Conveniently Keeping Your Edge

Cooking is nothing more than the application of heat to food. To cook well you have to efficiently and effectively apply the heat source. Two ways to become a better cook is to focus on controlling the source of heat or to concentrate on the product being cooked. When concentrating on the product that is being cooked you need to be able to apply the heat to consistent thickness to do it effectively and efficiently.

That means knife skills, a scary and intimidating topic for anyone. The best advice is to be comfortable using a knife and to have a sharp knife. All the rest will fall into place after practice, practice, practice. The hardest part of keeping a sharp knife is the sharpening aspect. Most products are expensive and just do not get the job done as well as one could hope. I have searched and tried many methods and stores to find the perfect edge on my knife. It always comes down to convenience. Having to drive around, drop off, pick up, just to get your knife sharpened to cook is overwhelming. At that point with all the time invested you end up eating out anyways.

The best solution I have found is a mail order service. Netflix meets your kitchen cutlery. You can order a specially made box for knives that get sent to you, you load it up with your kitchen knives, send it back and wait for your perfectly sharpened knives to come back. In the mean time try that restaurant you been hearing about, but have not had the chance to go to. Check out the Knife Guy at www.theknifeguy.com to keep the edge on your blade razor sharp.