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Hello everybody.
I've got a Sabatier Canadian style knife just ordered ( the kind of one you can get at "the best thing" site ), and as I'm a total newbie in the world of knives, I'm posting to get some advices on the general care of this knife.
Let me give you more informations:
-the knife is a 8" chef knife
-the blade is from that pre-war steel ( or so I hope )
-I cook at home, so the knife won't suffer overheating due to infinite preps
-I normally use plastic boards
-I'm pretty carefull with things, the knife shouldn't be an exception
-I've ordered a shiageto whetstone #1500 ( japanese chef knifes site ) hoping I could get the common sharpening tasks done with it.
So my questions are:
-what about the artificial patina one can apply to a carbon knife ( is it usefull, how to do it ...) ?
-when it comes to sharpening, what kind of angle does the knife support ?
-I also own a Global G5 vegie knife, should I use the same sharpening technic for both ?
-what about honing ? I have no steel , should I buy one ? if yes, which model could fit my two knives ( and those to come
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Thanking you in advance,
GK
I've got a Sabatier Canadian style knife just ordered ( the kind of one you can get at "the best thing" site ), and as I'm a total newbie in the world of knives, I'm posting to get some advices on the general care of this knife.
Let me give you more informations:
-the knife is a 8" chef knife
-the blade is from that pre-war steel ( or so I hope )
-I cook at home, so the knife won't suffer overheating due to infinite preps
-I normally use plastic boards
-I'm pretty carefull with things, the knife shouldn't be an exception
-I've ordered a shiageto whetstone #1500 ( japanese chef knifes site ) hoping I could get the common sharpening tasks done with it.
So my questions are:
-what about the artificial patina one can apply to a carbon knife ( is it usefull, how to do it ...) ?
-when it comes to sharpening, what kind of angle does the knife support ?
-I also own a Global G5 vegie knife, should I use the same sharpening technic for both ?
-what about honing ? I have no steel , should I buy one ? if yes, which model could fit my two knives ( and those to come
Thanking you in advance,
GK