I am of the opinion that the single most valuable tool in the kitchen is the knife.
While it's important to know how to use a knife, it's just as important to know how to maintain it, since we all know that some of the worst knife-related accidents come from knives that are dull. Foodblogger Chubby Hubby spent an afternoon with his wife in a knife-sharpening "class," and shares his lessons by breaking down the Art of Knife Sharpening into four points, along with some cute drawings (which I believe are his own). Good knife maintenance comes down to: Angle, Abrasiveness, Technique and Control. The details are on his post.

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8-15-2006 @12:28AM Jen said... Okay, I saw just the headline in my feedreader, and had to come see how Ben & Jerry's ice cream could sharpen knives . . .
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