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Korin offers a complimentary initial sharpening service to ensure exceptional sharpness. We recommend that customers sharpen their knives before they become too dull.

The majority of kitchen knives are sharpened to a 17 to 20-degree angle. Many Western knife angles fall into the 20-22 degree category. Asian knives sold in the U.S. usually have a more acute angle and both sides are sharpened to about 15 degrees.

grinding (on a grinding wheel) or whetting (on a whetstone) steeling, using a honing steel. stropping, on a razor strop or buffing on a wheel.

You will be sharpening the area directly under your fingers, and stable pressure is needed to achieve even sharpening. Pressing the edge to the stone with your fingers, push the knife forward and back along the stone. For controlled sharpening, exert pressure as you move forward and release pressure on the down stroke.

To sharpen your knives at home, you can use an electric sharpener or a whetstone (also called a sharpening stone). Electric sharpeners require little effort on your end, but stones are generally the preferred choice since they're gentler on blades, relatively inexpensive, and easy to use.

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