TIL my knife sharpener was making things worse for months

I kept wondering why my chef's knife felt dull no matter what I did. Turns out my $30 pull-through sharpener was actually grinding the edge at a bad angle. I spent like 3 months blaming my cutting technique before a line cook pointed it out. He showed me his stones and let me try a few passes. Fixed the blade in maybe 10 minutes flat. Anyone else had a tool they trusted that was secretly messing everything up?

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laura9401d ago

Honestly read something similar on another thread a while back. Those cheap pull through sharpeners mess up more knives than people realize. They just rip metal off instead of actually sharpening the edge right.

veramartin2h agoMost Upvoted

Is it just me or does anyone notice how those cheap sharpeners actually change the angle of the blade over time? @laura940 you're totally right about the ripping, but I've seen knives get a weird micro-bevel from those things that makes them dull faster next time around. It's like the edge gets all wonky and uneven after a few passes, even if it feels sharp at first.