serrated edge.
This includes slicers, like the serrated slicers you can use for brisket and such. An electric knife with a serrated edge also benefits from an occasional session with a sharpener, and even a serrated pocket knife! Electric sharpeners are very convenient and a lot quicker than doing things manually, but they do relinquish a fair bit of control. And when doing knife maintenance, you want as much control as possible, especially to avoid losing any serration. When deciding on which electric sharpener to buy, keep an eye out for this detail; if you make a mistake, you will permanently and irrevocably damage your beautiful serrated knife.
We just went over sharpening with a sharpening rod, which is probably the most common method for you to perform manually. A surprisingly popular one involved using coffee mugs. Coffee mugs to sharpen a knife edge? As with every method, we recommend exercising some caution to keep from hurting yourself. The first thing you need to do is to look for the coffee mugs that have enough rough space around the bottom. Turn the mug upside down and locate a smooth, flat surface where you can place the cup.
Be careful here; if the cup ends up slipping, you might hurt yourself. A good trick to avoiding this is to place a damp cloth underneath the cop, keeping it in place. Hold the bottom firmly, and place the serrated edges against the rough bottom. Then move it up and down along each serration, just as you would with a sharpening rod. Rock the knife back and forth about four times with the same pressure. And if you get any burrs, you can use fine-grit sandpaper to remove them.
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Sharpening Whetstones Honing Rods. If you feel it catch, there's a burr. Continue sharpening each groove on the blade. If the knife's serrations are different sizes, adjust the position of the tapered sharpening rod so that the rod just fills the groove.
File away all the burrs. The burrs are the metal shavings that you filed off when sharpening the blade. To remove them, rub the back of the knife against a sheet of fine-grit sandpaper. As an alternative, you could lightly run the sharpening rod against the backside of each groove, being careful not to apply more pressure than necessary to remove the shavings.
Sharpen any straight-edged portion of the blade. If your knife is only serrated along a part of the blade's length, sharpen the remaining length with a whetstone or other sharpening tool.
Don't attempt to use the serrated knife sharpener on the straight portion of the blade. Method 2. Use a triangle-shaped sharpener. Like the rods, these tapered triangles are designed specifically for serrated knives. Due to the shape, they tend to work best on knives with V-shaped gullets. The process is almost identical to the rod-shaped method described above, except that you rock the edge of the tool back and forth along the bevel instead of rotating it.
Make your own tool from emery cloth and dowels. If you would rather not buy a single-purpose tool, you can buy a few cheap dowels from a hardware store instead. Find a dowel that sits in the knife's first scallop without wobbling, then wrap a piece of emery cloth most of the way around the dowel. Hold the cloth in place with your finger, and sharpen carefully and slowly. Switch dowels to match the size of the scallops as you move along the knife.
Use a round dowel for a knife with round scallops, or a square dowel for V-shaped scallops. Sharpen with a square stone. This is a difficult and unreliable last resort, but it is possible.
Hold the knife spine securely against a hard surface and tilt the blade so the beveled edge is on top. Bring the corner of the sharpening stone to the scalloped edge and use it to sharpen the edge, rocking it back and forth to cover the full area of each scallop. A narrow triangular tool is your best bet.
If you can't find one that works, focus on sharpening the tip of the edge rather than the scallops. The result won't be perfect, but it can still make a big difference on a dull knife. If it's important to get the best quality, send your knives to a professional.
Not Helpful 3 Helpful The best place for kitchen knives is in a knife block. It keeps the edges safe so they don't become dull from contact with other kitchen utensils, and it keeps your hands safe from getting cut when you reach into a drawer filled with random utensils.
Make sure your knives are dry before inserting them into the block to avoid unnecessary rusting. The knife block's position is all up to you, but if you are worried about children you can move it to the back of the counter space or in a cabinet with child locks.
Another method of storage is a magnetic strip mounted on the wall. It allows for easy access, but keeps the knives well out of reach of small children. Not Helpful 3 Helpful 8. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Caring properly for your knives will reduce the need to sharpen them. Knives should never be cleaned in a dishwasher or used against a glass cutting board. Helpful 2 Not Helpful 0.
Secure the knife in a vice to make the job easier and safer. This is more important if you are using a homemade emery cloth tool, since your finger will be positioned close to the sharp edge. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0. Diamond and carbide make the most aggressive sharpeners: they do the job quickly, but remove a lot of metal. Ceramic sharpeners and Arkansas stones novaculite are gentler on your knives, and great for finishing a sharp edge.
You can either just pull the knife across several times or you can go back and forth with the knife. As mentioned above, this will give yo a sharper blade edge, but it will not last as long as the first couple methods discussed on this page.
This is a good, easy, quick method, but will not solve your problem if you have a very dull or damaged serrated knife. Using an electric knife sharpener on a serrated bread knife is much like the previous method. This makes setting the angle of the knife super easy, but it also makes it less versatile. This is something you should consider when deciding which tool to purchase. Always read the instructions that are included so you know how to sharpen a serrated knife with your electric sharpener.
Using an electric knife sharpener, especially on a serrated or bread knife, is a very simple task as you can see. Just make sure to follow the instructions as not all models are the same.
So, should you use a ceramic plate or coffee mug to sharpen your good knives? Clearly the answer here is no. This is not an adequate way to sharpen any knife, certainly not one with a serrated blade. There are obviously numerous ways to one can go about sharpening serrated knives. We just named 4 good ways and one bad to do it. Like we always say, think of your knives as an investment. If you buy a solid knife made of high-quality materials from a top knife brand that has good craftsmanship it will last forever and stay sharper longer.
Please be careful sharpening any knife. It can be dangerous working around sharp blades. How To Sharpen Serrated Knives. By Bobby B. Updated Jan. Serrated Side of Blade. Straight Side of Blade. Method 1 : Ceramic Honing Steel. Step 1 Hold the serrated knife with the tip pointing away from your body. Step 2 Gently and lightly, pull the rod through the scallop.
Step 3 Repeat Step 2 a few times for each serration. Step 4 We always recommend passing both sides the knife blade over a leather strop after honing the edge to further polish the knife blade and remove any fine burrs that were left. Sharpening vs. Honing This is a point that gets confused often.
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