On February 6, 2019 at 21:42, vwpower44 said...
I cook a ton. I do tons of prep work. I used Henkle and wustoff when I first started. The problem is that they are high carbon steel. Which means you can hone them, but not sharpen them at home. They need to be sent back to the factory for sharpening.
Carbon steel knives can be sharpened at home, but a jig is needed to maintain the angle. Chisels and hand planes for woodworking often have carbon steel for cutting edges and if not that, it's some kind of tool steel, which can be sharpened to a ridiculous degree. It's common that wet/dry sandpaper is used and this goes up to the 15,000 grit range. A hand plane iron can shave hair from skin very easily.
